Tendai Mukomberanwa Explained

Birth Name:Tendai Mukomberanwa
Birth Place:Ruwa, Zimbabwe
Nationality:Zimbabwean
Occupation:Sculptor, teacher

Tendai Mukomberanwa (born 1974) is a Zimbabwean sculptor.The son of Grace Mukomberanwa and Nicholas Mukomberanwa, Tendai worked with his father from age 10 in his early childhood days.[1] His artwork has been sold and exhibited worldwide.[2] He continues sculpting at the family studios in Ruwa.

Career

Tendai began sculpting from a young age under the training of his father, world-renowned artist, Nicholas Mukomberanwa. He then received academic training by earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Sonoma State University in California. He then moved to South Africa where he worked as a computer teacher. He continues to sculpt at the family studio.

He is a member of the Mukomberanwa family of sculptors.[3] Mukomberanwa is the brother of Anderson, Tendai, Taguma, Netsai, and Ennica Mukomberanwa, and the cousin of Nesbert Mukomberanwa, all of whom are sculptors.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.friendsforeverzimbabwe.com/index.php/Tendai_Mukomberanwa.html Tendai Mukomberanwa – Friends Forever Zimbabwe
  2. http://www.zimbabwestonesculpture.com/1968272.html Artists represented by Stone Sculpture from Zimbabwe, curated by Peggy Knowlton Contemporary Stone Sculpture from Zimbabwe by Shona Sculptors
  3. http://www.herald.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=508&cat=10