ZIMBABWEAN artist Gareth Nyandoro has won the Emerging Voices Art Award 2016 in recognition of his vivid, but abstract depictions of commercial life in Harare.
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Clarissa Campolina, from Brazil, won the award in the film category, while Indonesia’s Eka Kurniawan scooped the fiction award for Man Tiger.
The three winners pocketed $40 000 apiece, while the runners-up in each category received $5 000 each.
Chair of the judges panel Michael Skapinker — who is also the Financial Times editor — said they picked up “amazing talent” among the submissions.
“It has been a fantastic process getting to know the finalists and now winners of this year’s awards through their hard work and dedication to their individual crafts. I think I can speak for the entire panel of judges when I say that it is incredible to be able to share the winners’ stories and amazing talent for a second year,” he said.
The independent panel of judges looked for the most original pieces, which best showcased the art form and voice of a region. The competition was open to artists from emerging market nations.
Maria Varnava, co-director of Tiwani Contemporary, a London gallery that represents international emerging and established artists, said Nyandoro belonged to “a generation of exciting young artists” drawing inspiration from their country’s experiences.
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“He is part of a generation of exciting young artists, like Virginia Chihota and Portia Zvavahera, who are bringing Zimbabwe to the forefront,” she said.
Born in 1982, Nyandoro graduated with a diploma in fine art from Harare Polytechnic in 2003 and completed his studies in creative art and design at Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe, in 2008.
He won a residency at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam.
