Solo exhibition not to be missed

The exhibition, which has been dubbed “Interface”, will start on June 27 and run for a month.

“We are so excited to be planning this exhibition because every solo exhibition at the gallery is so special and unique .The few works that we have sampled for this exhibition are astonishing and we look forward to the opening,” said Vote Thebe, the gallery’s Regional Director.

This is the first solo exhibition from the 27-year-old. Singo was voted the Best Young Artist at the Wild Geese Arts festival in Harare in 2008. Last year he was also voted the Young Artist of Promise by the Visual Arts Association of Bulawayo.

“All my work is based on reality,” said Singo.

He developed an interest in art at a young age and turned professional in 2002 when he enrolled at the Mzilikazi School of Arts. He was a resident artist at the Bulawayo gallery until 2009 when he moved to Harare.

“I decided to go to Harare because there is a huge market for my pieces there, unlike in Bulawayo. My products are in high demand not only in Harare but in countries like Germany, Canada, South Africa and the UK,” he said.

Singo lamented the stifling of artistic freedom in the country.

“Artistically we are not free to express ourselves in the country. We hope with the coming of the new constitution, artists will be able to freely express themselves,” Singo said.