Grace Nyahangare | |
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| Born | 2 September 1996 |
| Education | National Gallery School of Visual Arts and Design (Harare) |
| Known for | Painting, printmaking (monotype) |
| Style | Abstract, surreal figuration contemporary |
Grace Nyahangare (born 2 September 1996) is a Zimbabwean contemporary visual artist whose monotype-informed paintings explore memory, trauma, motherhood and healing. [1] [2] She held her debut solo exhibition, Hatikanganwe Asi Tinopora (We Don't Forget but We Heal) at First Floor Gallery Harare in 2023, [3] and presented a two-person show, Methods of Flight with Amanda Shingirai Mushate at Southern Guild Los Angeles in 2024-2025. [4] [5]
Nyahangare was born in Harare, Zimbabwe on 2 September 1996. [6] [7] She attended Girls High School Harare where she began making art, [6] and later studied Visual Art at the National Gallery School of Visual Arts and Design in Harare (also known as the National Gallery of Zimbabwe Visual Arts Studios). [7] In 2022 she completed a three-month residency at First Floor Gallery Harare and formally joined the gallery in 2023. [8]
Nyahangare builds images through a process that begins with memories or photographs moves through monotype prints and culminates in oil-and-ink paintings the layered transformations yield dreamlike, fluid figures. [1] [7] She has described her figures as inspired by insecurity and vulnerability especially her own reframed as resilience. [9] Writing for Southern Guild, curators note her focus on the female body as a site of trauma and transcendence she often paints with her young daughter present in the studio. [4]
Nyahangare's debut solo exhibition, Hatikanganwe Asi Tinopora, opened at First Floor Gallery Harare in July August 2023, addressing recovery from personal trauma. [3] [10] In 2024 she presented Methods of Flight with Amanda Shingirai Mushate at Southern Guild Los Angeles (21 November 2024, to 1 February 2025). [4] [5]
Between 2023 and 2025, Nyahangare has participated in international fairs and exhibitions including Investec Cape Town Art Fair (2023, 2024 and 2025), RMB Latitudes Art Fair (2024), FNB Art Joburg (2024) and Kuvhunura: The Harare School at Fondation Blachère in France (2024). [11] In 2025, her work featured in the digital-first exhibition project Goya & Africa hosted in Cape Town by Brundyn Arts & Culture and the Athena Art Foundation. [12] [13]
Zimbabwean arts media reviewed Hatikanganwe Asi Tinopora, the reviewers describing the works as honest and emotional. Some described the exhibition as comforting because it speaks about pain without exaggeration or self-pity. [10]
She has also been featured in independent arts publications discussing the visibility of women artists in Zimbabwe. [9]
Nyahangare lives and works in Harare. She is a mother and has spoken about balancing childcare with studio practice curatorial notes mention her daughter's presence during painting sessions. [4]
| Year | Exhibition | Venue / Location | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Investec Cape Town Art Fair | Cape Town, South Africa | [11] |
| 2025 | Goya & Africa (digital-first exhibition) | Brundyn Arts & Culture, Cape Town | [12] [13] |
| 2024–2025 | Methods of Flight (with Amanda Shingirai Mushate) | Southern Guild, Los Angeles, USA | [4] [5] |
| 2024 | Kuvhunura: The Harare School (group) | Fondation Blachère, Bonnieux, France | [11] |
| 2024 | RMB Latitudes Art Fair (group) | Johannesburg, South Africa | [11] |
| 2024 | FNB Art Joburg (group) | Johannesburg, South Africa | [11] |
| 2024 | Investec Cape Town Art Fair (group) | Cape Town, South Africa | [11] |
| 2023 | Hatikanganwe Asi Tinopora (solo) | First Floor Gallery Harare, Zimbabwe | [3] [10] |
| 2023 | Investec Cape Town Art Fair (group) | Cape Town, South Africa | [11] |