Christopher Tigere Tandi

Chris was born in 1989 in Mutoko, Eastern Zimbabwe. He was born into a family of 10 siblings. He and his brothers learnt sculpting from their father. Chris grew up in Murewa, east of Harare, and then moved to Harare in 2007 after completing his O Levels. He then started sculpting full-time at Chitungwiza Arts Centre, where some of his brothers are based.

His work is a product of inspiration from nature and beauty. He says,
“Whatever I do comes from my admiration of the amazing nature we are blessed with and the beauty in each and every one of us.”

Workshops and Exhibitions
• 2024 Invited Artist, sculpture workshop and exhibition (organised by Yemen Art Hub), Yemen
• 2022 ‘Water Is Life’ award for raising awareness about water-related issues through his art
• 2019 Invited Artist, sculpture workshop at Golden Future School, Hubei Province, China
• 2017 Winner, Artistic Africa/Amanda Brock Awards held at Chitungwiza Arts Centre

Chris is part of the so-called ‘third generation’ of Zimbabwean sculptors. Like many of his peers, he has embraced more abstract forms of sculpture, moving away from the representational artworks of his forebears. Additionally, he is unafraid to take on the challenge of working with the very hard stones now being used by some daring
Zimbabwean sculptors, such as agate and red jasper.