Collin Sixpence (born ) is a
Zimbabwe
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an
sculptor
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Biography
Born to parents from
Mozambique
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, Sixpence began his studies in
Tafara, finishing his
O level
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s in
Harare
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. In Tafara he was inspired to attempt stonecarving by
Tapfuma Gutsa and
Dominic Benhura, who lived in the area. He began working as an assistant to
Migeri Padoso in 1986, moving to work with
Cosmos Muchenje in 1987. In 1989 he became an
artist in residence
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at the
Chapungu Sculpture Park. He was coached at Talent Village Sculpture Garden in Zimbabwe.
Sixpence has exhibited in Germany, France, Holland, England, South Africa, Korea, China and Japan;
[https://zimsculpt.com/artists/collin-sixpence/] in 2005 he was invited to participate in a workshop as part of
Expo 2005
Expo 2005 was a world expo held for 185 days between Friday, March 25 and Sunday, September 25, 2005, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, east of the city of Nagoya. Japan has also hosted Expo '70 Osaka (World Expo), Expo '75 Okinawa (Specialised Expo) ...
in
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...
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References
Biographical sketch
1974 births
Living people
20th-century Zimbabwean sculptors
21st-century Zimbabwean sculptors
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