caption movement birth_name birth_place imagesize nationality field birth_date article_title name born
dominic benhura shona sculpture dominic benhura murewa , rhodesia -lrb- now zimbabwe -rrb- 180px zimbabwean sculpture 1968 dominic benhura
 dominic benhura murewa , zimbabwe murewa , zimbabwe
dominic benhura

dominic benhura -lrb- born 1968 -rrb- is a zimbabwean sculptor .
benhura was born in murewa , to the northeast of salisbury -lrb- harare since 1982 -rrb- .
his father died before his birth , and he was raised by his mother .
as he was an excellent student , it was suggested that he be sent to salisbury for further studies .
his uncle had a home in the suburb of tafara , and benhura went to live there at the age of ten ; he lived with his cousin tapfuma gutsa , already a well-known sculptor .
benhura began polishing his cousin 's sculptures , but soon began carving himself , making small offcuts before moving onto large stone .
he sold his first piece at twelve .
despite having no formal training , benhura turned to sculpting full-time upon the finish of his schooling , showing his work at the chapungu sculpture park for the first time in 1987 .
he joined the resident artist program there in 1990 , staying until acquiring a home in athlone , harare , in 1995 .
through the program he worked on larger pieces ; he also began traveling during this period , attending workshops in botswana , the united states , belgium , the netherlands , denmark , and germany .
he began to add metal to his stone sculptures .
benhura is considered to be part of the second generation of zimbabwean stonecarvers .
