Greg Shaw was born in Harare, Zimbabwe, where he lives and works. He holds a National Diploma in Graphic Art and Design from Harare Polytechnic and a BA cum laude in Art History and Music in History and Society from the University of South Africa (UNISA). His body of work ranges from digital drawings to large scale works incorporating traditional and non-traditional media. Whilst personal themes such as a the confrontation with cancer and a violent assaulted have punctuated his practice, he is predominately concerned with the structures that create and condition these experiences; the socio-political dimensions of his native Zimbabwe and his relationship to the complex concept of “land”. Shaw has exhibited consistently in Zimbabwe, as well as in South Africa and Europe. Exhibitions include Five Bhobh: Painting at the End of an Era, Zeitz MOCAA (South Africa: 2018) FNB Joburg Art Fair, (South Africa: 2018), Munich Contempo International Art Fair, (Germany: 2011). He has presented five solo exhibitions at Gallery Delta, Harare (Zimbabwe). His works are included in the Permanent Collection of The National Gallery of Zimbabwe and the Municipality of Stavroupoli, Thessalonkik (Greece). He is a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grantee (2007), and NAMA recipient (2019). He is the Head of Art and Design at the Hellenic Academy, Harare.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
The Valley of the Shadow, 2007, Greg Shaw at Gallery Delta Harare
Embers of Dreams, 2006, Greg Shaw at Gallery Delta, Harare
Shouting in Whispers, 2004, Greg Shaw at Gallery Delta, Harare
Seeing Women, 2000, Greg Shaw at Gallery Delta, Harare
Greg Shaw, 1994, Greg Shaw at Gallery Delta, Harare
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Five Bhobh: Painting at the End of an Era, 2018, Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town.
FNB Johannesburg Art Fair 2018, Village Unhu, Johannesburg.
Expectations, 2018, Gallery Delta, Harare
Zimbabwe Meets Italy, 2018. National Gallery of Zimbabwe
State of the Land, 2018, Gallery Delta, Harare.
From Line To Form, 2017, Gallery Delta, Harare.
Link: Azvedo, Mapondera, Lieros, Patel, Shaw, 2016, Gallery Delta, Harare
Terra (I-IV), 2012 – 2016, Gallery Delta, Harare
Gallery Delta, 40 Years Past and Present, 2015, Gallery Delta, Harare
Flashback: An exhibition examining contemporary artistic trends through 40 years of Gallery Delta, 2014, Gallery Delta, Harare.
From Sound to Form, 2013, Gallery Delta, Harare
Masks, 2013, Gallery Delta, Harare
A Tribute to Kazantzakis, 2012, Gallery Delta, Harare
Art/Artefact (I,II), 2012, 2014, Gallery Delta, Harare
Munich Contempo, 2011, International Art Fair, Munich
Colour Africa, 2011, Amalienstrasse 81, Munich
Vernissage, 2011, Nadine Gallery, Paris
Art Zimbabwe, 2011, Gallery Delta, Harare
Modern Art of Zimbabwe, 2010, Korea Foundation Cultural Centre, Republic of Korea
Roots: An exhibition of African Artefacts and Contemporary Responses, 2010, Gallery Delta, Harare
35 Years: A Select Retrospective and Contemporary Exhibition of 35 Paintings, Graphics and Sculptures by 35 Artists, 2010, Gallery Delta, Harare
Windows of Hope, 2009, Pot Bouille, Avignon
Des Artistes aux Carmes, 2009, Place Des Carmes, Avignon
34 Years Plus, 2009, Gallery Delta, Harare
Walls: An commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, 2009,
The Land, 2009, Gallery Delta Harare
A Select Collection, 2009, Gallery Delta Harare
Post Election Selection, 2008, Gallery Delta, Harare
determine: Nation, 2008, National Gallery Zimbabwe
Dead Wait / Weight, 2008, National Gallery Zimbabwe
Reflections of Zimbabwe, 2008, University of Avingnon, France
The Valley of the Shadow, 2007, Greg Shaw at Gallery Delta Harare
Changing Skins, 2006, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Shrines, 2006, Gallery Delta, Harare
Rembrandt: An African Response on his 400th Birthday, 2006, Gallery delta, Harare
Don Quixote, an African Perspective, 2006, Gallery Delta, Harare
Embers of Dreams, 2006, Greg Shaw at Gallery Delta, Harare
30 years of Gallery Delta, 2005, Gallery Delta, Harare
Wander Wonderland, 2005, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Legacy, 2004, Pasinger Fabrik, Munich,
The Collectors Exhibition, 2004, Gallery Delta, Harare
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind – Olympic Ideals, 2004, Municipality of Stravoupoli, Thessaloniki, Greece
Face to Face, 2004, National Gallery of Zimbabwe for Harare
Olympiad 2004, 2004, Gallery Delta, Harare
Ikons II, 2003, Gallery Delta Harare
Variations, 2002, Chelsea Gallery, Cape Town, RSA
A Select Collection, 2002, Gallery Delta, Harare
Totems, 2001, Gallery Delta, Harare
Millennium Exhibition, 2000, Gallery Delta, Harare
Ikons, 2000, Gallery Delta, Harare
25 Years of Delta, 2000, Gallery Delta, Harare
Post Election Selection, 2000, Gallery Delta, Harare
The Last Parrot, 1998, Greg Shaw, Gerry Dixon and Hilary Kashiri at Gallery Delta, Harare
Decade of Award Winners, 1996, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Lecturers of the Polytechnic, 1994, Pierre gallery, Harare
Zimbabwe Annual Heritage, 1994, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Trio, 1992, Greg Shaw, Anne Carrington and Martin Poppelwell at Gallery Delta, Harare
Quest, Seeking an Identity, 1991, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
AWARDS
National Arts Merit Award, 2019, National Arts Council Zimbabwe
Pollock – Krasner Foundation, New York, USA, Grantee 2007
Excellence in the Visual Arts, 1992, National Gallery of Zimbabwe- 1992
First Prize: Graphics, 2009, Embassy of Germany in Association with Gallery Delta
Award for Painting, 2007, Embassy of Switzerland in Association with Gallery Delta
Award: Visual Arts, 2006, Embassy of Spain in Association with Gallery Delta
First Prize: Graphics, 2006, Royal Netherlands Embassy in Association with Gallery Delta
PUBLICATIONS
Modern Art of Zimbabwe: The Korea Foundation Cultural Centre, 2010
Gallery: The Art Magazine from Gallery Delta, No. 28 1998
Gallery: The Art Magazine from Gallery Delta, No.24 1997
A Decade of Award Winners, 1992, MBC and National Gallery of Zimbabwe
The Financial Gazette, Zimbabwe, 30 May 2012
The Daily News, 28 November 2011
The Herald, 21 February 1998
The Sunday Herald, 28 November 1996
The Herald, 7 June, 1996
The Daily Gazette, 18 March 1994
The Herald, 18 November 1992
The Sunday Herald, 30 October 1992
The Herald, 16 November 2012
COMMISSIONS
Mediterranean Shipping Company, 2003, Harare
Zimrock International, Zimbabwe, 2004, Ruwa, Zimbabwe
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
National Gallery of Zimbabwe; Permanent collection
Municipality of Stravoupoli, Thessaloniki, Greece
Mediterranean Shipping Company, Harare
Zimrock International, Ruwa
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Australia, Austria, England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, Zimbabwe
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