PLACE OF BIRTH : Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
GENDER : Female
MARITAL STATUS : Married
NATIONALITY : Zimbabwean
EDUCATION : "A" Level
FURTHER EDUCATION :
Applied Fashion & Design, "Speciss College"
ART TRAINING :
Mzilikazi Art & Craft Centre 1991-93
E-MAIL ADDRESS : thamgidi@hotmail.com
WEBSITE : www.thamgidi.org
TELEPHONE : 00316-40518589
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1996
: Lamuhla - Lakusasa Young Artist, National Gallery in Bulawayo Zimbabwe
: Furniture and Furnishings National Gallery Bulawayo Zimbabwe
: Longman Women’s Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
: Building Bridges , Gothenburg, Sweden
: VAAB Exhibtion "Visual Artist Association Bulawayo"
1997
: Longman’s Women Exhibition National Gallery Zimbabwe
: VAAB Exhibition , National Gallery Bulawayo Zimbabwe
1998
: ( Give A DAM ) Soil and Water Exhibition , National Gallery Bulawayo in Zimbabwe
: Coming of Age , Aschaffenburg Germany
: Dusto Verden Multi Cultural Exhibition , Asia, Latin, America and Africa in Norway
1999
: Ricoleta Cultural Centre , Buenos Aires Argentina
2000
: Kunstdagen Exhibition, Epen in Holland
: Black Magic Woman Festival Exhibition, Amsterdam in Holland
2001
: KUNST aus Zimbabwe KUNST in Zimbabwe, Museum of Bayreuth in Germany
2003
: Four person exhibition in Maastricht, Holland
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1997 : Still Seaching, National Gallery in Bulawayo
1998 : Without a Name, School of African Awareness Bulawayo
1999 : New Horizons, National Gallery in Bulawayo
1999 : Sounds of Silence, Gallery Wawana in Maastricht Holland
2000 : Afrika Studie Centrum in Leiden Holland
2001 : Galerie kunstVerdieping Doetinchem, Holland
Galerie Zvakanaka, in Borne Holland
2002 : Gallery in Heidelberg, Germany
2003 : Afrika Studie Centrum in Leiden, Holland
Changing faces Exhibition, the Ostrich in Utrecht, Holland
Hope Exhibition, in Diez, Germany
A Time to Change, Gekko Gallery in Utrecht, Holland
2004 : Galerie Manjefiek, Maastricht
2005 : Cultuurhuis Bosch, Arnhem
JOINT EXHIBITIONS
1997 : Nguni Textiles at Mzilikazi Art Centre, with Voti Thebe in Bulawayo Zimbabwe
2003 : "De Molenaar", in Maastricht, Holland
WORKSHOPS
1996 : Building bridges painting workshop, Sweden
1998-2002 : National Gallery, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
1998 : Gallerie Wawana, Maastricht, Holland
1998-2003 : Maastricht
RESIDENCIES
1996 : Konstepidemin Goteborg Sweden
1998 : Gallerie Wawana, Maatricht, Holland
2001 : Iwalewa-haus, Bayreuth, Germany
GUEST ARTIST
1998 : Aschaffenburg, Germany
2002 : Heidelberg, Germany
2003 : Diez, Germany
PERMANENT COLLECTION
: 2 Paintings National Gallery in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
: 39 Paintings Selborne and Greys Inn Hotels, Zimbabwe
: 2 Paintings at Alliance Francaise de Bulawayo
: 1 Painting Hivos Harare
: 1 Painting Sweden
ILLUSTRATIONS
: Physiotherapy Book for Pregnancy and excercise Zimbabwe
: Information Leaflet for Mpilo Hospital Bulawayo Zimbabwe
: Ndebele Mural Matopos
: Ndebele Mural Khumalo
RESTORATION
: Cyrene mission (restoration of a church which is on theUNESCO world heritage list)
COMMISSIONS
2004-2006: Glasgow Museums, Scotland
AWARDS AND PRIZES
1996 : Recidency Prize from "Alliance Francaise", Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
1999 : Provincial Award of Artist against Poverty in Byo Zimbabwe
: Bulawayo National Gallery’s Most promosing Artist of the Year
PROFESSIONAL BODIES
: Chairperson of the VAAB (Visual artist Association in Bulawayo)
: Friend of the National Gallery in Bulawayo Zimbabwe
: Director of "Thamgidi Studio"
: Affiliate member of Res Artis