Masimba Hwati

[1] PhD candidate at Akademie der Bildenden künste Hwati graduated from Harare Polytechnic School of Art and Design in 2003 where he majored in Ceramics and Painting.

[3] He is a PhD Candidate at Akademie Der Bildenden Künste Wien, Österreich, an MFA from Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

In 2015, he was one of three artists, along with Chikonzero Chazunguza and Gareth Nyandoro, selected for Pixels Of Ubuntu/Unhu for the Zimbabwean Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale.

With an emphasis on sculptural work, Hwati collects historical, culturally imbued items ranging from cars and shoes, to scrap metal and found objects, altering and repositioning them in a contemporary urban setting.

[7] Hwati was named amongst 12 "The Ones to Watch" by New African Magazine[8] ahead of the 1-54 Contemporary Art Fair in London at Somerset House.