CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

Modzi Residency Exhibition
​Matt Kayem | Notes about the times
16TH MAY – 25th JULY 2020

Solos exhibition by Matt Kayem who is an artist and art writer born in Kampala, Uganda. His work explores identity issues, race, history, sexuality and culture through installations, collage-paintings and photography. Kayem has exhibited extensively in Kampala notably at the Kampala Biennale(2016 & 2018), has had three solo shows, one in Nairobi. As a writer, he is interested in the commercialization of art and the comparison between the western and African art market. He has written for Africanah.org, ContemporaryAnd, Nairobi Contemporary, psp-culture.com, START journal and The Independent Magazine.

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Modzi Arts hosts a variety of exhibitions throughout the year. For more details about upcoming exhibitions visit our event page on Facebook Instagram 

PAST EXHIBITIONS

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​Afro Luso Residency Show Case
7 September - 17 November 2019

Afro Luso Residency of Experimental Visual art Lusaka is an initiative of Modzi Arts in partnership with Pro Helvetia, to expand the Zambian and African artists exchange network. The five-week residency is open to four mid-career artists within the SADC visual arts sphere. The 2019 cycle of Afro Luso will address experimentation within the context of Zambian contemporary art. 

​​​Featured Artists:
Mwamba Chikwemba (ZAM), Nyakallo Maleke (SA),Taka (MAD), Nathi Khumelo (SA)

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​Modzi Arts at FNB Art Joburg
13- 15 September 2019

With the support of Prohelvetia and the Swiss Arts Council, Modzi Arts had the privilege of participating in the FNB Art Joburg Art Fair 2019. It was the first time a Zambian gallery was present at this event. We showcased a variety of contemporary art from exceptional Zambian artists. The group exhibition was a combination of several elements that are unique, but not limited to a Zambian environment and reflect the internal construction of ideas around Zambian myths, taboos and personal narratives. 

​Featured Zambian Artists:
Stary Mwaba ,Agness Buya Yombwe, Aaron Samuel Mulenga, David ‘Daut’ Makala and Nomes Dee

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Memories of Mother
Nick Chendela Sangale
Aug 10 - Aug 17 2019
Sangale's work was conceptualized around the recent loss of his mother through the exploration of her experience with illness and hospitalization. It is an Installation piece exploring the connection of symbols (Nguvu symbols which he created over an extensive period of time) burned onto wood covered in chitenge; thus focusing on the different wooden textures and the brown colour, emulating his dreams through the memories of his mother and how chitenge resonates with motherhood in the Zambian context.  

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YOME Residency Exhibition
Ho Jin
March 1- March 8 2019
The exhibition is the culmination of a 6 month residency at Modzi Arts. Ho Jin presented his large scale works of reimagined traditional Zambian Makishi Masks, important figures in African and Korean history as well as smaller pieces drawn on different objects like pizza boxes, plywood and animal figures. The exhibition was presented in the performance theather at Circus Zambia in Lusaka.

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