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[QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 33275, member: 636"]
Visual artist Keith Zenda feels happy about his art career after holding 20 exhibitions in 2024. He remembers showing his work in Dubai as a major achievement, with help from SwissZimHeritage, a group he helped start. He also finished building his dream Art Centre studio in Lower Gweru. His current exhibition, "Maonero Angu," runs at Hunter's Moon Estate in Highlands, Harare, until April 17. The show aims to highlight problems faced by women and children.

Zenda grew up in Chirumanzu and has traveled widely to display his art. He uses old items like kango pots and rusted metal dishes in his work to show the value of reusing materials. His art shows rural scenes and social lifestyles, with broken eggs appearing throughout as symbols of fragility. Women in his portraits wear chains and locks to represent freedom and self-power. For next year, Zenda plans exhibitions in Switzerland and the USA.

He sees art as more than self-expression but also as a way to help others. He has been making art since he was 10 years old, and his work captures African culture and Zimbabwean heritage. Zenda will launch his book at an art festival in Zurich this May.
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