Nothando Chiwanga 2023

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Nothando Chiwanga was born in Harare, Zimbabwe on 6 May 1997. She works predominantly in the medium of Performance art, Photography and collage. She graduated from the National Gallery School of Visual, Arts and Design in 2019. She has exhibited in the New Signatures and Green Shoots Exhibition, Notes for Tomorrow traveling exhbition, Young Contemporary 2022 at National Museum Lagos and Madzimbawe Group Show at Akka Project Dubai in 2022. She did her artist residence at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe in 2020 and Young contemporary at Releartsfoundation in 2022. She has participated in various workshops like the realism with John Kotze, performance art with Sithembile Msezane, Art and Ethics with Julius Mushambadope.

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Presenting photography and performance, Nothando Chiwanga’s work examines and reflects on economic issues, social norms and power dynamics in society. She looks at money and the tswanda (reed basket) as symbolic of the women's everyday ways of gathering to earn. Money being a source of power. Tswanda reflects food security.

Her works illustrate a journey across generations, from self-stigma to self-acceptance. It is also a reflection of the artist, which other women can identify with. Her presented series “Ndiwe ani?" (“Who are you?") considers the relationship between the artist and other women in society, as a result of their shared experiences. It is also challenging societal and economic ideals of Feminine Power in society.