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Meet the Artist
Harry Mutasa was born on 21st June 1973 in the capital city of Zimbabwe (Harare). As a young boy growing up he had always been attracted to expressing himself in such a way that would reveal his inner feelings visually through visual art such as painting.
At the age of 17 Harry went and enrolled himself into an Art school in Harare ghetto neighborhood of Bare where he started to expand his horizons and get help on improving his talent. He started working with Weld art which is a media that allows the artist to express himself through metal sculpture made from different scraps of metal and also through canvas painting in abstract. By the end of his course he had already won several awards by The National Gallery of Zimbabwe (N.G.Z) which are listed below:
| Year | Award |
| 1994 | Highly commended for Graphic Art (N.G.Z) |
| 1994 |
Award of Merit for Metal (Weldart) (N.G.Z) |
| 1996 | Award of Merit for Painting (N.G.Z) |
| 1996 | Highly commended for Weldart (N.G.Z) |
| 1996 | Award of Merit for Weldart (N.G.Z) |
| 1997 | Award of Merit for Weldart (N.G.Z) |
| 1998 | High commendation (N.G.Z) |
He has also taken part in several international workshops which have added to his experience and exposure in the different cultural art media's as well exposure among other highly acclaimed artists of the world. A breakdown of the list is as follows:
| Year | Workshop |
| Jan 1999 | Kuona Workshop Kenya |
| Feb. 1999 | Solo Workshop at Zvakanaka Gallery (Holland) |
| Sept. 1999 | Batapata International Artists Workshop, Mutare, Zimbabwe |
| April 2001 | Awarded Commonwealth Scholarship Award to Canada (To hold Exhibitions on Weldart and Painting |
His works can also be seen in Galleries such as: J.Lathan Gallery (U.S.A), Zvakanaka Gallery (Holland), Sarenco Gallery (Italy).
A quote from Harry Mutasa: 'To me Art is a means that can bring together all societies and cultures around the world, there is oneness in art, there is no language no perception of color but only the light of the soul which I believe is human'.
Anna