Dominic Benhura

His uncle had a home in the suburb of Tafara, and Benhura went to live there at the age of ten; he lived with his cousin Tapfuma Gutsa, already a well-known sculptor.

Despite having no formal training, Benhura turned to sculpting full-time upon the finish of his schooling, showing his work at the Chapungu Sculpture Park for the first time in 1987.

He joined the resident artist program there in 1990, staying until acquiring a home in Athlone, Harare, in 1995.

Through the program he worked on larger pieces; he also began traveling during this period, attending workshops in Botswana, the United States, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany.

Benhura is considered to be part of the second generation of Zimbabwean stonecarvers.

Benhura's statue Swing Me Mama (1995) in the Singapore Botanic Gardens