Coster Mkoki Sculptor Portfolio

Coster Mkoki -- Sculptures

Artist Profile

Coster Mkoki is a self taught artist from a small town in Zimbabwe called Gweru. He has taken part in a number of exhibitions in and outside Zimbabwe. Some of the notable exhibitions he has taken part include: Bridging the Gap (National Gallery of Zimbabwe) Zimbabwe Heritage exhibitions at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe.

He has also taken part in a number of International workshop including Batapata Workshop which is part of the Triangle Trust Workshop and Greatmore Studios to mention but a few.

Coster Mkoki's work is highly inspired by none other than the Zimbabwean veteran Artists Tapfuma Gutsa. These two worked together at Tapfuma's Surprise Art Centre in Shurungwi which is outside Gweru. Coster now lives and work in South Africa.

Exhibitions

2008: Pretoria Art Museum, Group Show.

2007: Sanava - Contemporary Visions of Southern Africa and
         Indian Ocean Islands Pretoria Art Museum, South Africa.

2007: Signatures - National Museum, Gweru .

2006: Movement - Greatmore Studios, Cape Town.

2006: Outdoor Sculpture Competition AVA, Cape Town.

2006: Gatherings - Bag Factory Studios, Johannesburg

2005: “Wet nose” Zanzibar - Pretoria, South Africa.

2004: Batapata exhibition - Harare International Conference
         Centre.

2003: Braziers exhibition - Gallery Proof, London.

2002: Landmark2 (Midlands Artists) - Bulawayo Art Gallery.

2002: Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition - National Gallery.

2001: Summer Show - Gallery - Gallery Delta, Harare.

2000: Summer Show -Gallery Delta, Harare.

2000: “HIFA” – Harare International Festival of the Arts - National
         Gallery.

2000: Batapata Exhibition.

1999: Artist against Poverty - National Gallery Zimbabwe.

1998: Summer Show - Gallery Delta Harare.

1997: Decade of Award Winners MBCA - National Gallery Harare.

1997: Landmark - Gweru Theatre and Bulawayo Art Gallery.

1997: Heritage - Mobil Zimbabwe National Gallery.

1996: Zimbabwe Heritage - National Gallery.

1995: “Wall Marks” - Lizas Gallery, Harare.

1994: Pachipamwe - Bulawayo Art Gallery and Alliance Francaise,
        Harare.

Solo Exhibitions

2003: Welcome to Cape Town - The Cold Room CT, South Africa.

Workshops

2008: Frans Maseerel Centrum – Kasterlee, Belgium.

2006: Bag Factory Studios – Johannesburg, South Africa.

2006: Greatmore Studios.

2006: Tangencya 2 - CAS, Durban.

2003: Braziers International Workshop – Oxfordshire, England.

2003: Greatmore Studios Residency Cape Town.

2003: Thupelo International Workshop – Cape Town, South Africa.

1999: Artist against Poverty Workshops, United Nations
Development Programme.

1999: Batapata International Workshop Mutare, Zimbabwe.

1994: Pachipamwe International Workshop, Shurugwi.

Projects

2007: Coordinator ;Signatures – Landmark 3 art exhibition by
         Midlands Artists, Gweru.

2007: Board Member; Visual Arts Advisor- National Arts Council
        of Zimbabwe, Midlands.

2006: Outreach Programme –BABS Centre Cape Flats – Cape
        Town, SA.

2006: Outreach Programme- Alexandra Park Johannesburg, SA.

Publications

2007: Pretoria News and The Star.

2007: The Times.

2007: The Zimbabwean.

2007: Art Times – September Cape Town.

2006: BBC world have your say.

2005: Herald.

2004: Braziers Catalogue.

2003: UK, Guardian.

Dec 2003: In Touch, British Council, Zimbabwe.

Oct – Nov 2003: Odyssey Cape Town.

2003: Cape Argus. Gallery #22 Art Magazine Ngoma – National
          Arts Council Magazine.

Nov - Dec 1999: Anglo News.

Mar - April 1999: Anglo News.

23 Sept 1999: The Daily News.

1996: Gweru Times.

1986 - 1996: National Gallery of Zimbabwe, A Decade of Award
         Winners.

1995 - 1997: Zimbabwe Heritage, Voice of America – Studio 7.
        - SWF Radio – UK.
          - Gallery Delta – Art Magazine - #22.

Education

Mainly self taught.

1991 – 1995: Apprenticeship training in Fitting including machining.

Award

1998: 1st position – Midlands Province, Artist against poverty.

1995: Distinction – Young artist of promise, Zimbabwe Heritage.

1995: Distinction – “Weldart”, Zimbabwe Heritage.

1995: Received National Craft Certificate in machineshop craft
practice.

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