Fata Arthur, „Fossil“ 1991, Springstone, 118x41x47
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Arthur Fata
born in 1963, Harare, Zimbabwe
Lives and works as a sculptor and teacher of the master class in Chapungu Sculpture Park in Msasa near Harare
Exhibitions in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Europe and USA
Study of painting, sculpture, printing and design of textiles, B.A.T. Workshop School, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Diplomatic Corps Award of Distinction, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Scholarship and Art study at the National Art Academy Sofia, Bulgaria
Artist in residence in England and Portugal
Arthur Fata is one of the most experimentally inclined artists of the ‘second generation’ of Zimbabwean sculptors. His sculptural work is often preceded by sketches, paintings or photographic collages. Beside stone – Fata prefers serpentinite and the harder springstone –, his sculptures make use of more unusual materials such as wood, wire and plastic. Another novel approach is his use of different types of stone in a single work.
1986 - Diplomatic Corps Award of Distinction, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Exhibitions (Selection)
2010 - "Vhura Meso, Zimbabwean Roots in the 21st Century", The National Gallery of Zimbabwe
2009 - „ZimSculpt“, Van Dusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver, Kanada
- „Flora: Growing Inspirations. A Sculpture Exhibition“, The Washington Sculptures Group, US Botanical Garden, Washington D.C., USA
2007 - „Nature, Man and Myth“, Missouri Botanical Garden, organisiert von Chapungu Garden, Missouri, USA
2006 - Art Center Berlin, 5. 10. 2006 – 31. 3. 2009
2004 - „Zimbabwe Stone Sculpture. A Retrospective 1957–2004“, Pierre Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
2003 - „New visions in stone: stone sculpture in Zimbabwe“, Utonga Gallery, South Carolina, USA
2002 - Zuva Gallery, Scottsdale, Schottland. Februar 2002
1996 - „Moderne Afrikanische Kunst. Stein-Skulpturen aus Zimbabwe“, Botanischer Garten Berlin, Deutschland
1995 - „Africus: Johannesburg Biennale 1995“ u. a. mit Georges Lilanga, Luis Meque, Joseph Muzondo, Sane Wadu, Johannesburg, Südafrika
- „Afrikanische Gegenwartskunst. Skulpturen und Gemälde aus Zimbabwe und Uganda“, Kunst Transit Berlin
- Eton Contamporary Art Gallery, Windsor Berkshire, England
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park, England
1994 - „Zimbabwe stone sculpture: the second generation“, Chapungu Sculpture Park, Harare, Zimbabwe. Ausstellung u. a. mit Dominic Benhura, Tapfuma Gutsa, Kakoma Kweli, Wonder Luke, Joseph Muzondo, Agnes Nyanhongo, Gedion Nyanhongo, Brighton Sango, Norbert Shamuyarira, Staycot Tahwa
- „Moderne afrikanische Kunst. Steinbildhauer aus Zimbabwe“, Palmengarten, Frankfurt/M. April–Oktober 1994
1987 – heute - Bildhauer der Chapungu Sculpture Park, Harare, Zimbabwe
1985–1988 - Teilnahme an weiteren Jahresausstellungen der National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
1985 - „Quantas Annual Exhibition“, Sydney, Australien
1984 - Teilnahme an der Jahresausstellung der National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
1983 - „Nedlaw Sculpture Exhibition“, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Sibanda, Doreen, „Pieces of time“ in: „Zimbabwe Stone Sculpture. A Retrospective 1957 – 2004“, Embassy of France & Weaver Press, Harare 2004. 148 S., Farbabbildungen
- Winter-Irving, Celia, „New Visions in Stone. Stone Sculpture in Zimbabwe“, mit einem Beitrag von Glenn Sullivan, Utonga Gallery, Mont Pleasant 2003. 68 S., Farbabbildungen
- Chapungu Annual 1995, Chapungu Sculpture Park, Harare 1995
- Mawdsley, Joceline, „Zimbabwe stone sculpture: the second generation“, Chapungu Sculpture Park, Harare, 1994. 48 S., Farbabbildungen
- Palmengarten/Chapungu Sculpture Park, „Moderne afrikanische Kunst. Die Steinbildhauer aus Zimbabwe“, Frankfurt/M., 1994, 52 S., Farbabbildungen
- Mor, F., „Shona Sculpture“, Jongwe, Harare 1987. 160 S.