Ishe on Lorna

Ishe on Lorna Ishe on Lorna meaning, ‘God on Lorna’ in Shona, is an art collection and soon to be villa.

Lastly, a big thank you to for telling us about the 'What the Ground Holds' exhibition at taking place at the MTC buil...
06/04/2026

Lastly, a big thank you to for telling us about the 'What the Ground Holds' exhibition at taking place at the MTC building at Borrowdale race course, the space is above .zim - some of our favourite works included:
(1) Calypso (2025);
(2) Odyssey: The Serpents Eating the Crew (2025);
(3) Out of the Darkness (2025);
(4) The red work in the video is, 'See What You Made Me Do' (2022);

At the we saw two works by Cosmos Shiridzonomwe and were glad to see additional works by him as part of the 'What the G...
05/04/2026

At the we saw two works by Cosmos Shiridzonomwe and were glad to see additional works by him as part of the 'What the Ground Holds' exhibition which is taking place at which is above .zim - some of our favourite works include:

(1) 'Remembered' (2025);
(2) 'Behind Closed Doors' (2025);
(3) 'Who Can Be Against Us' (2025);

Another impressive highlight of the 'What the Ground Holds' exhibition which is on show at Borrowdale Race course at th...
04/04/2026

Another impressive highlight of the 'What the Ground Holds' exhibition which is on show at Borrowdale Race course at the MTC building above .zim is the inclusion of works by the late historic Zimbabwean/Mozambican artist, Luis Meque. His works have also been exhibited at the and has described him as being 'to painting what Marechera (Dambudzo) was to writing'.

For those in Harare, there's an ongoing exhibition entitled, 'What the Ground Holds' taking place at the MTC building a...
03/04/2026

For those in Harare, there's an ongoing exhibition entitled, 'What the Ground Holds' taking place at the MTC building at Borrowdale race course, above the .zim store. The exhibition includes a range of established and emerging artists and one of the artists we were happy to discover is the self taught artist Johnson Mugabe whose figurative works are set behind interesting backdrop scenes.

Another highlight of visiting isn't just the beautiful scenery and outdoor activities which includes hiking to the Merm...
02/04/2026

Another highlight of visiting isn't just the beautiful scenery and outdoor activities which includes hiking to the Mermaid Pool, another component of the experience is the opportunity for art tourism. Following our hike to Mermaid Pool, we had lunch with one of our favourite artists, who just finished a residency in Austria following her participation in ; she is represented by . Gillian is a disciplined artist and we enjoyed spending the afternoon with her at the learning about her artistic practice.

One of the highlights of visiting is getting to experience the art that is housed/on exhibition at the one of which wa...
01/04/2026

One of the highlights of visiting is getting to experience the art that is housed/on exhibition at the one of which was a few works by Cosmas Shiridzinomwa, works which were part of the 'Our Common Diaries' exhibition. Cosmas participated in the 6 years ago and participated in the 'Five Bhobh' exhibition at the .

Also showing at the are photography works by Panashe Donzwe, our favourite works by the artist include:(I) 'Baby Before...
26/03/2026

Also showing at the are photography works by Panashe Donzwe, our favourite works by the artist include:
(I) 'Baby Before Book' 2025;
(2) 'Disease and Daily Bread' 2025;

Another ongoing must see exhibition at the is 'Zvatiri' by which is an exhibition that cross examined our past and pre...
25/03/2026

Another ongoing must see exhibition at the is 'Zvatiri' by which is an exhibition that cross examined our past and present and includes a range of mixed media works, our favorite are:
(1) 'Hope Dzemadziwa';
(2) 'Chibondokoto';
(3) 'Vhumbamuro YaMuchembere';

There's lots to see at the including a photography exhibition including a range of works by Marcus Perkins which were t...
24/03/2026

There's lots to see at the including a photography exhibition including a range of works by Marcus Perkins which were taken in Shamva.

Last week we had the pleasure of attending an residency event, which was hosted at Dr Guramatunhu's house and included ...
07/03/2026

Last week we had the pleasure of attending an residency event, which was hosted at Dr Guramatunhu's house and included a garden tour of his art collection which is comprised of different generations of stone sculptors.

was founded by and is a Dallas based residency which brought three American artists: and to Southern Africa and included them passing by in addition to an event at Dr Guramatunhu's house.

In addition to the event being an incredible celebration of Zimbabwean art patronage, it was remarkable to learn about how artists in their African diaspora approach their artistic practice.

For those in Harare, has an exhibition entitled, 'Mad in Zimbabwe' which is showing at - Kombo is a self taught artist...
04/03/2026

For those in Harare, has an exhibition entitled, 'Mad in Zimbabwe' which is showing at - Kombo is a self taught artist who holds a degree in Economics; he has also exhibited at Venice Benniale in addition to participating in residencies. In addition to always being ambitious and bold in the point of view he expresses through his work, his work also experiments with different mediums which show the broad range of his technical skills as an artist. Some of our favourite works included:
(1) 'Kleptocrat Secures the Bag', the medium of which is tufting yarn on fabric;
(2)'Work Like a Slave Command Like a King' the medium of which is acrylic on canvas;
(3) 'Phanton Vibrations' the medium of which is acrylic on canvas;

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