Sylvester is a venerated old man, one of the first generation of Zimbabwean sculptors. His life and work is guided by Shona culture and beliefs, and as an elder he teaches and advises the younger members of his community through metaphor and storytelling - and his sculptures always tell a story as well.

Sylvester began sculpting in the 1960s at the Tengenenge sculpture community in northern Zimbabwe. Later, he was asked by the curator of the National Gallery, Frank McEwen, to be a resident artist there. Sylvester was a founder member of McEwen's new sculpture community established in Vukutu (eastern Zimbabwe).

Exhibitions include:
- Solo exhibition, Somerset, UK (2004)
- 'Custom and Legend: A Culture In Stone', Kew Gardens, London (2000)
- 'Sculpture Contemporaine des Shona d'Afrique',
Musée Rodin, Paris (1971)

Sylvester was included as one of the top ten sculptors in the world by The Guardian in 1991 and we are proud to represent him in the UK.