Ernesto
SHIKHANI (1934) [view
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Ernesto Shikhani was
born in 1934, in the Muvesha region, Mozambique. Son
of farmers, he was a shepperd until the age of 16.
Contemporary of Malangatana
and Chissano, Shikhani started sculpting in the Art
Nucleus (Núcleo de Arte), having had portuguese
sculptor Lobo Fernandes as his master. In 1963, he
becomes Professor Silva Pinto's assistant on Mouzinho
de Albuquerque Industrial School. From 1970 he started
dedicating himself also to painting.
In
1973, Shikhani is awarded a scholarship from the prestigious
Gulbenkian Foundation which gives him the opportunity
to study and work in Europe. In 1976 he moves back
to Mozambique, where he stays for a couple of years
teaching drawing classes. In 1982, he receives another
scholarship and moves to the URSS.
Ernesto Shikhani currently
lives and works in Maputo. He has exhibited regularly
since 1968 and his work is represented in the National
Museum of Mozambique, in Culturgest's Modern Art Collection,
and in several other important public and private
art collections in all 5 continents.
source: "Africa e Mediterraneo"
Magazine (09/2002)
photo: (c) Colectivo Multimedia Perve
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Shikhani GALLERY
