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Crispen Chakanyuka

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145: 139: 56:. McEwen referred Chakanyuka to the Nyarutsetso Art Centre, where he spent two years sculpting and working as a teacher. Once established, he returned to Guruve and opened a studio. 213: 184: 118: 90:
when Zimbabwe's war of liberation started. He continued in this line of work for over twenty years before returning to sculpture in 1994, when he became an
218: 177: 223: 98:. He has since returned full-time to sculpture, and has exhibited in a number of international shows and participated in several 170: 63:, owner of the Tengenenge Farm in Guruve, asked Chakanyuka to teach him to sculpt. Chakanyuka did so, noting rich deposits of 53: 95: 208: 203: 123: 91: 87: 154: 37: 144: 68: 197: 45: 106: 64: 49: 41: 138: 80: 60: 109:, and examples of his sculpture may be seen at the Chapungu Sculpture Park. 83:. Chakanyuka stayed for some months, teaching a number of young sculptors. 99: 72: 26: 23: 79:
farming became less profitable, so the two men turned the farm into the
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district, Chakanyuka completed his schooling in 1960, and traveled to
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Biography on the website of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe
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Chakanyuka was forced to give up his work and become a
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Zimbabwean
sculptor
Guruve
Nyanga
Joram Mariga
John Takawira
Frank McEwen
National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Tom Blomefield
serpentinite
United Nations
Rhodesia
tobacco
Tengenenge Sculpture Community
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artist in residence
Chapungu Sculpture Park
workshops
Shona people
Biography on the website of Artists for Orphans
Biography on the website of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe
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