Helen Lieros Explained

Helen Lieros (3 August 1940 – 14 July 2021), was a Zimbabwean visual artist and educator.[1] [2] [3] [4] Lieros was one of Zimbabwe's most illustrious artists and had a career that spanned across six decades.[5]

Early life and education

She was born on 3 August 1940 in Gweru, Zimbabwe to Greek parents. She studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Centre Contemporaine de la Gravure (now the) in Geneva, Switzerland. She also spent time at the in Florence, Italy.

After wandering in Europe, Lieros returned to Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) in 1964, and took up a position as a teacher at Chaplin High School, where she had been a student.

Career

After teaching she moved to Harare (then Salisbury) in 1967, where she lived until her death.[6] She established Gallery Delta in Harare with her husband Derek Huggins in 1975.[7] [8] The independent space has been involved in the curation, organisation, presentation and promotion of approximately five-hundred exhibitions.[9] Besides being invested in her own practice, Lieros and her husband dedicated most of their career teaching and mentoring generations of Zimbabwean painters. These include Berry Bickle, Greg Shaw, Lovemore Kambudzi, Cosmas Shiridzinonwa, Gina Maxim, Misheck Masamvu,[10] [11] Admire Kamudzengerere, Richard Mudariki,[12] and many others.[13] In early 2021, Lieros was honored by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe as a National Merits Awards Legend.[14]

Lieros died in 2021, aged 81, from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe.[15]

Solo exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArtFacts. Helen Lieros Artist. 15 July 2021. ArtFacts. en.
  2. Web site: Garan’anga. Stephen. 17 June 2016. Lieros: Multifaceted, exceptional artist. 15 July 2021. The Herald. en-GB.
  3. Web site: 14 July 2021. NACZ mourns legendary visual artist, Helen Lieros. 15 July 2021. The Chronicle. en-GB.
  4. Web site: Mandivengerei. Paidashe. 14 July 2021. Visual Arts Icon Helen Lieros Dies At 81. 15 July 2021. NewZimbabwe.com. en-GB.
  5. Web site: Murray, Barbara . Barbara . 1995 . Helen Lieros . 15 July 2021 . Smithsonian Institution . en.
  6. https://allafrica.com/stories/202107160598.html
  7. Web site: Helen Lieros. 15 July 2021. gallery delta. en-US.
  8. Web site: Mushakavanhu . Tinashe . 24 July 2021 . Building an art gallery in the midst of war in Zimbabwe . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413135714/https://theconversation.com/building-an-art-gallery-in-the-midst-of-war-in-zimbabwe-164973 . 13 April 2022 . 24 July 2021 . The Conversation . en.
  9. Web site: Mugwara. Tafara. 2020-11-17. Feature: Exhibition brings together Zimbabwean art lovers for first time since pandemic - Xinhua English.news.cn. 15 July 2021. www.xinhuanet.com.
  10. Web site: Misheck Masamvu - The Jean Pigozzi Collection of African Art 2021. 15 July 2021. CAACART - The Jean Pigozzi Collection of African Art.
  11. O'Toole. Sean. 26 May 2018. Carnivorous Politics, Defiant Bodies: Harare Painting in Turbulent Times Frieze. 2021-07-17. Frieze. 196 . en.
  12. Web site: Richard Mudariki . 15 July 2021.
  13. Web site: Earground. 14 July 2021. Fare thee well! Helen Lieros a name deeply engraved in Zimbabwe's creative history. 15 July 2021. earGROUND. en. 15 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210715073322/https://earground.com/2021/07/14/fare-thee-well-helen-lieros-a-name-deeply-engraved-in-zimbabwes-creative-history/. dead.
  14. Web site: 2020-11-25. Zim: NAMAs to host legend awards. 2021-07-20. Music In Africa. en.
  15. Web site: Gallery Delta closes after death of founders . 15 July 2022 .

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