Raphael Chikukwa Explained

Raphael Chikukwa (born 1970) is a Zimbabwean curator and the Executive Director of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe since 2020.[1] Prior to this, he was Chief Curator at the same institution and before that he has worked for a decade as an independent curator.[2] [3] [4] Chikukwa is a Chevening Scholar who holds an MA in Curating Contemporary Design from Kingston University London.

Early life and education

Chikukwa was trained at the Harare Art Centre in Mbare.[5]

Career

Chikukwa volunteered at the second Johannesburg Biennale in 1997 working under Okwui Enwezor. He then spent the next decade working as an independent curator. Chikukwa studied and trained in Europe before he was appointed Curator of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. While there he was the founding curator of the Zimbabwean Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011, and he organized the country's representation in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022.[6]

Chikukwa was appointed Executive Director of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in 2020.[7] In 2021, he was a member of the visual arts jury for the annual DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program.[8]

Publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raphael Chikukwa Is the new Executive Director at National Gallery of Zimbabwe. 2021-03-08. Contemporary And. de.
  2. Web site: Yates. Rob. Interview with Raphael Chikukwa The Fearless Promoter of Zimbabwean Art. 2021-03-08. Culture Trip.
  3. Web site: Raphael Chikukwa is Transforming the Contemporary Art Landscape of Zimbabwe. 2021-03-08. Whitewall. en.
  4. Web site: 2018-04-09. Interview with Raphael Chikukwa, Deputy Director of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe (NGZ) Harare. 2021-03-08. ICOM UK. en-GB.
  5. Web site: 2017-08-15. Curator.
  6. Web site: Arts. AVAC. 2020-09-23. Chikukwa appointed National Gallery Executive Director. 2021-07-09. AVAC Arts. en-US.
  7. Web site: On the Rise: 54 Curators and Arts Leaders Who Took on New Appointments in 2020. 2021-07-09. en-US.
  8. https://www.berliner-kuenstlerprogramm.de/en/jurys/ Juries
  9. Web site: Visions of Zimbabwe. 2021-07-09. readingzimbabwe.com. en.
  10. Web site: Mawonero/Umbono. 2021-07-09. readingzimbabwe.com. en.
  11. Web site: Kabbo ka Muwala. 2021-07-09. readingzimbabwe.com. en.

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