Lawrence Mukomberanwa (born 1976) is a

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sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

and pilot. The son of

Nicholas Mukomberanwa Nicholas Mukomberanwa (1940 - 12 November 2002) was a Zimbabwean sculpture, sculptor and art teacher. He was among the most famous protégés of the Workshop School at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. He was a mentor to the Mukomberanwa Family o ...

, Lawrence (sometimes spelled Laurence) worked with his father from his early childhood days. He continued sculpting whilst training to be a commercial

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. He worked in the field for some years before turning to sculpture full-time. His works have been featured in a number of

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Career

He started out his career as an airplane pilot but then quit to engage in the family craft. Lawrence Mukomberanwa, the son to sculptor Nicholas, says he has no regrets after he recently quit his professional job as a pilot to follow in the footsteps of his dad. Laurence's subject matter deals with contrasts and opposites. He is concerned with the disparity of power between poverty and wealth. Mukomberanwa is a member of the Mukomberanwa family of sculptors. He is the son of first generation Shona art sculptors Grace Mukomberanwa and

.http://www.herald.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=508&cat=10 Mukomberanwa is the brother of

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, Taguma, Netsai, and

Ennica Mukomberanwa Ennica Mukomberanwa (born 1978) is a Zimbabwean sculptor. The daughter of Grace Mukomberanwa and Nicholas Mukomberanwa, she was trained by the first generation of sculptures. Her work is exhibited in private collections and at galleries around ...

, and the cousin of Nesbert Mukomberanwa, all of whom are sculptors.

Accolades and exhibits

*Resident Artist, "Master Sculptors of Zimbabwe and their Works" - Barcelona *Group exhibition “Encompass” at the Cape Gallery - 2005

External links

*http://www.herald.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=508&cat=10
Biography, with examples of his work

References

1976 births Living people People from Mashonaland East Province Commercial aviators 21st-century Zimbabwean sculptors 20th-century Zimbabwean sculptors {{Zimbabwe-sculptor-stub