MAVIS TAUZENI
Biography
Born 1982 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Lives and works in Harare, Zimbabwe
Mavis Tauzeni is a subtle talent. Her work in print and mixed media moves one to mediation and reflection of one’s inner self in the same way as Tauzeni herself reflects on her inner world. Speaking unapologetically from a woman’s perspective, she constantly reflects on the mutable relationship between a woman, her potential and her actual in daily life and through the life cycle.
“I feel that women in particular relate the physical with the spiritual and emotional in a uniquely powerful way, being the givers of life and the nurtures of others. The physical strength is integral to the spiritual importance.” With quiet confidence and gentle poetry, Tauzeni asserts the right of the new generation of women in Zimbabwe to claim a place in their society on their own terms.
Tauzeni represented First Floor Gallery Harare at 1-54 contemporary African art fair in London, 2013 and at Berliner Liste 2013.
Education
National Certificate in Fine Art - National Gallery of Zimbabwe Visual Arts Studios - 2009
Exhibitions
2020: Level | Mosi-oa-tunya, First Floor Gallery Vic Falls, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
2019: AKAA Paris, First Floor Gallery Harare, Paris, France
2019: On A Clear Day, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2018: Next Level, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2018: To My Unborn Child solo exhibition, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2017: Another Antipodes, PS Art Space, Fremantle, Australia
2017: Hello Harare: Collaging the City, First Floor Gallery Harare
2016: I am because you are: group exhibition, First Floor Gallery Harare
2016: Harare: Mwandiambira + Tauzeni + Teede, Hazard, Johannesburg, South Africa
2016: Cape Town Art Fair, First Floor Gallery Harare
2015: Eve’s diaries solo exhibition at First Floor Gallery Harare
2015: Turbine Art Fair – Johannesburg, South Africa
2015: HIFA group show at First Floor Gallery Harare
2015: Annual Exhibition – National Gallery of Zimbabwe
2014: Annual Exhibition – National Gallery of Zimbabwe
2014: Women speak out group exhibition at Fondation Blachère Arts Centre Apt (Vaucluse, France)
2013: 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, First Floor Gallery Harare, London, UK
2013: Berliner Liste 2013 Art Fair, First Floor Gallery Harare, Berlin, Germany
2013: No Limits – Harare International Festival of the Arts – Artists’ Choice Peoples’ Choice Competition (Winner, Works on Paper Prize)
2013: I am, I was, I could be – Mavis Tauzeni/Willemijn de Groot First Floor Gallery Harare, Zimbabwe
2013: Chiso – Face Group Exhibition, First Floor Gallery Harare, Zimbabwe
2013: Young Artist Exhibition Gallery Delta, Zimbabwe.
2012: Olympic artists Competition, Harare, Zimbabwe.
2012: Harare Haarare Collaborative exhibition, First Floor Gallery Harare.
2012: Family, Tradition and Religion, Group exhibition, Gallery Delta
2012: Vasikana Vedu, Harare Festival of the Arts – First Floor Gallery Harare @Basement Nightclub
2011: Still life exhibition, Delta Gallery, Zimbabwe.
2010: Young Artist Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2009: Peace through Unity in Diversity, (European Commission exhibition), Gallery Delta
2009: Walls, Berlin Wall anniversary exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2008: Cottco Exhibition National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare
2008: Enriching Woman, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2007: Young Painters, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2007: Young Artist Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Workshop/Residency
2014: Wemah Art Project (Bonendalè, Cameroon)
Awards
2012: Award of attendance, Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
2010: Award of merit, Peace exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2010: Special Mention Prize, Facet Zimbabwe Now exhibition, Delta Gallery, Zimbabwe.
2009: 2nd prize for mixed media, Walls exhibition Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2009: Special Mentions, Peace through Unity Exhibition Gallery Delta, Harare
2008: Award of Merit, Cottco Exhibition and prize, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare
2008: Special prize, Enriching Woman, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Biography
Born 1982 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Lives and works in Harare, Zimbabwe
Mavis Tauzeni is a subtle talent. Her work in print and mixed media moves one to mediation and reflection of one’s inner self in the same way as Tauzeni herself reflects on her inner world. Speaking unapologetically from a woman’s perspective, she constantly reflects on the mutable relationship between a woman, her potential and her actual in daily life and through the life cycle.
“I feel that women in particular relate the physical with the spiritual and emotional in a uniquely powerful way, being the givers of life and the nurtures of others. The physical strength is integral to the spiritual importance.” With quiet confidence and gentle poetry, Tauzeni asserts the right of the new generation of women in Zimbabwe to claim a place in their society on their own terms.
Tauzeni represented First Floor Gallery Harare at 1-54 contemporary African art fair in London, 2013 and at Berliner Liste 2013.
Education
National Certificate in Fine Art - National Gallery of Zimbabwe Visual Arts Studios - 2009
Exhibitions
2020: Level | Mosi-oa-tunya, First Floor Gallery Vic Falls, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
2019: AKAA Paris, First Floor Gallery Harare, Paris, France
2019: On A Clear Day, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2018: Next Level, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2018: To My Unborn Child solo exhibition, First Floor Gallery Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe
2017: Another Antipodes, PS Art Space, Fremantle, Australia
2017: Hello Harare: Collaging the City, First Floor Gallery Harare
2016: I am because you are: group exhibition, First Floor Gallery Harare
2016: Harare: Mwandiambira + Tauzeni + Teede, Hazard, Johannesburg, South Africa
2016: Cape Town Art Fair, First Floor Gallery Harare
2015: Eve’s diaries solo exhibition at First Floor Gallery Harare
2015: Turbine Art Fair – Johannesburg, South Africa
2015: HIFA group show at First Floor Gallery Harare
2015: Annual Exhibition – National Gallery of Zimbabwe
2014: Annual Exhibition – National Gallery of Zimbabwe
2014: Women speak out group exhibition at Fondation Blachère Arts Centre Apt (Vaucluse, France)
2013: 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, First Floor Gallery Harare, London, UK
2013: Berliner Liste 2013 Art Fair, First Floor Gallery Harare, Berlin, Germany
2013: No Limits – Harare International Festival of the Arts – Artists’ Choice Peoples’ Choice Competition (Winner, Works on Paper Prize)
2013: I am, I was, I could be – Mavis Tauzeni/Willemijn de Groot First Floor Gallery Harare, Zimbabwe
2013: Chiso – Face Group Exhibition, First Floor Gallery Harare, Zimbabwe
2013: Young Artist Exhibition Gallery Delta, Zimbabwe.
2012: Olympic artists Competition, Harare, Zimbabwe.
2012: Harare Haarare Collaborative exhibition, First Floor Gallery Harare.
2012: Family, Tradition and Religion, Group exhibition, Gallery Delta
2012: Vasikana Vedu, Harare Festival of the Arts – First Floor Gallery Harare @Basement Nightclub
2011: Still life exhibition, Delta Gallery, Zimbabwe.
2010: Young Artist Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2009: Peace through Unity in Diversity, (European Commission exhibition), Gallery Delta
2009: Walls, Berlin Wall anniversary exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2008: Cottco Exhibition National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare
2008: Enriching Woman, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2007: Young Painters, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2007: Young Artist Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Workshop/Residency
2014: Wemah Art Project (Bonendalè, Cameroon)
Awards
2012: Award of attendance, Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
2010: Award of merit, Peace exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2010: Special Mention Prize, Facet Zimbabwe Now exhibition, Delta Gallery, Zimbabwe.
2009: 2nd prize for mixed media, Walls exhibition Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2009: Special Mentions, Peace through Unity Exhibition Gallery Delta, Harare
2008: Award of Merit, Cottco Exhibition and prize, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare
2008: Special prize, Enriching Woman, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
