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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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2015
- Visual artists leave for international art fairs - The Herald : 14 September 2015
- Visual artists explore religion - The Herald : 11 September 2015
- Origins of the oppression of african women - The Herald : 28 August 2015
- Committed to the medium by Valerie Kabov - Art Africa : 27 August 2015
- Harare Painter Mavis Tauzeni’s Reflections On Being A Woman In Zimbabwe - OkayAfrica : 10 July 2015
- Artist's age of accountability - The Herald : 20 March 2015
- First Floor Gallery dares to be different - The Daily News : 16 January 2015
2014
- Africa's 10 best contemporary art galleries - The Culture Trip : 2014
- Top Gallery Celebrates 5th Anniversary - The Herald : 19 December 2014
- Supporting Zimbabwean Art - AMA : 15 October 2014
- The interview issue - Art South Africa : 06 October 2014
- Review: 'The Wayland Rudd Collection' at First Floor Gallery Harare - Art South Africa : 12 September 2014
- The Collectors Cocktail - The Herald : 01 August 2014
- Exhibition on Racism opens at First Floor Gallery - The Herald : 24 June 2014
- Wayland Rudd Collection Stops over in Zim - Newsday - 23 June 2014
- Harare No Limits exhibition at HIFA - The Herald : 01 May 2014
- ‘In Perpetual Motion’ exhibition opens - The Herald : 09 April 2014
- First Floor Gallery Opens Dramascapes - Harare News : 17 February 2014
- Mundopa in Solo exhibition - The Herald : 12 February 2014
- Dramascapes opens at First Floor Gallery - Newsday : 11 February 2014
- The Wayland Rudd Collection - The New York Times : 06 February 2014
2013
- Time to Pretend exhibits - The Herald : 13 November 2013
- 1:54 African Art Fair, Somerset House, London review - The Financial Times: 16 October 2013
- Putting urban life to test - The Herald : 26 September 2013
- September at the gallery - Harare News : 05 September 2013
- In Black & White Exhibition opens at First Floor Gallery Harare - Harare News : 30 August 2013
- First Floor Gallery makes strides in visual art - The Herald : 08 May 2013
- I am, I was, i could be ; An Exhibition of Self - Zimbojam : 04 April 2013
- Chiso Exhibition Opens - Zimbojam : 01 March 2013
- First Floor Gallery presents Chiso - Newsday : 28 February 2013
- First Floor gallery engages Dutch artist - Newsday : 21 January 2013
2012
- Harare Captured in Works of Art - The Herald : 30 November 2012
- First Floor Gallery Engages New York Artist - Newsday : 04 November 2012
- New Home For First Floor Gallery - Zimbojam : 26 September 2012
- Visual Artists to Exhibit in South Africa - Newsday : 31 August 2012
- Artists for Berlin Fair - Panorama Magazine : 28 July 2012
- German artist's masterclass - Panorama Magazine : 16 June 2012
- First Floor Gallery offer upcoming artists a platform for visibility - The Standard : 04 March 2012
- First Floor Gallery supports artists - The Standard : 08 January 2012
- Zim artist bump it up in Bangkok - Zimbojam : 01 January 2012
2011
- Bangkok Post - Zimbabwean art show opens next week : 28 December 2011
- First Floor Gallery nurtures Zim's fine art - The Herald : 21 September 2011
- Visual artists shine at arts festival - Newsday : 09 September 2011
- Visual arts programme eyes young talent - ZBC TV : 12 July 2011
- First Floor Gallery: A new kid on the block - The Herald : 05 July 2011
- Paris gets a taste of Zimbabwe art - The Herald : 07 June 2011
- Gallery takes art to the people - The Herald : 05 June 2011
- Five Zim artists take Paris by storm - The Zimbabwean : 26 May 2011
- Visual artists exhibit in Paris - Newsday : 24 May 2011
- First Floor Gallery making crucial steps - The Herald : 03 April 2011
- Women's day celebrated in art - The Herald : 09 March 2011