Richard Mudariki

Information
Born 1985 in Zimbabwe, I am a full time, professional visual artist who lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa. Studied under the mentorship of renowned artist/painter Helen Leiros and Greg Shaw for over 5 years in a private studio. My work is original modernist paintings full of social commentary on various contemporary issues in Africa and beyond. My work is represented by Johans Borman Fine Art (Cape Town) and ARTCO Galerie (Germany). Have participated in various major exhibitions and art fairs in South Africa, New York, Germany, London and Zimbabwe. I hold a Hon. Bachelor of Arts Degree in Archaeology, Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies.
Exhibition Highlights

Solo Exhibitions

2014
March Open Agenda, Johans Borman Fine Art, Cape Town, South Africa
August Politics of Life, FNB Joburg Art Fair, Johannesburg, South Africa
2012
June My Reality, Johans Borman Fine Art, Cape Town, South Africa

Group Exhibitions

2015
Mar Claim of the Land, Association for Visual Art, Cape Town, South Africa
Apr Past and Present: 40 Years, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
June Not A Potrait Exhibition, Rust en Vrede, Cape Town, South Africa
Aug Spectra, Johans Borman Fine Art, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
2014
June Still, Johans Borman Fine Art, Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa
Dec Zimbabwe Annual Art Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Dec Dinner Collection, Barnard Gallery, Newlands, Cape Town South Africa
2013
Aug SPI National Portrait Exhibition, Rust en Vrede Gallery, Durbanville, Cape Town, South Africa
Jan Perpetual Vigilance, Group show, Association for Visual Arts Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2011
Oct Rendezvous Art Focus Painting, (Travelling Exhibition) North West University Gallery, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Oct Persona, Johans Borman Fine Art, Cape Town, South Africa
Aug At Night we Dream, at day we see, AVA, Cape Town, South Africa
July Colour Africa, Ort der Ausstellung: Amalienstraße 81, Gebäude im Hof, Munich, Germany
May Under the Magnifying Glass, Junction Art Gallery, Johannesburg
May Art Zimbabwe Today, Gallery Delta, Harare , Zimbabwe
Apr ZIMAGES Contemporary, Zimbabwe German Society, Harare, Zimbabwe
Jan Emerging Artists Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2010
Oct Amani Arts Festival, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
Sept FACET, Zimbabwe Now, sponsored by the Germany Embassy, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Aug Mother Earth, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
July reflections.co.zw, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Mutare, Zimbabwe
July Drawings and Graphics, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
July Insight – Fund Raising Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
June Live and Direct 2010, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
May Past and Present: 35 Years, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
April Roots – an art Exhibition in collaboration between Dendera Gallery and Gallery Delta, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Feb Young Artist Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2009
Dec FACT 2009, Cottco Art Exhibition, sponsored by the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Dec Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Nov Walls: Competition and Exhibition. Sponsored by the Germany Embassy Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Oct Unity Exhibition. Sponsored by the European Commission, Gallery Delta. Harare, Zimbabwe
June Ani-mal, Group Exhibition - Veo Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
2008
Dec Post Election Selection, sponsored by the Embassy of Spain, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Dec Miniature Group Exhibition 2008, Veo Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Nov Salon 91 Art Exhibition, Salon 91, Cape Town, South Africa
Oct Enriching Women, an exhibition for the International Women’s Film Festival, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Sept Let’s Get Together: a group exhibition and competition sponsored by the French Embassy, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Aug Africa University Annual Festival of Art and Culture: a group exhibition of Paintings and Graphics, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Mutare, Zimbabwe
Aug Drawings and Graphics Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
June Onai Exhibition, Three Man Group Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Mutare, Zimbabwe
Feb The Young Artists Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2007
Dec The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Sept The Young Painters Artist’s Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Aug Drawings and Graphics: An Overview, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
July The Sixth Sense, an exhibition of paintings and graphics, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Mutare, Zimbabwe
April Peace Through Unity and Diversity, an exhibition and competition sponsored by the European Commission, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Feb The Young Artist Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2006
Dec The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Dec Verandah Gallery Portfolio Exhibition, Verandah Gallery, Emerald Hill, Harare, Zimbabwe
Aug Manicaland Visual Arts and Craft Association (MANISA) Annual Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Mutare, Zimbabwe
Sept Rembrandt: An African Response, an exhibition and art competition sponsored by Embassy of Netherlands, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
July Our Thoughts, Three Man Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Mutare, Zimbabwe
Mar Don Quixote: An African Perspective, an exhibition sponsored by the Embassy of Spain, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2005
Sept African Contemporary Art, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Jan Young Artist Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2003
May IKONS – An Exhibition of Greek, Serbian and Russian Icons for the Greek Cultural Week, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Jan The Twenty Seventh Annual Young Artist Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2002
Apr Explorations II (Student Work) Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2001
Feb The Pritt Annual National Schools Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

Art Fairs
2015
Feb Cape Town Art Fair, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
May 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Pioneer Centre, New York, USA
Sept START ART FAIR, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Sept FNB Joburg Art Fair, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
Oct 1;54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Somerset House, London, UK
2014
Feb Cape Town Art Fair, The Pavilion, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
Aug FNB Joburg Art Fair, Sandton Convetion Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
2013
Sept In the Shadow of the Rainbow, Johans Borman Fine Art, FNB Jo’burg Art Fair, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Oct 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair, Somerset House, London, UK
2012
Sept FNB Jo’burg Art Fair, Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

Awards and Recognition
2014 Zimbabwe Annual Exhibition Prize for Painting from National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare
2013 National Portrait Award Top 40 , Rust en Vrede Gallery – sponsored by Sanlam Private Investments
2010 Award for Painting, ‘Artists in the Stream’, the Young Artist Exhibition, sponsored by HIVOS Foundation, Gallery Delta, Harare.
2010 Third Prize (Painting) from the Embassy of Germany and Gallery Delta Foundation, Gallery Delta, Harare.
2009 Special Mention Award from the European Commission in Zimbabwe and Gallery Delta Foundation, Gallery Delta, Harare
2006 Fourth Consolation Prize for Don Quixote: An African Perspective - art exhibition and competition sponsored by the Embassy of Spain, Gallery Delta Foundation, Harare
2004 Best Visual Artist (Painting), The German Intr Afrika Art Competition, sponsored by the Embassies of Germany and Switzerland, Zimbabwe German Society, Harare
2003 Award of Merit (Drawing) for an art exhibition and competition for the Greek Cultural Week sponsored by the Embassy of Greece and the Hellenics Community in Zimbabwe, Hellenic School, Harare

Publications
• Safia Dickersbach, 2014. Protocolum, pg 166-168. Dickersbach Kunstverlag, Berlin, Germany
• Fay Jackson, Art South Africa Magazine, 2014. Richard Mudariki: Open Agenda – exhibition review, pg 79, Volume 12, Issue 03. Suzette and Brendon Bell-Roberts, Vlaeberg, South Africa
• Omenka Magazine, 2013. Ed Cross: On being a Sculptor, African Art and Developments in the online market, pg 32-34, Volume 1 Issue 2, Revilo Company Ltd, Lagos, Nigeria
• Zach Taljaad, 2014. Still – exhibition catalogue , Johans Borman Fine Art, Cape Town, South Africa
• Johans Borman and Zach Taljaad, 2013. In The Shadow of the Rainbow – exhibition catalogue, Johans Borman Fine Art, Cape Town, South Africa
• Johans Borman, 2011. Persona - exhibition catalogue, Cape Town, South Africa
• Richard Mudariki, 2011. Contents, Contexts and Creators – An introduction to the contemporary visual arts of Zimbabwe. Unpublished paper presented at the African Arts Institute, Cape Town, South Africa
• 2012 Rendezvous Focus Painting Exhibition catalogue, University of Northern Cape, South Africa

Residencies
2010 Resident artist, Good Hope art Studios, Cape Town, South Africa

Workshops
2008 National Mining Museum Exhibition Design Workshop, facilitated by the British Council and the National Mining Museum of Wales, Harare, Zimbabwe.
2001 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) HIV/AIDS Art Workshop: ‘Men Make A Difference’, National Gallery Of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

Voluntary Work
2011-13 Board Member, Association for Visual Arts (AVA), Cape Town, South Africa
2005 Mural Artist - Paintings and Decorations for the Greek Cultural Week, Hellenic School, Borrowdale, Harare, Zimbabwe
2006 Khami World Heritage Site International Youth Volunteer Restoration Camp, supported by the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ), Association CHAM, United Nations Educational and Scientific
Organisation (UNESCO), French Embassy, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe





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