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Fanizani Akuda

Exhibitions

(From 1967 until 1997, Fanizani’s works were exhibited annually at the National Gallery, Harare)

1968 – “New African Art”, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA
1970 – Museum of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
– “Exposição Internacional de Arte Tengenenge”, Centro de Cultura e Arte da Beira, Mozambique
– “Moderne Afrikanske Skulpturer”, Galerie Helliggest, Copenhagen, Denmark

1973 – Permanent exhibition “The Great Stone Garden”, Pretoria, South Africa
1975 – One-man exhibition, Tengenenge Sculpture Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
1978 – “The Art of the Shona of Zimbabwe”, Don Nelson, Cape Town, South Africa

1979 – Akis Gallery, Standard Bank Center, South Africa
– “Tengenenge Sculpture”, OK Mall, East Gate, South Africa

1980 – “Tenegenge Stone Sculpture from Africa”, Fein Garten Galleries, Los Angeles, USA
1981 – “Art from Africa”, Commonwealth Institute, London, England
1982 – Janet Fleisher Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
1983 – “Images in Stone”, Earl Sherman Gallery, Camarillo, California, USA

1984 – “Neue Kunst aus Afrika”, Sammlung Günther Péus Kubus, Hanover, Germany
1985 – “Zimbabwean Stone Sculpture”, Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, USA
1986 – Irving Sculpture Gallery, Sydney, Australia

1989 – “Beeldhouwers van Zimbabwe”, Belden Op De Berg, Wageningen, Netherlands

1990 – “Zimbabwe Sculpturen”, Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, Stuttgart, Germany
– Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Yorkshire, England
– “Sculpture Contemporain du Zimbabwe”, Musée National des Arts Africains et Océaniens, Paris, France
– Miles Garden Museum, Stockholm, Sweden

1992 – “Vroegen Beelden uit Tengenenge”, Galerie de Strang, Dodewaard, Netherlands
– “Zimbabwe Sculpturen”, Stadtbücherei, Nidderau-Windecken, Germany

1993 – Galerie im Schlossgarten, Gauangeloch, Germany
– Galerie Knud Grothe, Charlottenlund, Denmark
– “Talking Stones II”, The Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, Eton, England
– “Kunst aus Afrika Heute – Meisterwerke der Sammlung Péus”, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany

1994 – “Tengenenge Oud – Tengenenge Nieuw”, Kasteel Groeneveld, Baarn, Netherlands
– “The Art of Africa”, Galerie Knud Grothe, Charlottenlund, Denmark
– “Sculptur der Shona”, Ludwig Forum für Internationale Kunst, Aachen, Germany

1995 – “Ontmoeting in Harmonie”, Galerie de Strang, Dodewaard, Netherlands
– “30 Jaar Tengenege”, Galerie de Strang, Dodewaard, Netherlands

1996 – “Itai Tiong – Art Funding Art”, Chapungu Sculpture Park, Harare, Zimbabwe

1997 – “Moderne Afrikanische Kunst – Sculpturen aus Zimbabwe”, Messepark, Munich, Germany

1998 – “Zimbabwe Stenen Getuigenissen”, Africa Museum, Tervuren, Belgium

2000 – Kew Gardens, London, England

2001 – “Seele in Stein”, Museum Alpin, Pontresina, Switzerland

[read about the history of Shona sculpture here]