Lechwe Trust
The Lechwe Trust is a charitable trust which supports Zambian artists and maintains a collection of Zambian art.[1] It was established in 1986 by the artist and philanthropist Cynthia Zukas, the artist Henry Tayali and the ceramist Bente Lorenz.[2][3]
Early exhibitions[edit]
Though the Lechwe Collection originally had no permanent gallery, curated exhibitions were periodically held in various venues. The collection was exhibited in 2000, and again in 2005.[1] For the 2005 exhibition, held at the Lusaka National Museum, William Miko selected 65 artists from the Lechwe Trust Collection.[4] By 2009 the Collection included over 200 works, and a 2009 catalog profiled the work of 72 artists.[5]
The 2009 exhibition Art Lives On, held at the Henry Tayali Gallery, featured work by deceased artists Stephen Kapata, Friday Tembo, Martin Phiri, Shadrick Simukanga, Trevor Noah and Godfrey Setti. A decade later, the 2019 exhibition Art Lives on II featured the work of Flinto Chandia (died 2017) and Lutanda Mwamba (died 2014).[6]
Lechwe Trust Gallery[edit]
Since 2018 the trust has operated an art gallery. The Lechwe Trust Art Gallery is now located on Lagos Road in Lusaka.
Artists represented in the Lechwe Trust Collection[edit]
Over a hundred artists are represented in the Lechwe Trust Collection, including:[7]
- Gabriel Ellison (1930-2017)
- William Bwalya Miko (born 1961)
- Coinx’ai Qgam (1934–2008)
- Akwila Simpasa (1945–unknown)
- Henry Tayali (1943–1987)
- Agnes Buya Yombwe (born 1966)
- Cynthia S. Zukas (born 1931)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Ruth Kerkham Simbao (Autumn 2005). "Lechwe Trust Collection". African Arts. 38 (3): 78–80, 95.
- ^ Roy Kausa, Meet Sambia's 80 Year Old Artist, Zambian Traveller, Issue 67 (July/August 2011), pp.32–34. Accessed September 2, 2020.
- ^ Roy Kausa, Cynthia Zukas' 50 creative years, Times of Zambia, March 14, 2016. Accessed September 2, 2020.
- ^ Lechwe Trust Collection: the charitable trust for the visual arts in Zambia. Lusaka, Zambia: Lechwe Trust, 2005. OCLC 84647552
- ^ Lechwe Trust: a charitable trust for visual arts in Zambia: the art collection. Lusaka: Lechwe Trust, 2009. OCLC 707726617
- ^ Reliving Flinto, Lutanda at Lechwe, Zambia Daily Mail, November 1, 2019. Accessed September 2, 2020.
- ^ Artists represented in the Lechwe Trust collection. Accessed 2 September 2020.