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Lovemore Bonjisi

Celia Winter-Irving, respected Shona art critic and ex-curator of the National Gallery in Harare, described Lovemore as 'The Shona Michelangelo'.

Lovemore was born in January 1985 in Ruwa, Zimbabwe. He is the youngest in the Bonjisi family of stone sculptors, and trained with his brother Lameck (now deceased), one of Zimbabwe's most successful sculptors.

His work is dynamic and fluid, coupled with sharp angles and smooth long necks with lifelike faces. He cites as inspiration the legendary sculptor Nicholas Mukomberanwa, who taught Lameck.

He has been exhibited in many galleries, including:
Contemporary Fine Art Gallery (Eton, UK)
Passion in Stone Exhibition (Sydney, Australia)
Alexander Gallery (Spain), who voted him Most Promising Sculptor in 2004.