Chilonga Haji (1969) -- Fine Art

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Chilonga Haji is a Fine Artist.

Chilonga Haji
 

Haji Chilonga was born on January 24th 1969 in Lukuledi, southern Tanzania. He comes from a pottery and blacksmiths family background.  He became a serious painter in 1992 when he was tutored by more experienced artists.

Exhibitions

2009: East Africa Biennale 2009 Alliance Francaise,
         Dar es Salaam Tanzania.

2009: Mawazo Art Gallery 2009 in Dar es Salaam Tanzania.

2009: Fine Art Gallery 2009 in Arusha Tanzania

2008: Mawazo Art Gallery, Dar es Salaam Tanzania.

2008: Warm Hurt Art Gallery 2008 in Arusha Tanzania

2008
:  The Black Arts Festival in Atlanta USA.

2008
: Fort Jesus Museum in Mombasa Kenya.

2007: “Affordable Art” Golden Tulipu Hotel in Dar es Salaam,
          Tanzania.

2007: East Africa Art Biennale National Museum in Dar es
          Salaam, Tanzania.

2007: Salzburg International Summer Academy in Salzburg
          Austria.

2006: “Affordable Art” Golden Tulipu Hotel in Dar es Salaam,
         Tanzania.

2006: Thupelo Rork’s Drift KwaZulu Natal in South Africa.

2005: Two Artists Exhibition; La Petite Galarie in Dar es
         Salaam, Tanzania.

2005
: East Africa Art Biennale National Museum in Dar es
         Salaam, Tanzania.

2004
: Ngoma International Exhibition, in Kampala, Uganda,

2004
: The Best Art of Tanzania Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.

2003: “Africa Market” in Chicago USA.

2003
: East Africa Art Biennale, National Museum in Dar es
           Salaam,Tanzania.

2002
: African Festival in Zurich Switzerland.

2002
: “African Art” in Calgary Alberta Canada.

2002
: African Festival, Wurzburg, Germany.

2002
: African Festival, Hannover, Germany.

2001
: “African Art” Zurich  in Switzerland.

2001: Village Market in Nairobi Kenya.

2000
: “Africa Art show” Wurzburg in Germany.

2000
: “Art in Tanzania 2000” National Museum in Dar es
         Salaam, Tanzania.

1999
: “Art in Tanzania 1999” National Museum in Dar es
         Salaam, Tanzania.

1998
: Fine Arts Association, Goethe Institute Dar es Salaam,
         Tanzania.

1997: Bamayu Art Gallery 1997; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Workshops

2006: Thupelo International Workshop at Rorke’s Drift
        KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

2004: Ngoma International Workshop at Nabinonya,
        Kampala Uganda.

2001: Rafiki International Workshop at Bagamoyo,
        Tanzania.

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