Terrence Musekiwa

**Terrence Musekiwa**
*Pfungwa ne pfungwa mafungiro anosiyana*, 2018

**Terrence Musekiwa**
*Standing on a line, not being on either side*, 2017
Installation at Catinca Tabacaru, NY

**Terrence Musekiwa**
F2, 2017
stone, aluminium and wheels
4 × 14 × 8 in

**Terrence Musekiwa**
*Blooming 2*, 2017
white stone, plastic, metal, floater, wire, glue
14 × 5 × 5 in

**Terrence Musekiwa**
*Gods of the Ocean*, 2016
plastic hat, polyester rope, buoy, wire and moose antlers
4 × 3 × 3 ft

**Terrence Musekiwa**
*Hell africa with red receiver phone*, 2016
Stone and found phone, phone coil, metal
36 × 10 × 9.5 in

**Terrence Musekiwa**
*brak watcher*, 2016
stone, helmet, sweeping brush head, elastic cotton, and wire
89 × 19 × 11 in

**Terrence Musekiwa**
*seeing and seeing yourself A*, 2016
stone, rear mirror, elastic cotton, iron, and wire
70 × 24 × 11 in

**Terrence Musekiwa**
*Rusero (Sifting Good from Bad)*, 2016
installation view at Tiroche DeLeon Residency, Israel
Found objects, rubber, cement, oil paint, glue, metal and burlap
69 × 28 × 4 in

**Terrence Musekiwa**
*Overseers I, II, and III*, 2015
Stone and found materials
various ranging 5 to 8 feet tall

**Terrence Musekiwa**
*Green Mask*, 2015
Stone, metal, and plastic
22 × 18 × 5 in

**Terrence Musekiwa**
*Share*, 2015
Stone, glass and found tea pot
11 × 5.5 × 6 in

TERRENCE MUSEKIWA (b. 1990, Seke, Zimbabwe)
Terrence Musekiwa comes from a long line of sculptors. He started carving stone at the age of five, at first helping his father and later moving away from traditional aesthetics. He breaks the divide between traditional and contemporary. While each work begins with the familiar toil of shaping the stone, works are then fused with a myriad of found and industrial objects including chains, plastics, glue, and resin. His visual language wrestles with convention to simultaneously challenge and pay homage to Zimbabwean tradition. His conceptual vernacular introduces a dialogue about present-day Zimbabwe, its mechanics, politics, micro and macro trade systems, hardships and a quality of magic that permeates the personal lives of its inhabitants.

Musekiwa earned his degree in fine art from The School of The National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare (2013) and has completed numerous international art residencies in the past two years including OMI in New York, Tiroche DeLeon in Tel Aviv, and CTG-R: Newfoundland in Canada with the CTG Collective. His work has been exhibited and collected internationally, with his first institutional inclusion in 2016 at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe.

BORN 1990, CHITUNGWIZA, ZIMBABWE
LIVES AND WORKS IN HARARE, ZIMBABWE

EDUCATION

2009: Visual Art Studio Degree – School of The National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare

SOLO AND TWO-ARTIST EXHIBITIONS

2019: Coming From Where We Are Going, Catinca Tabacaru, New York
2018: The Watchers (with Justin Orvis Steimer), 50 Golborne, London
2017: Standing on a line, not being on either side, Catinca Tabacaru, New York
The Guardian and The Builder (with Justin Orvis Steimer), CTG Harare
2014: Fearless Whispers, KooVha Creative Hub, Harare, Zimbabwe

MUSEUM SHOWS

2018: Meeting Of The Minds National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare; Organizer: Mondrian Foundation & The Netherlands Embassy
2017: Annual Exhibition of Young Artists, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare
Focus on ICAC, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare
2016: Network Connected, The National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo
Zig Zag Zim, The National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare; curator: Catinca Tabacaru

SITE-SPECIFIC PERMANENT OUTDOOR WORKS

2019: Wisdom Giver, Troy, New York (private collection)
2016: God of the Ocean, Pool’s Island, Canada

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019: Bêtes de Scène, Foundation Villa Datris, France
2018: CTG-R: ZIMBABWE 2018, CTG Harare, Zimbabwe
Folktales and Taboos #NL, Gallery SAANA, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Power & Ancestors, WM Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Folktales and Taboos #NL, Galerie 23, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2017: The Blind Men and The Elephant, Tsoko Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
TERRA NOVA, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, New York
2016: Zig Zag Zim: Part II, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, New York
Zig Zag Zim: Part I, Catinca Tabacaru Gallery, New York
2015: From Nowhere, Village Unhu, Harare, Zimbabwe
Parallels, Hunt Fine Arts, New York, USA
Open Day, Dzimbanhete Arts Interactions, Curators: Chikonzero Chazunguza & Catinca Tabacaru
2011: Young Zimbabwean, Gallery H, Bangkok, Thailand
Art & The City, First Floor Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare Paris, Pave d’Orsay, Paris, France
Bukira (Fresh Growth), Mujati, Musekiwa, Dzingai, First Floor Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe

AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2015: Waste no Waste: Trash Is Treasure (Winner), Harare Italian Embassy
2011: Peace of Art, Youth Art Competition (Finalist), Zimbabwe German Society
2010: Kristin Diehl Prize

RESIDENCIES

2019: Serlachius Museum, Mänttä, Finland (upcoming)
16 by 16, Lagos, Nigeria (upcoming)
Fountainhead Residency, Miami, FL
2018: CTG-R: Zimbabwe in collaboration with DAI, Harare
Art OMI, New York
Thami Mnyele Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2017: CTG-R: Zimbabwe in collaboration with DAI, Harare
2016: Tiroche DeLeon Collection Residency, Jaffa, Israel
CTG-R: Newfoundland, Pool’s Island, Canada
2015: CTG-R: Zimbabwe in collaboration with DAI, Harare

COLLECTIONS

Villa Datris Foundation for Contemporary Sculpture
The National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Noel Kirnon
John Friedman
Lonti Ebers
Tiroche DeLeon Collection
Joel and Sherry Mallin
Richard and Eileen Ekstract

Coming From Where We Are Going

Terrence Musekiwa

2 — 30 June 2019

CTG-R: ZIMBABWE

Curated by CTG Collective

25 August — 28 October 2018

Standing on a line, not being on either side

Terrence Musekiwa

27 October — 10 December 2017

THE GUARDIAN AND THE BUILDER

Terrence Musekiwa, Justin Orvis Steimer

23 August — 3 December 2017

TERRA NOVA

Rachel Monosov, Terrence Musekiwa, Yapci Ramos, Justin Orvis Steimer

14 April — 28 May 2017

Zig Zag Zim: Part II

Admire Kamudzengerere, Rachel Monosov, Terrence Musekiwa, Xavier Robles de Medina, Justin Orvis Steimer

23 March — 17 April 2016

Zig Zag Zim

Virginia Chihota, Admire Kamudzengerere, Rachel Monosov, Terrence Musekiwa, Xavier Robles de Medina, Justin Orvis Steimer

26 February — 20 March 2016

Terrence Musekiwa
Fondation Villa Datris
May 30 – November 3, 2019

TERRENCE MUSEKIWA
ADMIRE KAMUDZENGERERE
RACHEL MONOSOV
Meeting Of Minds
Organized by The Mondriaan Foundation and The Netherlands Embassy
National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare
Sept 11 – Oct 28, 2018

Terrence Musekiwa & Justin Orvis Steimer
The Watchers
Jul 4 – 28, 2018
50 GOLBORNE

Terrence Musekiwa at OMI
Selected from 1000+ applications and two years in the making (the USA wouldn’t grant him a visa the first 5 attempts), Terrence is currently completing the prestigious Art OMI residency program.
June 14 – July 9, 2018

1:54 New York
Presenting Admire Kamudzengerere, Rachel Monosov & Terrence Musekiwa
Booth B11, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn
May 3 – 6, 2018

Terrence Musekiwa in ARTNEWS
“He’s able to create these very expressive faces, and then the rest of the body acts as a profile of what’s being brought to and thrown away in Zimbabwe.”
5.3.2018

Terrence Musekiwa & Xavier Robles de Medina at WM Gallery, Amsterdam
Power & Ancestors
Mar 3 – Apr 7, 2018

CTG Collective in ARTSY
“Each group residency culminates in a group show. Tabacaru said the exhibitions reflect the diversity of the group of artists and their experiences, but are united by the sense of place.”
2.14.2017

Terrence Musekiwa in ARTNEWS
“The solo exhibition is the Zimbabwean artist’s first in the United States.”
11.27.2017

Terrence Musekiwa in artdaily.org
“Musekiwa lends power and motion to obsolete materials.”
11.22.2017

Terrence Musekiwa in Hyperallergic
“Musekiwa has managed to create a prescient set of sculptures, which, especially in light of recent events, offer a glimpse into a more optimistic future.” – Robin Scher
11.21.2017

Terrence Musekiwa in PAPER
10 MUST-SEE Art Shows Opening This Week
“Terrence Musekiwa, has his first America solo show” – Gary Pini
10.25.2017

Terrence Musekiwa in Artnet
Editors’ Picks: 17 Things to See in New York This Week
“Growing up in Zimbabwe, Terrence Musekiwa helped his father carve soapstones to sell to tourists.” – Sarah Cascone
10.23.2017

Terrence Musekiwa at The National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Familiar Histories: An Unstoppable Force in Contemporary Art Discourse
9.20.2017 – 10.31.2017

Terrence Musekiwa at Tosoko Gallery, Harare
The Blind Men and the Elephant
6.9.2017 – 8.15.2017

Terra Nova in Quiet Lunch
“It is rare to find galleries that support their artists like Catinca Tabacaru does for her CTG Collective. Tabacaru takes her group of diverse artists to the farthest reaches of the globe to find inspiration, experience new worlds, start conversations and connect with the land.”
5.25.2017

CTG-R: Zimbabwe in Mixte Magazine
“Pendant un mois, 3 artistes internationaux venant de New York, du Surinam et d’Israël, se sont mêlés à 10 artistes Zimbabwéens.”
11.8.2016

Terrence Musekiwa at The Watermill Center
8.14.2016

Terrence Musekiwa at Hunt Fine Arts, NY
Kara Finnerty and Kathleen Cullen curate group exhibition with works by Brancusi, Picasso and Warhol exploring parallels with the traditional and contemporary arts of Africa.
November 10-18, 2015 (extended to Dec 31)