Kudzanai Chiurai

Artist biography:

Born: 1981, Harare, Zimbabwe

Kudzanai Chiurai completed his BFA at the University of Pretoria and has participated in a number of local and international group exhibitions, including the Dakar Biennale, Senegal, African Now, a traveling exhibition in Scandinavia, as well as New Painting, a local traveling exhibition in 2006. His work is represented in the collections of BHP Biliton and Nando's UK , amongst others.

Now based in Johannesburg, Chiurai's practice as an artist and activist has garnered him considerable attention. Whilst working within the formal gallery system, his practice is also located in informal networks and situations. In the lead-up to the 2008 Zimbabwean elections Chiurai distributed stencils highlighting its political situation at solidarity meetings, creating a viral campaign in the streets of Johannesburg. This was followed by the publication of a series of open edition agitprop posters.

His work features in numerous solo and group exhibitons, most recently, Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography, Victoria & Albert Museum, England; Impressions from South Africa, 1965 to Now, MoMA, NY, 12th Cairo Biennale, Giza and Open End, An Exhibition of Paintings at the Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Kudzanai Chiurai is represented by Goodman Gallery, South Africa.