Tendai Mukomberanwa (born 1974) is a Zimbabwean sculptor. The son of Grace Mukomberanwa and

Nicholas Mukomberanwa Nicholas Mukomberanwa (1940–12 November 2002), was a Zimbabwean sculpture, sculptor and art teacher. He was among the most famous protégés of the Workshop School at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. He was a mentor to the Mukomberanwa Family ...

, Tendai worked with his father from age 10 in his early childhood days.Tendai Mukomberanwa – Friends Forever Zimbabwe
/ref> His artwork has been sold and exhibited worldwide. He continues sculpting at the family studios in

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Career

Tendai began sculpting from a young age under the training of his father, world-renowned artist,

. He then received academic training by earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from

Sonoma State University Sonoma State University (SSU, Sonoma State, or Sonoma) is a public university in Sonoma County, California, United States. It is part of the California State University system. Sonoma State offers 92 bachelor's degree programs, 19 master's de ...

in California. He then moved to South Africa where he worked as a computer teacher. He continues to sculpt at the family studio. He is a member of the Mukomberanwa family of sculptors.http://www.herald.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=508&cat=10 Mukomberanwa is the brother of Anderson, Tendai, Taguma, Netsai, and Ennica Mukomberanwa, and the cousin of Nesbert Mukomberanwa, all of whom are sculptors.

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*http://www.friendsforeverzimbabwe.com/index.php/Tendai_Mukomberanwa.html 1974 births Living people Sonoma State University alumni People from Mashonaland East Province 20th-century Zimbabwean sculptors 21st-century Zimbabwean sculptors {{Zimbabwe-sculptor-stub