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David Chinyama (born 1976 Harare) is a Toronto based Zimbabwean-Canadian multi-disciplinary artist, working across art disciplines of painting, sculpture, interactive media design and film. An alumni of National Gallery of Zimbabwe School of Art and Design and Harare Polytechnic College in Harare Zimbabwe, Chinyama burst into the Zimbabwean mainstream art scene in 2003. In 2004 he had his first major solo exhibition ( Visual Poetry) with the National Gallery of Zimbabwe followed by several solo shows in US and Europe. His thought provoking work recieved recognition at the National Merit Awards (NAMA) in (2005), and 2013) for Outstanding 2-Dimensional Work as well as several other awards in Zimbabwe and Canada. Since moving to Toronto Canada in 2016, he continues to pursue full-time practice as a visual artiast as well studies in film and interactive media design. In 2020 he founded ARTSPACE-263, a start up interactive media design studio that is also into manufacturing of traditional hand made artist paints. His works sits in many public and private collections across the world.

DAVID CHINYAMA
Born	David Chinyama 10 Feb 1976 Harare (then Salisbury, Rhodhesia), Zimbabwe
Nationality	Zimbabwean, Neutralized Canadian
Education	National Gallery School of School of Art & Design. (1997-1999) Harare Polytechnic College.(2000-2001) CDI College, Toronto, Canada (2020-2021 Yorkville University- present
Occupation	Multidisciplinary Artist
Employer	ARTSPACE263 ( Founder) a start upn artist paint manufacturing start up company established in 2020
Known for	Non representational mixed media paintings
Parents	Lackson Chinyama (father), Kristina Leonard(mother)

Awards honors | Grants

Outstanding 2- Dimensional Work, National Arts Merit Award, (NAMA), Harare, Zimbabwe, (2005)

Outstanding 2-Dimensional Work, National Arts Merit Awards(NAMA, Harare, Zimbabwe, (2013)

Jury Choice Award, Scarborough Annual Art Exhibition, Toronto, Canada, (2018)

Artist Beyond Boarders, MuseArts Comunity Arts Awards, Toronto, Canada, (2020)

GRANTS

Toronto Arts Council- RBC Newcomer Mentorship Grant, (2018).

Toronto Arts Council- Artist Access Grant, (2018

Neighborhood Arts Network- Artist Business Grant, (2019)

Exhibitions

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021- Color Vibes, Galerie Colorida, Lisbon, Portugal (Upcoming)

2020- Confinement Diaries, Kunstmatrix, Onlin,Toronto, Canada.

2019- Sacred Narrative, Arts Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

2016- The Griot’ Call, Village Unhu, Harare, Zimbabwe.

2016- Silent Revolutions, Lite-Haus Galerie, Berlin, Germany.

2016- Painted Vibes 1, Amazwi Gallery, Saugatuck, MI, USA.

2012- Lands of Solitude, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Mutare, Zimbabwe.

2015- Expressions of Zimbabwe, Galerie Confluences, Perigueux, France.

2010- Painted Vibes 1,Galerie Into Africa, Wensbach, Germany.

2010- David Chinyama Exhibition, Beterndoff Gallerie,Guangeloch, Leimen, Germany

2009- 7days Theory, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.

2008- Blue- Richard Rennie Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe.

2008- Unveiling the Truth, Seed Gallery, New York, Zimbabwe.

2006- David Chinyama Solo, Richard Rennie Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe.

2006- Blessings of Summer, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Mutare, Zimbabwe.

2006- Potency of Time, Seed Gallery, New York, USA.

2005- Under the African Sun, Gallery Sankarak, New York, USA

2004- Visual Poetry, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

2003- This world in Color, Zimbabwe Germany Societ, Harare, Zimbabwe

2002- The Hard Way Up- Art Café, Harare, Zimbabwe

SELECTED TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2020- Diasporic Meditations (with Masimba Hwati), ArtSpace 263_Toronto, ON Canada

2019- Togetherness,KunstSmedjen, Roskilde, Denmark.

2019- Converging Passages (With Curtia Wright), Bathurst Centre for Culture Arts &

Media, Toronto, ON Canada

MOST RECENT SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021- Artwork TO, Toronto, Canada

2021- Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Toronto, ON Canada (Up-coming).

2021- Vancouver Art Fair, Vancouver BC, Canada (Up-coming).

2021- Vibes, Proverbs & Dead Metaphors, Artspace 263, Toronto, ON Canada.

2021- Stay Real Black For Me, Madlozi Contemporary, Capetown South Africa

2020- Artist Project, Toronto, ON Canada.

2020- Latitudes Art Fair, Madlozi Contemporary, Johanesburg, South Africa

2020- Be Black Like Me, Madlozi Contemporary, Johanesburg, South Africa.

2019- Paint 2019, John B Aird Gallery, Toronto, ON Canada.

2019- Color and Form 67th Juried Exhibition, Etobicoke Civic Center Art Gallery,Toronto

2019- The Other Art Fair, Chicago, Illinois USA.

2019- RBC Newcomer Artist Spotlight Exhibition, Steam-whistle Brewery, Toronto, ON,

Canada.

2019- Scarborough Annual Art Exhibition, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, Scarborough,

Toronto, ON Canada.

2018- The Views are different Here, John B Aird Gallery, Toronto ON, Canada

2018- On Future, Words and Images, Toronto Centre for the Arts, North York ON

Canada.

2018- Desire Lines, Steam-Whistle Ga

Critical reception

https://www.newsday.co.zw/2017/01/zim-struggles-portrayed-griot-call-exhibition/

.co.zw/2004/08/13/visual-artist-depicts-zim-crisis-in-works/