David Chinyama
David Chinyama is a Toronto based multi-disciplinary visual artist whose work is inspired by colour, form, movement and texture. His work is a representation of personal fascinations and experiences often shaped by his upbringing and cultural memories of different African traditions. Working in multimedia, he explores subject matters centered upon aspects of identity, socio-economic, political and religious connotations. These compositions are made out of found fabrics and recycled fibers that are cut, stitched and painted together on canvas to form varying patterns and shapes. His practice can best be described as a form of adaptation,reflection and response t urban sub cultures changing societal norms and different cultural influences of those around him . Working in a spontaneous approach, he experiments with the use of unfamiliar materials on how they relate to each other when placed in different frames that assign to them a new function.
ART EDUCATION
1995-96- Peter Birch School of Art, (Certificate in Painting ) Harare, Zimbabwe
1997-99- National Gallery of Zimbabwe School of Visual Art & Design, Harare Zimbabwe
2000-01-Harare Polytechnic College, Harare Zimbabwe ( Fine Art & Design)
AWARDS
2019- Jurors Choice Award, Scarborough Annual Art Exhibition, Toronto Canada
2019- RBC New-comer Artist Business Mentorship Grant, Neighborhood Arts Network, Toronto, Canada
2018- RBC New-comer Artist Mentorship Grant, Toronto Arts Council, Toronto Canada
2018- RBC New-Comer Artist Access Grant, Neighborhood Arts Network, Toronto,
2005- Outstanding 2 Dimensional work (Painting) National Arts Merit Awards, Harare,
2013- Outstanding 2 Dimensional work (visual Arts) National Arts Merit Awards, Harare
WORKSHOPS AND ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2003- National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
2004 -African Colors Workshop, Harare Zimbabwe
2006- OLD Masters Interpreted, National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare
2010- Into Africa Gallery, Wensbach, Georgensmund, Germany
2010-15- Masterclass workshops, Academie Des Arts, Avignon, France
2018- Art Connections, Toronto, Ontario Canada
PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Reserve Bank Of Zimbabwe
NMB Banking Corporation, Harare Zimbabwe
FBC Bank, Harare Zimbabwe
Star fm Radio Station, Harare, Zimbabwe
Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG), Zimbabwe
Arcol Magazine, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Fortune Street Advertising Agency, London UK
Betendorf Galerie I'm Schloss Garten, Leimen Germany
Sankaraka Gallery, New York, USA
Canadian Embassy, Harare Zimbabwe
US Embassy Harare, Zimbabwe
Vatican Embassy Harare, Zimbabwe
Polish Consulate, Harare, Zimbabwe
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