Option Nyahunzvi

Option Nyahunzvi (Born 1992, Rusape, Zimbabwe) is a visual artist known for print making and large scale murals. Option was awarded the Artist in Residence Programme at the National Gallery School of Visual Arts and Design in 2014. His work often depicts transitions in cultural values brought AbOUT by technology, illusions of what is fashionable and economics. He is represented by KooVha Gallery

Education

  • Visual Arts and Design- BAT Studios, National Gallery Of Zimbabwe in collaboration with Harare Polytechnic (2013)

Collections

  • Manchester United/DHL head office, United Kingdom
  • Residence of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Residence of the Ambassador of the European Union Delegation, Zimbabwe (2014)
  • Permanent collection, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
  • Selected collections in Switzerland, South Africa and Italy

Selected Exhibitions

  • 2015 Trash is Treasure, Italian Ambassadors Auction, EU Residence, Harare
  • 2015 Block Art, Harare International Festival Of Arts, First Floor Gallery, Harare
  • 2015 Prominent Personalities (portraits of Zimbabwe ), National Gallery, Harare
  • 2015 Born free, National Gallery Of Zimbabwe, Harare
  • 2015 Artist in the Stream VI, Delta Gallery, Harare
  • 2014 Masks, Delta Gallery, Harare
  • 2014 Annual Heritage, National Gallery Of Zimbabwe, Harare
  • 2014 Tragedy And Comedy, Delta Gallery, Harare
  • 2014 Umoji, KooVha Creative Hub & Gallery, Harare
  • 2014, Way Finding, Gallery Delta, Harare
  • 2014 Collectors Cocktail, KooVha Creative Hub & Gallery, Harare
  • 2014 Civilised Debauchery,(SOLO EXHIBITION) KooVha Creative Hub & Gallery, Harare, opened by His Excellency Aldo Dell’Arriccia European Union Ambassador to Zimbabwe
  • 2014 Truth and Disorder, KooVha Creative Hub & Gallery, Harare
  • 2014 DHL - Theatre of Dreams, KooVha Creative Hub & Gallery, Harare
  • 2014 Artist in the Stream IV, Delta Gallery, Harare
  • 2014 Abatcha, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
  • 2014 No Limits, Harare International Festival of the Arts, First Floor Gallery, Harare
  • 2014 Way Finding, Delta Gallery, Harare
  • 2013 Summer Exhibition, Delta Gallery, Harare
  • 2013 Green Shoots Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
  • 2013 Hundred Hundred Exhibition, Alliance Francais, Harare
  • 2013 Tavatose Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
  • 2013 No Limits, Harare International Festival of the Arts, First Floor Gallery Harare

Awards

2013 Artist in Residence National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare 2012 Runner-up Outstanding Work, Green Shoots Exhibition – National Gallery of Zimbabwe