Zimbabwe: The Role of Women in Zimbabwean Art

19 February 2018

The servitude of African women in colonial times barred them from practising art in public spaces. The intellectual, social and cultural space of African women in formerly colonised nations had been restricted and socially reduced in importance to the backroom of contemporary art and thinking.

Against all odds women have stood the test of times through several exhibitions such as Women on Top (2014), Out of Darkness (2015) and Discoloured Margins (2017). They sought women emancipation. Women on top and Out of Darkness exhibitions availed platforms for female artistes to articulate and counter patriarchal hegemony through different mediums including new media, painting and sculptor. These two exhibitions stood out as a statement that there are a lot of (female) Zimbabwean artists who are able to tackle things that have been done mainly by men.

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