Guruve promotes the very best in contemporary African art, with the most extensive collection of authentic original African art and sculpture in our online gallery with full artist biographies.

Guruve are specialists and experts in contemporary stone sculpture from the Shona sculpture art movement of Zimbabwe; we also promote both world-famous and talented young artists from elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa who work in a wide range of media.

We believe in doing business the right way. We have an extremely ethical business policy. We treat artists with the respect they deserve, building long-term relationships based on friendship and trust. We have given over £14,300 in donations and gifts to individual artists and to group associations and charities. Why not challenge other dealers to see if they can PROVE they do the same?

Efforts are being made to get the African painted hunting dog listed on CITES (Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species), in order to protect painted dogs against trade and to be able to control and monitor trade in this endangered species. Please follow this link to add your name to the petition asking them to be added to the list at the next CITES meeting. Thank you.

On our 2008 visit to Zimbabwe, we visited the Save Valley Conservancy, where vital work is being done to preserve and protect African painted hunting dogs, Africa's second-rarest carnivore after the Ethiopian mountain wolf.

Wildlife Direct is the charity sponsoring this fantastic project, to whom we donated funds towards desnaring a pup and essential food and supplies for the research team. Chishakwe ranch, where the project is based, would love to expand hunting dog tourism (increasing revenue from non-game hunting means) so if anyone is interested, please get in touch.

Zimbabwean artist arrested for controversial exhibition

Bulawayan artist Owen Maseko was arrested by police in March 2010, after the opening of his exhibition of paintings exploring the Gukurahundi - the massacre of over 20,000 Ndebele in the early 1980s, shortly after Mugabe came to power.

Guruve do not show any work by Owen, but we know him (lovely guy!) and are concerned for his wellbeing and impressed by his cojones!.

The Zimbabwean quoted an SW Radio Africa interview in which Owen cheerfully pointed out that:
"I think it's a win, win situation for me. If it goes to trial it means they (the police) risk having the Gukurahundi issue openly discussed and at the same time if they dismiss the case it means they automatically have to allow me to re-open the exhibition and the public can actually see it."

The National Gallery in Bulawayo has a history of being much more up-to-date (and controversial) than its Harare sister.

Police also confiscated photos and arrested the Director of an exhibition of photos from the last three years of political violence, held at Gallery Delta in Harare and opened by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.

For a number of years we have displayed our sculptures on reclaimed wood plinths provided to us by the Mencap Riverwood project. We sell these plinths on behalf of Mencap (so 100% of the money goes to the charity). In 2010, we raised £1,735 for Greenwich Mencap. In previous years, we raised £3,320 (2009), £4,575 (2008), £3,180 (2007), £2,125 (2006) and £1,600 (2005).

Many thanks to everyone who contributed to this fantastic total of £16,535 by choosing to display their sculptures on a unique piece of seasoned timber that has been reclaimed from the Thames and finished by hand by people with learning disabilities. If you would like one of these fabulous plinths, please contact Phil at Riverwood.

Amazing private collection of genuine works by Shona master sculptors now available

Click here to see the sculptures

Guruve are honoured to announce that we have been selected to offer a large selection of sculptures by master sculptors of the Shona sculpture movement. These sculptures are from a private collection and have full provenance from artist to present. Opportunities to buy works by first-generation Shona artists do not come up very often!

• Brighton Sango
• Bernard Takawira
• Claud Nyanhongo
• Damian Manuhwa
• Moses Masaya

National recognition for Guruve's artists yet again!

The winner of the 3D category of the prestigious National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) 2010 has just been announced and it's Boet Nyariri. Well done Boet! Congratulations, we are so happy for you.

Boet is the second winner in two years who is promoted by Guruve. Well done as well to Rickson Zavare ("Murehwa") who was one of two other nominees. The mixed media category was won by Dominic Benhura.

Previous nominees include Washington Matafi, Peter Gwisa and Ishmael Chitiyo, and the competition was won by Onias Mupumha in 2008.

Guruve establish AIDS/HIV fund for African artists

After the death of the hugely talented Kennedy Phiri in July 2009, it didn't feel right to have a party with the artists this year. Instead, we donated the money to the Chitungwiza Arts Centre for an HIV/AIDS fund to support artists to get tested and for the group as a whole to support those who test positive and their families.

'I would like to thank you on behalf of everyone for everything you have done for us here. As the chairman, I say thank very much God bless you and your company. Everyone is very happy with the money you gave us for the H.I.V aids project. Wish you good luck in everything you do for us .Thank you.' From Gabriel Tigere, Chairman of Chitungwiza Arts Centre.

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