Witness Bonjisi (born 1975) is a

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sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

. A native of Mudzi, Mutoko, he was the second child in a family of second, and grew up in Domboshoava, Chinamhora. There he completed

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before moving to

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, on the outskirts of

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, and completing his secondary education. He began sculpting in 1992, working with his brother Lameck and with

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 ...

; his brother Tafunga is also an artist. In 1997 he began to work on his own, and has since attended

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s in the

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and

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. He is amongst some of the artists presently being represented and marketed by AVAC Arts (www.avacarts.com) a virtual online gallery promoting most Zimbabwean stone sculptors.

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1975 births Living people People from Mashonaland East Province 20th-century Zimbabwean sculptors 21st-century sculptors {{Zimbabwe-sculptor-stub