- Brian Watyoka
Brian Watyoka (b.1973) is a
Zimbabwe ansculptor .Born in
Harare , Watyoka began by assisting his uncle tosandpaper , polish, and finish hissoapstone works; he also aided another uncle in carvingwood sculpture. In 1993 he joined acooperative working as a woodcarver;Boira Mteki would pass through, admiring his work, and one day invited him to become a studio assistant. Watyoka stayed with the older man for two years, working at theChapungu Sculpture Park . There he learned to carve hard stones, such asserpentine anddolomite . He spent a further year working withJoseph Muzondo before becoming a sculptor in his own right, and he signed a contract for two years with Chapungu.Watyoka's work is in
private collection s worldwide.References
* [http://www.zimsculpt.com/artist.php?id=61 Biographical sketch]
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