Albert Wachi
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Albert Wachi (b. 1975) is a Zimbabwean sculptor.
Born into a family of seven, Wachi began his career in 1985 at the Tonga Huts Centre. For three years he created mainly abstract work before being forced to return with his family to rural areas. From there he continued his work, using stone and wood. In 1988 he returned to Harare to exhibit at the Delta Gallery. In 1993 he exhibited his work with Stanley Mapfumo. He has also shown at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe.
Born in 1975 in Zimbabwe in a family of 7, he started his art career in 1985 at the Tonga Huts Centre. He mainly worked in the abstract form for three years before being forced to return to his rural areas with his family. He continued to work from there using stone and wood as his medium.
In 1988 he returned to Harare and exhibited for the first time in an exhibiting entitled “Exhibition Of Young Artist Of Promise” at the Gallery Delta in Harare.
In 1993 he held another exhibition in conjunction with the stone sculptor Stanley Mapfumo and wall hangings by Kudhinda Fabrics.
Albert earned a “Highly Commended Certificate” and a “Certificate” of merit for his stone sculpture exhibited at the National Gallery’s Annual Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition.
In August 1995 he had an exhbition which ran for two months at Delta Gallery, the exhibition was entitled “New Direction 111”.
Albert’s aspirations are to exhibit all over the world and be recognized internationally as an artist of great vision.
Exhibitions & Workshops:
1989 Utonga Art Studio Training Young Artist’s Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1990 Young Artist’s Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1992 New Directions Exhibition, Gallery Delta Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta Annual Heritage Exhibition, National Gallery Of Zimbabwe
1993 Annual Heritage Exhibition, National Gallery Of Zimbabwe Two-man Sculpture Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1994 Young Artists of Promise, Gallery Delta New Directions Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1995 Different Directions Exhibition, Gallery Delta New Directions Exhibition, Gallery Delta
1996 Changing Directions, Gallery Delta, Harare
1997 MBCA Decade of Award Winners 1986-1996, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
1998 Crossroads and Beyond Exhibition, Gallery Delta Summer Show, Gallery Delta
1999 Festival Exhibition, Gallery Delta Wood Sculpture & Mixed Media Exhibition, Gallery Delta Eve of the New Millennium Exhibition, Gallery Delta Mobile International Artists Workshop, Lusaka, Zambia
2000 Gallery Delta – 25th Anniversary Exhibition Earth Vision Exhibition, Gallery Delta Colourfields Africa Exhibition, Gallery Delta The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2001 Sculpture by R D Rose, C Matekenya & Albert Wachi, Gallery Delta Colourfields Africa II Exhibition, Gallery Delta
2002 The Summer Exhibition, Gallery Delta
