Mpumelelo Dube -- Fine Art
Artist Profile
Born in 1982, Mpumelelo Dube lives and works in Cape Town, South Africa. He studied art at the Mzilikazi Art Center in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He has taken part in more than ten group exhibitions in Zimbabwe where he sold out at each show. Inspired and trained by some of Africa's finest painters (including Charles Kamangwana), Mpumelelo has shown exceptional commitment and promise.
Using acrylics and oils, Mpumelelo specializes in painting urban and rural scenes. At a very early point in his career, Mpumelelo mastered the ability to capture brief moments in time as his subjects go about their daily routines like collecting water, walking to school and preparing fires for cooking. He does not paint facial features, rather focusing the viewer on the larger scene than on individual figures. This effect also gives his work universal appeal.
In 2003, he took part in a group exhibition at Zuva Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona USA. Again, the response to Mpumelelo's work was phenomenal and he has been invited to participate in Zuva Gallery’s annual exhibition.
He is now a permanent exhibiter in one of Cape Town’s top Galleries called Park Bench Gallery where he also works as the gallery manager.
We feel strongly that Mpumelelo has the potential to become an established artist in Africa and abroad in the years to come.
Written by Zuva Gallery on my behalf
Exhibitions
2001 - VAAB Exhibition (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
2002 - VAAB ILanga Nya Exhibition (Bulawayo/Bait Bridge, Zimbabwe)
2002 - VAAB Exhibition (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
2003 - Fact Cotton Exhibition (Bulawayo/Harare, Zimbabwe)
2003 - Young Artist Exhibition (Arizona, USA)
2004 - VAAB Exhibition (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
2004 - Young Artist Exhibition (Arizona, USA)
2004 - Young Artist Exhibition (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
2004 - Group Exhibition (Pretoria, South Africa)
2005 - Images of Bulawayo Exhibition (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
2005 - Isigodlo Samakhosi “Lift High Banner Exhibition (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
2005 - Three Man Show (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
2005 - VAAB Exhibition (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
2005 - Zuva Gallery Young Artist Exhibition, USA
2005 - Group Exhibition (Pretoria, South Africa)
2006 - Amakhosi Exhibition (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
2006 - VAAB Exhibition (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
Workshops
2002 - VAAB Artists Workshop, Matopos Zimbabwe
2003 - VAAB Artists Workshop, Matopos Zimbabwe
2004 - VAAB Artists Workshop,Matopos Zimbabwe
2005 - VAAB Artists Workshop, Matopos Zimbabwe
2006 - VAAB Artists Workshop, Matopos Zimbabwe
Projects
Collections
Europe, USA, Israel, Greece, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Nigeria, South Africa, Netherlands and Zimbabwe
Private Collections
Guest House in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo
Private Gallery in Israel
Zuva Gallery in Arizona, USA
Private Gallery in England
Private Gallery in Pretoria South Africa
Private Gallery in Cape Town
Professional Bodies
Friends of National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo
Member of the Visual Artist Association of Bulawayo (VAAB)
Gallery Manager at Park Bench Gallery Cape Town in South Africa
References
National Gallery of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo
Visual Artist Association of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe
Zuva Gallery in Johannesburg, South Africa and Arizona in USA
Park Bench Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa
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