Samson Kuvhenguhwa
Samson Kuvhenguhwa was born in 1953 in Muchinyo Village, in the Mudzi area of Mutoko. His totem is a monkey and the chief of his tribe is Nyamukoho.
Samsonīs father was a Headman of his village, a farmer and carver of traditional artefacts. His mother worked with clay making pots. He has one sister and four brothers, Jacob, Zaphania, Thomas and Joel who are all sculptors carving abstracts at Warren Park.
Samson is married and has four children. He started sculpting at the age of twelve while still attending Chiuye Primary School. He used to make baskets, carved walking sticks and African plates to assist with the familyīs income.
Samsonīs grandfather, a carver of traditional musical instruments and was the source of inspiration to all four brothers.
Upon leaving school Samson worked as a farm labourer, house assistant, waiter and travelling salesman before joining Canon Paterson as a soapstone carver. He was successful carving heads and abstract mother and child families.
Samson returned to Mtoko and carved large wooden abstracts, which won him an award in the 1982 Nedlaw exhibition. The work was sold to the Botswana National Gallery.
Samson calls his style of work Mapiti, after the area he says inspired him to do very powerful and spiritual work. His daughter is musical and hopes to form a musical group and name it after the area of Mapiti.
Samsonīs ambition is to be a cattle, sheep and goat farmer but would like to continue sculpting and would like to be recognised as a fine artist.
(Samson signs his work Samkuvhe)
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