artweb POWER 100 Zimbabwe (2024)

The artweb Power 100 Zimbabwe is an annual list celebrating the individuals and institutions shaping the Zimbabwean art landscape in 2024. This carefully curated selection goes beyond merely cataloging success or visibility; it examines influence - how art and ideas spark movements, build communities, and define creative conversations. The Power 100 is a snapshot of the people, organizations, and moments that have made Zimbabwe’s contemporary art scene thrive over the past year.

From the artists and collectives crafting evocative works to the curators, gallerists, and museum directors championing those creations, this list weaves a narrative of Zimbabwe’s artistic ecosystem. It recognizes not only the funders enabling bold creative endeavors but also the thinkers, writers, and storytellers whose insights shape the dialogue around art. It’s an exploration of how art manifests in one space and imagines its resonance in others - a structural portrait of the connections and forces that bring art to life.

Art, however, does not operate in isolation. Its power is fluid, contextual, and relative to its impact on society. As art critic John Berger observed, the truest stories often emerge from those closest to life’s raw realities. In this spirit, the artweb Power 100 celebrates those who transcend hierarchical constraints, creating art that speaks not just to privilege but to the shared human experience—the beauty, challenges, and complexities of life.

In charting these influential forces, the ArtWeb Power 100 Zimbabwe becomes more than a list; it’s a lens through which we understand the evolving role of Zimbabwean art in a broader cultural, social, and global context.

POWER 100 Zimbabwe

1. Portia Zvavahera 

2. Moffat Takadiwa 

3. Troy Makaza .

4. Virginia Chihota

5. Kudzanai Violet Hwami

6. National Gallery of Zimbabwe

7. Mbare Art Space

8. artHARARE

9. Nhaka Gallery

10. Laura Ganda

11. Richard Mudariki

12. Gresham Tapiwa Nyahude

13. Helen Teede

14. Raphael Chikukwa

15. Gareth Nyandoro

16. Mostaff Muchawaya

17. Dan Halter

18. Wallen Mapondera

19. Terence Musekiwa

20. Tafadzwa Tega

21. Misheck Masamvu

22. Fadzai Muchemwa

23. Kreshia Mukwazhi

24. Admire Kamudzengerere

25. Xanthe Somers

26. Ronald Muchatuta

27. Wycliff Mundopa

28. Tapfuma Gutsa

29. Tafadzwa Gwetai

30. Greg Shaw

31. Gerogina Maxim

32. Tawanda Takura

33. Olly French

34. Valerie Kabov

35. Epheas Maposa,

36. Nyasha Marovatsanga,

37. Kenmore Maruta

38. Amanda Mushate

39. Anne-Zanele Mutema

40. Evans Tinashe Mutenga

41. Duncan Wylie

42. Tamary Kudita

43. Fungai Marima

44. Lin Barrie

45. Raymond Fuyana

46. Village Unhu Collective

47. Richard Witikani

48. Nyasha Jeche

49. Tanaka Mazivanhanga

50. Cosmas Shiridzinomwa

51. Lovemore Kambudzi

52. Tandazani Dhlakama

53. Kudakwashe Mangoma (Baskwa)

54. Tinotenda Mushore

55. David Chinyama

56. Valerie Sibanda

57. Chenesai Mangoma

58. Mukudzei Muzondo

59. Mercy Moyo

60. Isheanesu Dondo

61. Wilfred Timire

62. George Masarira

63. Cliford Zulu

64. Calvin Dondo

65. Nothando Chiwanga

66. Prudence Chimutuwah

67. Tendai Nyandoro

68. Nyadzombe Nyampenza

69. Kuda Rice

70. Lennox Makurumidze

71. Gideon Gomo

72. Pardon Mapondera

73. Gillian Rosselli

74. Peter Kaunda

75. Kufa Makwavarara

76. Calvin Chimutuwah

77. Franklyn Dzingai

78. Tinotenda Gusha

79. Tatenda Chidora

80. Linnet Panashe Rubaya

81. Tongesai Machiri

82. Anusa Salanje

83. Akudzwe Chiwa

84. Tendai Makaya

85. Takura Chadoka

86. Munyaradzi Mugorosa

87. Clive Mukucha

88. Chiko Chazunguza

89. Crispen Matekenya

90. Johnson Mugabe

91. Lilian Magodi

92. Johnson Zuze

93. Ngonidzashe Tsiga

94. Richie Madyira

95. Mike Tigere Mavura

96. Dr Maraire

97. Chido Johnson

98. Nontsi Mutiti

99. Merilyn Mushakwe

100. Tanaka Dzuda