Amanda Shingirayi Mushate
Biography
Born 1995, Zimbabwe. Lives and works in Harare, Zimbabwe
At just twenty-seven, Mushate is establishing herself as a leading voice in contemporary Zimbabwean painting and an innovative young abstractionist with a growing international reputation. As a young woman and a new mother, in a male dominated field Mushate is also a role model and an advocate for women artists, making art and careers possible without sacrificing family. After completing her studies at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe Visual Arts Studio in 2016, Mushate was mentored by Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude to develop a vibrant and unique personal vision and modes of expression, presenting her first solo exhibition in 2018 with First Floor Gallery. Like any young person, Mushate is preoccupied with finding and shaping her place and path in this world, while negotiating the complexity of interpersonal relationships. Drawing her inspiration from music and from people around her but not wanting to be constrained by over figuration, she paints and sculpts her happiness and burdens, and the things that she takes time to visualize. “Art is a way for me to write about a ‘future’ for me and for all individuals for them to never be overshadowed by negative influences that divert us to our true purpose in life.” Mushate’s passionate, playful and mazelike canvases have been winning critical and international collector attention globally with works in important private collections in Cape Town, New York, Harare, London, Amsterdam and Paris.
Education
2016: National Certificate in Fine Art - National Gallery of Zimbabwe Visual Arts Studios
Exhibitions
2023: Rudo Rwunouya Nemabasa with Tashinga Majiri, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2023: Art Dubai, First Floor Gallery Harare, Dubai, UAE
2022: Paris Internationale, First Floor Gallery Harare, Paris, France
2022: SCENORAMA (Gabi Ngcobo curator), Javett Art Centre - University of Pretoria, South Africa
2022: Shuviro Yamai, solo exhibition, First Floor Gallery Victoria Falls, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
2021: Investec Cape Town Art Fair, First Floor Gallery Harare, Cape Town, South Africa
2021: Nguve ine Muridzi, solo exhibition, First Floor Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
2021: ICTAF - MIART online, First Floor Gallery Harare
2021: Mirror Mirror! - South South Veza, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2020: Level | Mosi-oa-tunya, First Floor Gallery Victoria Falls, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
2020: African Galleries Now, African Art Galleries- Artsy Online art fair, First Floor Gallery Harare
2020: Tomorrows/Today solo presentation, Cape Town Art Fair, First Floor Gallery Harare, Cape Town, South Africa
2019: AKAA Paris, First Floor Gallery Harare, Paris, France
2019: EPI-2019, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2019: On A Clear Day, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2019: Cape Town Art Fair, First Floor Gallery Harare, Cape Town, South Africa
2018: Next Level, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2018: Hupenyu Hwangu Ndapedza Dzidzo(My Life-End of Lessons, First Floor Gallery Harare
2017: Young Artist Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
2016: Green Shoots, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
2015: Green Shoots, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Workshops
2018: Richard Butler Bowdon – Portrait and drawing master-class, First Floor Gallery Harare
2017: At Work Lettera 27, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
2015: Joshua Mqabuko Trust, Workshop and Exhibition, Harare Gardens, Harare, Zimbabwe
2015: John Kotze Workshop, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Born 1995, Zimbabwe. Lives and works in Harare, Zimbabwe
At just twenty-seven, Mushate is establishing herself as a leading voice in contemporary Zimbabwean painting and an innovative young abstractionist with a growing international reputation. As a young woman and a new mother, in a male dominated field Mushate is also a role model and an advocate for women artists, making art and careers possible without sacrificing family. After completing her studies at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe Visual Arts Studio in 2016, Mushate was mentored by Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude to develop a vibrant and unique personal vision and modes of expression, presenting her first solo exhibition in 2018 with First Floor Gallery. Like any young person, Mushate is preoccupied with finding and shaping her place and path in this world, while negotiating the complexity of interpersonal relationships. Drawing her inspiration from music and from people around her but not wanting to be constrained by over figuration, she paints and sculpts her happiness and burdens, and the things that she takes time to visualize. “Art is a way for me to write about a ‘future’ for me and for all individuals for them to never be overshadowed by negative influences that divert us to our true purpose in life.” Mushate’s passionate, playful and mazelike canvases have been winning critical and international collector attention globally with works in important private collections in Cape Town, New York, Harare, London, Amsterdam and Paris.
Education
2016: National Certificate in Fine Art - National Gallery of Zimbabwe Visual Arts Studios
Exhibitions
2023: Rudo Rwunouya Nemabasa with Tashinga Majiri, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2023: Art Dubai, First Floor Gallery Harare, Dubai, UAE
2022: Paris Internationale, First Floor Gallery Harare, Paris, France
2022: SCENORAMA (Gabi Ngcobo curator), Javett Art Centre - University of Pretoria, South Africa
2022: Shuviro Yamai, solo exhibition, First Floor Gallery Victoria Falls, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
2021: Investec Cape Town Art Fair, First Floor Gallery Harare, Cape Town, South Africa
2021: Nguve ine Muridzi, solo exhibition, First Floor Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
2021: ICTAF - MIART online, First Floor Gallery Harare
2021: Mirror Mirror! - South South Veza, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2020: Level | Mosi-oa-tunya, First Floor Gallery Victoria Falls, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
2020: African Galleries Now, African Art Galleries- Artsy Online art fair, First Floor Gallery Harare
2020: Tomorrows/Today solo presentation, Cape Town Art Fair, First Floor Gallery Harare, Cape Town, South Africa
2019: AKAA Paris, First Floor Gallery Harare, Paris, France
2019: EPI-2019, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2019: On A Clear Day, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2019: Cape Town Art Fair, First Floor Gallery Harare, Cape Town, South Africa
2018: Next Level, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2018: Hupenyu Hwangu Ndapedza Dzidzo(My Life-End of Lessons, First Floor Gallery Harare
2017: Young Artist Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
2016: Green Shoots, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
2015: Green Shoots, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Workshops
2018: Richard Butler Bowdon – Portrait and drawing master-class, First Floor Gallery Harare
2017: At Work Lettera 27, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
2015: Joshua Mqabuko Trust, Workshop and Exhibition, Harare Gardens, Harare, Zimbabwe
2015: John Kotze Workshop, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe