Eckel Nyamhondoro
Country Zimbabwe
Date of Birth August 4, 1972.
Birth Place Guruve District. Mashonaland Central. ZIMBABWE.
Sex Male
Religion Mudzimuonoera Apostolic Faith Church
Driver’s License Number 8444LK
Educational Background
Primary Nyakapupu Primary School. Guruve District.
Mashonaland Central Province. ZIMBABWE.
Secondary Nyakapupu Secondary School. Guruve District.
Mashonaland Central Province. ZIMBABWE.
Artistic Experience
1992-1995 Started serious stone art working at Enos Chengo Sculpting
Studio in Guruve District, Mashonaland Central. ZIMBABWE.
1995-2003 Joined the famous Tengenenge Art Community led by Tom
Broomfield. Mvurwi. Mashonaland Central. ZIMBABWE.
1997 Exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in San Diego. USA.
1999-2000 Worked at Edronce Rukodzi Studios. Chitungwiza.
Greater Harare. ZIMBABWE.
2002 Invited to run a Stone Art Workshop in St Andreasberg in
Hannova, Germany as part of the African-German Cultural
Exchange Programme
2004 Formed Shona Art Centre (SAC).
2005 Exhibited at the Second Agio International Symbosium run in
Chitungwiza, Greater Harare. ZIMBABWE. Sponsored by
South Korea. Finished position 23 out of 100 in the competition.
2006 Registered Shona Art Centre in Hatfield at 135 Airport Road
Harare.
2006 Exhibited at the African Millenium Foundation Travelling
Exhibition at Chitungwiza Art Centre, Greater Harare.
ZIMBABWE.
Exhibited at the Kirstin Dihl Competition at the Germany
Embassy in Harare. ZIMBABWE.
Exhibited at the Shona Stone Sculptors Exhibition, to fund-raise
for orphaned children in Zimbabwe, organized by the Canadan
Embassy in Harare in collaboration with ZIM-ART and the
National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe.
2008 Ran stone sculptor workshops at Skulpturegalerie Sylt on Sylt
Island in the Northern Sea, Into Africa Gallery in Nuremberg and
Atehier Rapp in Obervolkach, Franconia in Germany, teaching
German children of ages between eight and 15 years.
2010 Exhibited under Shona Art Centre at the Sanganai Tourism Expo
in Harare, Zimbabwe, organized by the Zimbabwe Tourism
Authority.
2012 Exhibited Culture Week at Town House in Zimbabwe.
2013 Exhibited at the Rotary Club in Harare Zimbabwe. Sponsored by
Brazilan Embassy.Finished position 3 out of 30 in the competition.
2014 I joined the Chitungwiza Arts Centre
2014 Exhibited at Harare International Festival of the
Arts (HIFA)
2015 Exhibited at Chitungwiza Arts Centre.
2015 to Date Working with a group of established stone sculptor artists in
Zimbabwe including Vika Ngwenya, Singi and Andamiyo Chihota
At the Chitungwiza Art Centre, Greater Harare, ZIMBABWE.
Major Art Themes
African Tribal Mythology
Spiritual, Social and Cultural Contemplative Art
Unity between Man and Nature
Love
Hobbies
Sport and Internet Research.