Press

2025


Wycliffe Mundopa

Mundopa subverts what society perceives as heroic

March 2025

NewsDay

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Miriro Mwandiambira

Mwandiambira challenges habitual ways of looking

March 2025

NewsDay

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Miriro Mwandiambira

First Floor Gallery honours women

February 2025

DailyNews

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2024


Wycliffe Mundopa

Mundopa takes Mbare to the USA 

November 2024

Dailynews

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Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude​

Beyond the Canvas with 2024 FNB Art Prize Winner Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude 

September 2024

Bubblegumclub

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Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude

Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude on Winning the 2024 FNB Art Prize and Putting Zimbabwe on the Map

26 August 2024

OkayAfrica

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Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude

Zimbabwean artist Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude wins 2024 FNB Art Prize

07 August 2024

Mail & Guardian

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Troy Makaza

Hyperallergic's Quick Guide to the 2024 Venice Biennale Pavilions

24 May 2024

Hyperallergic

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Troy Makaza

Troy Makaza represents Zimbabwe with Tactile Works that Transcend Categorization

20 May 2024

whitewall

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First Floor Gallery Harare

Milan's MIART Fair draws global audience, lured by Venice Biennale

16 April 2024

Artnet

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Helen Teede

MIART, the top ten is this: the best paintings of "our" fair

14 April 2024

Artuu

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Lauren Webber

First Floor Gallery hosting artist Lauren Webber's exhibition - Mythologies

05 April 2024

City Life Arts

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Marcus Gora

What it's like to... Run an Art Gallery in Harare

03 April 2024

OkayAfrica

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Pebofatso Mokoena

Joburg artists to look out for at Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2024

19 March 2024

In Your Pocket

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Amanda Mushate & Mavis Tauzeni

NGZ successfully hosts women visual arts exhibition

11 March 2024

The Herald

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Troy Makaza

Between Milan and Venice: in conversation with Troy Makaza

01 March 2024

Juliet Magazine

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Valerie Kabov

Latitudes Podcast

17 February 2024

Latitudes Online

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Rodney Badza

At ease with Badza, a man of many jackets

17 February 2024

NewsDay

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Again Chokuwamba

Chokuwamba mirrors societal challenges on canvas

16 February 2024

NewsDay

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Helen Teede

Brush off traditional views of art

15 February 2024

Mail & Guardian

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Pebofatso Mokoena

Pebofatso Mokoena: Getting a sense of the artist

14 January 2024

Mail & Guardian

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2023

Anne Zanele Mutema
Mutema's magical art provokes spiritual awakening
21 November 2023
NewsDay
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Pebofatso Mokoena
Mokoena explores time, space in latest exhibition
15 September 2023
Zimbabwean Independent
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Zacharaha Magasa
Artists tackle gripping themes at FNB fair
11 September 2023
Sowetan Live
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Tapfuma Gutsa
Artists from four continents bring together various cultural backgrounds at Elizabeth Xi Bauer
04 August 2023
Art Daily
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Amanda Mushate

Painting bonds young couple in love
25 July 2023
The Standard
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​Amanda Mushate
Local Artists make the ANNA Awards top 12 finalist
24 July 2023
Fourways Review
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Troy Makaza
Five visual artists selected for Italian exhibition
21 June 2023
The Herald
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Amanda Mushate & Tashinga Majiri
Exhibition celebrates love and art
11 June 2023
The Standard
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Mavis Tauzeni
Confidence blossoms in Tauzeni’s exhibition
26 May 2023
NewsDay
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Helen Teede
Teede gets candid in her latest exhibition
02 March 2023
Zimbabwe Independent
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Wycliffe Mundopa
Wycliffe Mundopa's technicolour triumphs of Zimbabwean contemporary life
27 February 2023
Connect Everything Collective
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Wycliffe Mundopa
SOUTHERN GUILD KICK-OFF 2023 WITH A DOUBLE SOLO EXHIBITION BY PORKY HEFER AND WYCLIFFE MUNDOPA
07 February 2023
Connect Everything Collective
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First Floor Gallery Harare
Expo Chicago Names More Than 170 Exhibitors for 10th Anniversary Edition in April
12 January 2023
ARTnews

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​2022

Troy Makaza
Makaza's new revels in domestic bliss
28 October 2022
NewsDay

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Troy Makaza
Makaza uses silicone to build powerful metaphors
07 October 2022
Zimbabwe Independent

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Troy Makaza
Nights of blood, sweat and tears pay dividends
05 October 2022
The Herald
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Zacharaha Magasa
The life of an immigrant in art form!
22 August 2022
NewsDay
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Amanda Mushate
Amanda Mushate presents "Shuviro Yamai (Mother's Wish)"at First Floor Gallery Harare
20 August 2022
On Art Media
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Artist Residency - Tawanda  Reza
Reza's Exhibition upacks youth despondence
20 June 2022
NewsDay
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Amanda Mushate
Javett-UP Launches Collaborative Platform SCENORAMA
03 June 2022
Contemporary And
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Anne Zanele Mutema
Mutema challenges traditional presentation of art 
24 May 2022
NewsDay
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Anne Zanele Mutema
Visual artist in Toronto Biennial 
24 May 2022
The Herald
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Anne Zanele Mutema
Mutema exhibits at the Toronto Biennial of Art 
22 May 2022
The Sunday Mail
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Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude, Wycliffe Mundopa & Helen Teede
Phillips Announces Highlights from the London New Now Auction this April 
13 April 2022
ARTFIX Daily
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Pebofatso Mokoena
Something new for SA abstract art
05 April 2022
Business Live

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Pebofatso Mokoena
Artist Thenjiwe Nkosi in conversation with exhibiting artists Pebofatso Mokoena and Frederick Clarke at Aspire Art
31 March 2022
CityLife Arts

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Wycliffe Mundopa
Wycliffe Mundopa: 'I think the idea of beauty as a kind of grace and finesse is a Eurocentric notion'
16 March 2022
Mail& Guardian
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First Floor Gallery Harare/Victoria Falls
African art: Southern African artists making a global impact
17 February 2022
The South African
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Mavis Tauzeni
Curators Nkule Mabaso and Luigi Fassi  on the art of 'slow navigation, and intense looking'
10 February 2022
News24
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First Floor Gallery Harare/Victoria Falls
10 reasons to not miss the Investec Cape Town Art Fair
07 February 2022
Bizcommunity
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First Floor Gallery Harare/Victoria Falls
Local visual artists who conquered international space in 2021
04 January 2022
NewsDay
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2021

​First Floor Gallery Harare/Victoria Falls
5 Memorable Booths to Seek Out at Art Basel Miami Beach
December 2021
Artnet News
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Troy Makaza
Abstract Revival
December 2021
Penta Barron's

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First Floor Gallery Harare/Victoria Falls
First-Time Exhibitors Shine at Art Basel Miami Beach as Selection Committee Pushes to Diversify
November 2021
ARTnews
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Wycliffe Mundopa
Wycliffe Mundopa, winner of the 2021 FNB Art Prize
October 2021
New24
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Anne Zanele Mutema and Miriro Mwandiambira
Two-woman exhibition opens first of its kind in Victoria Falls
October 2021
The Independent
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Shamilla Aasha
Interview with Shamilla
September 2021
Artemorbida
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Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude
Visual artist self-reflects in new exhibition
September 2021
The Herald
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Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude, Wycliffe Mundopa & Helen Teede
Painterly Visions of Zimbabwe Emerge in Soho
September 2021
Hyperallergic
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First Floor Gallery Harare/Victoria Falls
Highlights from African Galleries Now
June 2021
WhiteHot Magazine of contemporary art
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Pebofatso Mokoena
Mzansi visual artist in Zim’s solo exhibition
June 2021
NewsDay
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First Floor Gallery Harare/Victoria Falls
​​Busy month at First Floor Gallery
June 2021
The Zimbabwe Independent
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Pebofatso Mokoena
12 Must-See Works from Leading African Galleries
June 2021
Artsy
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Troy Makaza​
Breaking with tradition, three international guest curators step in to guide the next Art Basel OVR
June 2021
Financial Times
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Troy Makaza
Four first-time artists on show at OVR: Portal
June 2021
Financial Times
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​Amanda Mushate

Intimate abstractions of Mushate
April 2021
NewsDay
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Amanda Mushate
First Floor Gallery hosts young Mushate’s solo exhibition
April 2021
Zimbabwean Independent
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Thomas Muziyirwa
Luxor African Film Festival
March 2021
Egypt Today
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First Floor Gallery Harare/Victoria Falls
​The best art gallery in Africa: Top 10 list
January 2021
Briefly
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First Floor Gallery Harare/Victoria Falls
First Floor Gallery expands support to emerging talents
January 2021
NewsDay
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2020

​First Floor Gallery Harare/Victoria Falls
First Floor Gallery branches out to Vic Falls
November 2020
The Herald
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Valerie Kabov
Some views on Covid, The social justice protests and the art world from Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa
July - August 2020
Art Africa
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​Valerie Kabov, Julie Taylor
Why the Contemporary African Art Market Is Uniquely Positioned to Weather COVID-19
May 2020
Artsy
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Wycliffe Mundopa
Wycliffe Mundopa 1001 Afternoons

April 2020
FAD magazine
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2019

​Amanda, Gresham and Helen
​'A crazy amount of talent': contemporary art thrives in Harare
September 2019
The Guardian
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Troy Makaza
​8 Artists Using Silicone to Create Strange, Radical Artworks
March 2019
Artsy
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Troy Makaza
3 exciting emerging artists to look out for at the Cape Town Art Fair
February 2019
Tmes Live
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Bouvy Enkobo, Pebofatso Mokoena
Songs of Sankofa opens at First Floor Gallery
Januray 2019
The Herald
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2018

First Floor Gallery Harare
Celebrating First Floor Gallery
August 2018
The Sunday Mail
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2017

Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude
Nyaude selected for New York triennial
December 2017
The Herald
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Gresham Tapiwa Nyaude
Nyaude exposes social ills through art
September 2017
The Herald
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​Julio Rizhi
Contemporary artist Julio Rizhi in solo exhibition
October 2017
The Herald
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2016

Troy Makaza
A conversation on colour, line and from
September 2016
Between 10and5
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Troy Makaza
Visual artist bridges cultural gap
March 2016
The Herald
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