Agnes Nyanhongo (born 1960) is a

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an stone

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Early life and training

A native of

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, Nyanhongo is the daughter of first-generation sculptor Claud Nyanhongo and sister of Gedion Nyanhongo. She spent much time helping in her father's studio as a girl and began sculpting full-time in 1980. In 1983, she entered the B.A.T. Workshop school at the

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, where she spent three years.

Career

Stylistically, Nyanhongo's work is very similar to that of her father, and takes as its theme mainly female issues. Her sculptures are in the permanent collection of the

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in Harare, at the

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in Englewood, Colorado, and at the exhibition '' Zimbabwe Sculpture: a Tradition in Stone'' at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The catalogue "Chapungu: Culture and Legend – A Culture in Stone" for the exhibition at

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in 2000 depicts Nyanhongo's major works ''Divided Family'' (Springstone, 1992) on p. 32-33, ''Keeping the History'' (Springstone, 1999) on p. 108-109, ''Grandmother Fetches Water'' (Springstone, 1998) on p. 80-81 and her celebration of the Zimbabwean national heroine

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, ''Mbuya Nehanda - Spirit Medium'' (Opal stone, 1995) on p. 78-79.Catalogue published by Chapungu Sculpture Park, 2000, 136pp printed in full colour, with photographs by Jerry Hardman-Jones and text by Roy Guthrie (no ISBN) Nyanhongo was resident artist at

, Harare (1996–2003) and her work is widely collected:

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and

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are among its known owners.

Selected exhibitions

*1985 Africa Central -

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*1985 Zimbabwe Heritage Annual,

*1990 Contemporary Stone Carving from Zimbabwe,

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, UK *1991 Mabwe Gallery, Harare *1992 Universal Exposition, Seville *1994 Palmengarten, Frankfurt *1995 Galleri Knud Grothe, Denmark *1996 Galerie Im Schlobgarten, Germany *1996

, Harare *1997

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*1998 Old State House,

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*2000 Chapungu: Custom and Legend – A Culture in Stone,

, UK *2001

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s, MO *2003 Chicago Botanical Gardens, IL *2003 In Praise of Women (tour)

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*2005 In Praise of Women III (tour)

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*2014

, Harare

Early life and training

Career

Selected exhibitions

See also

References

Further reading