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My name is Dumisani Ndlovu and I am an artist based in Zimbabwe. I was born in and raised on a substance farm in a rural area in Lupane District where I tended to cattle and goats as a young boy. Despite the demands of farm life, art came naturally to me as a child. I would spend countless hours drawing on leaves with thorns and creating home-made guitars and stools from natural materials found in the bush.
After attending Mgwegwe Secondary School in Bulawayo, I had intended to become a farmer until the headmaster, Mr. Evans, recognized my talent and encouraged me to attend art classes instead. I eventually graduated from the Mzilikazi Art and Craft Centre in Bulawayo in , and attended several art workshops at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, where I fell in love with the craft under the guidance of Canadian artist, print-maker Mary Davis.
Nature has always inspired me as an ar
Dumisani Ndlovu
CURRICULUM VITAE
DUMISANI NDLOVU
D.O.B 15 July
P.O.B Lupane ZImbabwe
TRAINING Mzilikazi Art and Craft Centre ()
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Fast Forward competition for the Arts exhibition Harare
PPC Imaginarium group exhibition National galleri of Zimbabwe Harare
Pieces for Peace Group exhibition National galleri in Bulawayo
Life Drawing exhibition National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo
Lost and funnen group exhibition National galleri of Zimbabwe Harare
Heal the world group exhibition ‘Spiritual resonance’ National galleri of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo
Pink Perspective Exhibition National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo
Intwasa Visual Arts Exhibition National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo
Zimbabwe Denmark Cultural Art Dialogue Exhibition National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo
United Nations Expo Milano Exhibition
Peace, Healing and Reconciliation National galleri in Bulawayo
Visual Artists’ Association of Bulawayo Annual Exhibition National Gallery in Bulawayo
In Celebration of , the Chinese Year of the Horse Harare
Zimbabwe Annual Exhibition National Gallery of Zimbabwe Harare
Freeze: Sweet ‘Art’s Christmas show Espacio galleri U.K
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Daily life struggles reflected in Burning Figure
Burning Figure
VISUAL artist Dumisani Ndlovu has shown his artistic prowess by combining different issues faced by people in their day-to-day lives and present them in an art painting titled Burning Figure.
Ndlovu, who is a resident artist at Bulawayo’s National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ), said the reason behind the artwork was to motivate people that to every cloud there is a silver lining.
“As an artist, my desire is for people to find solutions through my artwork,” he said, adding that his recent artworks talked about challenges he witnessed people facing in life.
Ndlovu indicated that his Burning Figure drawing was inspired by what he observed on the streets as people sell different things for survival.
“This painting echoes that people should be bold when faced with life challenges and be able to move on with life. Fire gives energy, it burns and also purifies,” he said.
Ndlovu launched his art journey many years ago and is enjoying the creative ride that has come with a number of awards.
His awards cabinet has the Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition Merit Award (), the PPC Imaginarium Sculptu