Agnes Nyanhongo
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Agnes Nyanhongo is a Zimbabwe
an sculptor. Together with Colleen Madamombe
, she is regarded as the most successful female Zimbabwean stone sculptor.
A native of Nyanga
, Nyanhongo is the daughter of first-generation sculptor Claud Nyanhongo and sister of Gedion Nyanhongo
, and spent much time helping in her father's studio as a girl. She began sculpting full-time early in life, and in 1983 entered the B.A.T. Workshops in Harare
, where she spent three years. Stylistically, her work is very similar to that of her father, and takes as its theme female issues of various sorts. Her sculptures are in the permanent collection of the Chapungu Sculpture Park
in Harare, in Loveland, CO, and also at Museum of Outdoor Arts in Englewood, Colorado .
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an sculptor. Together with Colleen Madamombe
Colleen Madamombe
Colleen Madamombe was a Zimbabwean sculptor.Colleen Madamombe, born in 1964 in Salisbury, Rhodesia received her secondary education at school in Kutama, between 1979 and 1984...
, she is regarded as the most successful female Zimbabwean stone sculptor.
A native of Nyanga
Nyanga
Nyanga may mean:*Nyanga Province, of Gabon*Nyanga, Gabon, a place in the province of Nyanga in Gabon*Nyanga River, in Gabon and Congo*Nyanga, Zimbabwe, a town*Nyanga National Park in Zimbabwe*Nyanga, Cape Town, a township in South Africa...
, Nyanhongo is the daughter of first-generation sculptor Claud Nyanhongo and sister of Gedion Nyanhongo
Gedion Nyanhongo
Stone sculptor Gedion Nyanhongo was born into an artistic family on December 22, 1967 in Harare, Zimbabwe. He is married to conilia with two lovely children. He was influenced from a young age by his father, Claud Nyanhongo, a prominent artist among the "first generation" sculptors...
, and spent much time helping in her father's studio as a girl. She began sculpting full-time early in life, and in 1983 entered the B.A.T. Workshops in Harare
Harare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
, where she spent three years. Stylistically, her work is very similar to that of her father, and takes as its theme female issues of various sorts. Her sculptures are in the permanent collection of the Chapungu Sculpture Park
Chapungu Sculpture Park
The Chapungu Sculpture Park is a sculpture park in Msasa, Harare, Zimbabwe, which displays the work of Zimbabwean stone sculptors. Its was founded in 1970 by Roy Guthrie, who was instrumental in promoting the work of its sculptors worldwide...
in Harare, in Loveland, CO, and also at Museum of Outdoor Arts in Englewood, Colorado .