by Richard Mudariki Wycliffe Mundopa’s Ritual at space Un, Tokyo, follows his June 2026 solo exhibition Hunters in the Garden at First Floor Gallery Harare, extending a distinctly Harare-centred visual language into one of Asia’s most sophisticated contemporary art environments. There is something significant about encountering Wycliffe Mundopa’s paintings in Tokyo only a few months after his presentation of Hunters in the Garden in Harare. The distance between the two exhibi

by artweb Zimbabwean artist Julio Rizhi will present a new solo exhibition, Kwatiri Kubva Nekwatiri Kuenda (Where We Are Coming From and Where We Are Going), at Hill House in Pasadena, California, opening on 11 October 2026. Presented by Simchowitz, the exhibition brings together 22 works made between 2020 and 2024, tracing Rizhi’s sustained engagement with migration, memory, identity and the possibilities of transformation. The title, drawn from Shona, establishes the exhibi

by Richard Mudariki At Mitterrand Gallery in Paris, Wallen Mapondera turns a deeply personal encounter with state power into a broader meditation on legality, responsibility and the human consequences of bureaucratic decisions. There is something deliberately uncomfortable about the question at the centre of Mapondera’s latest exhibition: How Do You Even Sleep At Night? It is not a question that seeks an easy answer. Instead, it lingers as an accusation, a challenge and perha

Richie Madyira (2025), Oil on Canvas By Richard Mudariki Yet another powerful wave of international exhibitions featuring Zimbabwean contemporary artists continues to affirm the country’s growing importance within the global art world. Across London, Bucharest, Dallas, Singapore, Cape Town, and Johannesburg, Zimbabwean artists are increasingly participating in ambitious exhibitions that explore identity, migration, spirituality, memory, politics, and belonging through highly

The title, in Shona, speaks to a notion of turning or transformation, a shift from one state into another, often understood as a passage that is both psychological and spiritual.

by Wadzanai Machirirori Visitors to the artworld passport booth at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2026 At the 2026 edition of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair, the Artworld Passport returned not as a speculative proposition but as an activated system. The booth operated less as a commercial stand and more as an art border post, archive, and civic registration office. Throughout the week at the CTICC, dense queues formed as new passport holders waited to be issued, photographe

by Wadzanai Machirirori At the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Harare, Option Dzikamai Nyahunzvi’s solo exhibition ' Zvatiri' unfolds not simply as an exhibition of new work, but as a declaration. Translating to “The Way We Are,” the title carries the weight of assertion rather than description. It signals presence. It insists on continuity. In a Zimbabwe still negotiating the layered realities of post-colonial identity, spirituality, and institutional memory, Nyahunzvi posi

by artweb Installation shot of exhibition of Portia Zvavahera's latest exhibition (image from David Zwirner website) Yesterday, Los Angeles witnessed the opening of Portia Zvavahera’s latest exhibition, Zvibereko zvemweya wangu , at David Zwirner’s Western Avenue space. For those who have followed Zvavahera’s meteoric rise over the past decade, this exhibition confirms what many already know: she is one of the most singular, emotionally attuned, and spiritually resonant paint

by artweb Image: South African Department of Sports, Arts and Culture Instagram Post. As countries around the world announce their participation in the 61st edition of La Biennale di Venezia, the recent statement from South Africa’s Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) confirming the nation’s participation in the Venice Biennale Arte 2026 marks a significant shift in how one of its most prominent cultural showcases will be governed and delivered. Traditionally, natio

by artweb Zimbabwe has announced the five artists who will represent the nation at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale...

by artweb Kudzanai-Violet Hwami (2025) Containing Multitudes (image courtesy of Victoria Miro IG) Kudzanai-Violet Hwami, one of the most...

Richard Mudariki, 2008, The Cheque That Could not Clear In 2008, the world’s financial systems teetered on the edge of collapse. Lehman...

by artweb ICA Boston (image from ICA Boston website - Chuck Choi) The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) will host "Hidden Battles /...

by artWeb Artworld Passport exhibition (image - supplied) As the inaugural Africa Basel fair takes place in Switzerland from 18 to 22...

by artweb DanHalter, Zimbabwe(red),2016 Hand-woven archival ink-jet prints, 80x120cm. (image courtesy of OSART Gallery, Milan) As the...

by artweb Richie Madyira, Malume (Uncle), oil and fabric on canvas, 120 x 120 cm Richie Madyira’s solo exhibition Kuseri Kwezviso...

by Richard Mudariki A visitor to the Artist General Election booth at the 2025 Investec Cape Town Art Fair. As I was finalizing this...

by artweb Attendees to the CHAF Harare Art Fair 2025 (Photo: Admire Kamumdzengerere IG) The inaugural Cheuka Harare Art Fair (CHAF) took...

by artweb Wycliffe Mundopa, 2018: Theatre of the Abbatoir Pt 1, Oil, fabric collage, spray paint on canvas As Los Angeles grapples with...

by artweb Olly French’s latest exhibition that opened in early September at the Arches gallery located at Aberfoyle Lodge brings together...