Biography

Square Chikwanda was born in 1972 in Guruve, Zimbabwe.  At seven years old, he moved with his family to the Tengenenge Sculpture Community, where he assisted his father, a professional sculptor himself, in sanding and polishing the sculptures. At the age of 13 Square followed in the footsteps of his father and quickly developed his own style. In 1995 he left Tengenenge to work at the Chapungu Sculpture Park in Harare where he could not only hone his artistic skills, but also manifest his stylistic vocabulary that is crucial to the expressiveness of works. Today, Square lives in Chitungwiza and works most of his time in Ruwa.  ...