Lionel Mbayiwa and Kevin Brand will be opening their new shows at the AVA Gallery on Thursday the 30th of June 2022. In the Long Gallery, they will be showing ‘KARA UWONE/GROW UP AND SEE/KULA UBONE’ by Lionel Mbayiwa, which is in co-production with ArtReach. The Main Gallery, Mezzanine and New Media Room will be showing works from ‘Janjaweed’ by Kevin Brand.
- Lionel Mbayiwa – ‘Kura Uwone’ 2022 Long Gallery
Lionel Mbayiwa up in the countryside of Zimbabwe, where African culture is rich. “Performing rituals like bringing back the spirits of the dead to protect and guide the living ones, and storytelling around the fire at night was very fascinating to me, yet I never knew that I would eventually tell these stories through my art.
KURA UWONE is a Shona proverb, which is not necessarily to scare us but to warn and remind us as we grow, even when we think we have seen it all but there are some more challenges in life to be met. Who knew, as old as we are, that we were going to be forced into a global pandemic, vaccines, total lockdown, and two years of face masks and online meetings? Hence, the elders of the Nguni tribe said: KURA UWONE/KULA UBONE – COME AND SEE.”
Lionel Mbayiwa
- Kevin Brand – Janjaweed Main Gallery, Mezzanine and New Media Room
Born in 1953. A sculptor living in Cape Town. Graduated from Michaelis School of Fine Art in 1982. Working in various media. Was on the selection committee of the AVA in the early 1990s, and has had numerous exhibitions at this venue previously. “I am now in a position to embark upon a full-time career as an artist. This exhibition that I am proposing would be my first solo show as such.”
A warm welcome is extended by the AVA for you to attend the opening on Thursday 30 June from 5:30 pm – 08:00 pm
WHAT: Lionel Mbayiwa – ‘Kura Uwone’ and Kevin Brand – ‘Janjaweed’
WHERE: Association for Visual Arts Gallery, 35 Church Street, Cape Town, 8001
WHEN: June 30.06.22 – August 11.08.22 | Gallery hours Mon to Fri 10am- 5pm. Sat 10am – 1pm.
INFO: T +27 21 424 7436 | E sam@ava.co.za | Visit
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