greg shaw biography

1972

Born Harare

National Diploma in Graphic Art and Design - Harare Polytechnic
Further Studies in Fine Art - ILSA College Harare

1992-1994 Lectured in fine art at Harare Polytechnic
1997-2002 Taught fine art at St. George's College Harare Writes educational commentary for Gallery Publications Lives and works in Harare
  SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 Embers of Dreams - Gallery Delta, Harare
2003 Shouting in Whispers - Gallery Delta, Harare
2000 Seeing Women - Gallery Delta, Harare 1994 Greg Shaw paintings and drawings - Gallery Delta, Harare
  THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
1998 The Last Parrot - Gallery Delta Harare Greg Shaw, Gerry Dixon, Hilary Kashiri
1992 Creative Trio - Gallery Delta, Harare Greg Shaw, Anne Carrington (U.K.) Martin Poppelwell (N.Z.)
  GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006 Don Quixote, An African Perspective - Gallery Delta, Harare
2005 30 years of Gallery Delta - Gallery Delta, Harare
  Wander Wonderland - National Gallery of Zimbabwe for Harare International Festival of Arts Books, words and Writings - Gallery Delta, Harare
  Black and White - Gallery Delta Harare Small works - Gallery Delta, Harare
  Landmarks - Gallery Delta, Harare
2004 Legacy - Pasinger Fabrik, Munich An exhibition by contemporary Zimbabwean Artists
  The Collectors Exhibition - Prominent artists, Gallery Delta, Harare
  Small Works - Gallery Delta, Harare Works on Paper - Gallery Delta, Harare
2002-2004 Healthy Body, Healthy Mind - Olympic Ideals An exhibition concurrent with the 2004 Olympics Municipality of Stravoupoli, Thessaloniki, Greece
2003 Small works (Insight) - Gallery Delta, Harare
  Face to Face - National Gallery of Zimbabwe for Harare International Festival of Arts
  Olympiad 2004 - Gallery Delta, Harare, in association with the Embassy of Greece
  Ikons II - Gallery Delta Harare, An exhibition of orthodox religious icons and artefacts, with interpretations by prominent contemporary artists
2002 Variations - Chelsea Gallery, Cape Town
  An exhibition of recent work by contemporary Southern African artists
  A Select Collection - Prominent contemporary artists, Gallery Delta, Harare
  Split Image - An exhibition of miniatures- Gallery Delta, Harare
  Totems - Gallery Delta, Harare Interpretations of the subject inspired by the donation of 'Matakenya's pole'
  Explorations II - Gallery Delta, Harare
2000 Millennium Exhibition - Gallery Delta, Harare
  Ikons - Gallery Delta, Harare An exhibition of religious images and interpretations by contemporary artists
  Eclectic - Prominent Zimbabwean artists, Gallery Delta, Harare
  Earth Vision - Gallery Delta, Harare 25 Years of Delta - Gallery Delta, Harare
  Post Election Selection - Gallery Delta, Harare Contemporary artists explore the effects of the 2000 Parliamentary election
  Prominent Artists - Gallery Delta, Harare
1997 Explorations - Gallery Delta, Harare
  Contemporary artists trace the routes and passages of their careers
  Wind Objects - Gallery Delta, Harare Works on Paper - Gallery Delta, Harare
1996 Decade of Award Winners - National Gallery of Zimbabwe
1994 Lecturers of the Polytechnic - Pierre gallery, Harare
  Exhibition of Graphics - National Gallery of Zimbabwe
1993- 05 Participated in the following exhibitions regularly
  The Land - Gallery Delta, Harare
  Graphics/ Works on Paper - Gallery Delta, Harare Summer Exhibition - Gallery Delta, Harare
1993 Zimbabwe Annual Heritage - National Gallery of Zimbabwe Award of Excellence, Award of Merit
1991 Quest, Seeking an Identity - National Gallery of Zimbabwe
  COMMISSIONS
  Designed and produced sixteen paintings for the Mediterranean Shipping Company, Harare
  Designed and produced five paintings and eight drawings for Zimrock International, 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, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, USA, Zimbabwe
   

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