Moses Nyanhongo

Stone sculptor Moses Nyanhongo is represented by Gallery Sur (6th Avenue in Carmel; hours are 11am-6pm daily). Nyanhongo took up sculpture after watching his father, prominent sculptor Claud Nyanhongo, turn boulders into beautiful works of art at their rural home in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. “The rural forest landscape from my early years has had a strong influence on my work, my vision,” he wrote in an artist statement. At first Nyanhongo worked as an assistant to his father, gaining experience. Soon sculpting became his passion, consuming all his free time and school holidays, as he honed his skills. In 1999, he left his rural home and moved to Harare, the capital, to join his four artist siblings, all internationally acclaimed sculptors.