Franklyn DZINGAI
(Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, 1988)
Franklyn Dzingai was born in 1988 in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, and is currently working in Harare. Recently, he was a recipient of the 2021 ArtHARARE Africa First art prize. In 2009 he started his fine art studies at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe Visual Art Studio in Harare and finished in 2011 with a focus on printmaking. He often incorporates collage and drawing into his prints, typically characterized by vibrant color. He sources his images from books, magazines, newspapers, and family photos. Themes such as social interactions and personal memories are typical in his prints.
Dzingai is one of the few artists in Zimbabwe who focuses on printmaking and has perfected the cardboard printing method. That led him to win many awards at various shows and exhibitions in Harare.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024
Where Thou Art - That - is Home, Osart Gallery, Milan, Italy
2023
A Gathering, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Tributaries – Contemporary Zimbabwean Narratives, Bernard Gallery, Cape Town
Wadii?, Gallery 1957, African First, Cape Town Art Residency and artHARARE, Cape Town
2022
Shanduko, Osart Gallery, Milan
2021
Freedom, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Past & Present, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Morgan & Co Artspiration Masked, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
2020
The 45th Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
The Annual Summer Exhibition 2020 – Signs Of The Times, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2019
Rembrandt @350, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
The Annual Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Engaging the 45th Year, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
2018
Line and Form, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Paper Tigers, First Floor GALLERY; Harare, Zimbabwe
Blood Relatives, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Resurrection, Artillery Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
Harare contemporary,Circle Art Gallery, Nairobi, in collaboration with First Floor Gallery
2017
From Line to Form II, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Annual Show, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Bridges V54, Lucy Chang Fine Arts, Hong Kong
2016
Zig Zag Boundaries, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Beyond the Body, Tsoko Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
Surface = Drawing Village Unhu
Artist in the Stream VII Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Young Artist Exhibition Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
Mask Ball Exhibition and Auction National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Beyond The Body Exhibition Tsoko Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
2015
From Line to Form, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Prominent Personalities: Portraits of Zimbabweans, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Born Free a whole new mind, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Artist in the Stream VI Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Migration, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
100 Hundred exhibition Village Unhu
Mharidzo Annual Show, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
2014
Way Finding, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Tragedy, Comedy – Faces of Mankind, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Faces of Mankind, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Emoji, Koovah Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Annual Show, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare
2013
Artist in the Stream IV, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Chiso-Face Portrait Exhibition, First floor Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
No Limits competition and exhibition,First floor Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
100 Hundred exhibition, Alliance Francaise, Harare, Zimbabwe
MukatiUnze: Exploring the spirit of the Zambezi exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
2012
Tradition, Family and Religion competition and exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Artist in the Stream III, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Idea of Self exhibition, National Gallery Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Art Alive fundraising and exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Annual Art and Sport contest, Harare, Zimbabwe
2011
Bukira | Fresh Growth, First Floor Gallery Harare, Zimbabwe
Art in the city exhibition invited guest Dario Basso, Basement Gallery
Artist in the stream II, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
ZviroZviedzwa (Exploration) Printmaking Exhibition, Dzimbanhete, Harare, Zimbabwe
Freedom Revisited Competition and Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Transition Student Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
2010
Changing Times Student, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
35 Years Zimbabwe Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Live n Direct Exhibition and Competition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare
Facet Zimbabwe Now Competition and Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
Printmaking Exhibition – Dzimbanhete Gallery, Harare, Zimbabwe
Makuwerere Exhibition – First floor Gallery, Harare
2009
Walls, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe