Danisile Ncube Sculptor Portfolio

Danisile Ncube -- Sculptures

Artist Profile

Danisile Ncube is a Sculptor

Danisile Ncube

Danisile was born in 1970 in Zimbabwe. After finishing school, he studied fine art at Bulawayo's Mzilikazi Art and Craft Centre. His tutors included famous African artists Adam Madebe and David Ndlovu.

Danisile graduated in 1989 and began his career as a professional artist. He worked closely with sculptor Adam Madebe and began to specialise in metalwork. He has been a frequent exhibitor in the bi-annual Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition at the National Gallery in Harare, being Highly Commended in 1998. Each year since 1991, Danisile's work has also been featured in the Visual Artists' Association of Bulawayo (VAAB) Annual Exhibition at the National Gallery in Bulawayo.

Since the mid - 1990s, Danisile has participated in joint exhibitions in Australia, UK and Germany and had solo exhibitions in Bulawayo (2001 - 2003) and Harare in 2003.

In 2003, he participated in the prestigious Batapata International Artists' Workshop, where artists from all over the world experiment in different media and exchange ideas. He was also facilitator and curator of a sculpture workshop for young artists in Bulawayo.

Exhibitions

1991 - 2000: Mobile Oil Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition, National
Gallery opf Zimbabwe (NGZ) Harare

1991 - 2001: Visual Artists Association of Bulawayo (VAAB) Annual
Exhibition , NGZ , Bulawayo

1992: Pauline Podbrey Gallery , London

1993: VAAB Group Exhibition , Gaborone Museum , Botswana

1995: Joint Exhibition with Malaka Ndlovu

1996: Furniture and Furnishings , NGZ , Bulawayo

1998: Umfan' Ekhaya , Solo Exhibition ,NGZ and Bulawayo

1998: Artists in Botswana , Gaborone Museum , Botswana

1999: Joint Exhibition with Washington Zhivao , NGZ , Bulawayo

2000: Merebith Festival , Ballan , Australia.

2001: Solo Exhibition ''Edifying Attitudes'' , NGZ, Bulawayo