Biography
Fungai Marima (b.1990)
Zimbabwean
Lives and works in London
Education
2019-20 MA Printmaking (Distinction), Camberwell College of Art, UAL
2010-13 BA Fine Art, Havering College, Open University
2009-10 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Havering College
Exhibitions . Performances
Forthcoming :
Untitled. Espacio Gallery. 29th May - 4th June 2023
2023
Performance, ‘Walking’ commissioned by Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, Bonhams, London
Shortlist: Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
2022
‘Passage’, IMPACT Centre for Printmaking Research. Bristol, 2022
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, 2022 (East London Printmakers – Excellence in Printmaking Award 2022)
IN CONVERSATION NOW! Shapero Rare Books, London
NAE Open 2022. New Art Exchange, Nottingham.
LOOP2022, Bankside Gallery, London
Equal quantities of everything, The Baths, 80 Eastway, London
UAL 2020 Fine Art Alumni Showcase. Chelsea College of Arts, London
OFF THE MARK, Gallery B215. NCC (Havering College). London
Withheld, Safehouse 2, London
London New Futures Shortlist. The Other Art Fair. March 2022
2019-21
artHARARE 2021, [Online], curated by Mike Mavura
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2021, Woolwich Works, London
Journey Into The Unknown, Copeland Gallery, 2021
LOOP2021, Espacio Gallery, London, 2021
Solid Air, noformat Gallery, London, 2021
Black History Month 2021, Appleby Gallery, London
Not Applicable, Cream Athens. [Online], 2021
Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair 2020, Woolwich London [Online]
Graduate showcase 2020, Camberwell UAL [Online]
MA Fine Art: Graduating Students 2020, Camberwell Space, London
London Grads Now 2020, Saatchi Gallery, curated by Juan Boliver, London
MA Pop Up Show, Camberwell Student Gallery UAL, London
New Camberwell Art, Camberwell Student Gallery
Whipped, Coningsby Gallery
The Biennial Ruth Borchard Prize Exhibition 2019, Kings Place, London
Celebrating Women’s History Month, Brentwood Road Gallery, London
2013-2017
Diaspora Dialogue, Winns Gallery, London
WE ARE, Havering College, Havering
Nzinga, Central Parade, Walthamstow
Pastoral, Compotes, London
Free Range, Truman Brewery, London
Features . Publications . Symposia
Breaking Boundaries. Reflective practice paper presentation at (IMPACT 12) International Printmaking, Multidisciplinary conference, Bristol, 2022
Tracing Skin by Fungai Marima. Afterparti zine issue 01. 2022
Artist Talk : MA Visual Arts Printmaking, Camberwell (University of the Arts London). 2022
In Conversation: Thinking of home, cream donuts, raka-raka and the persistence of nostalgia. artHARARE. 2021
Unlocking creativity: lockdown as inspiration or impediment?, Stay Home Stories, The Museum of Home. 2021. Research report here
Talking through their online platforms, MA Printmaking Alumni [online]. 2021
Body as Archive: An Interview with Fungai Marima, !GWAK [online]. 2021
Stronger Together (Nzinga Project), Issue 14, pressing matters. 2021
Shifting Sands, Issue 116, Printmaking Today. 2020
Conversation Pieces, Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair [online]. 2020
Artist Talk: MA Visual Art Printmaking, UAL [online]. 2020
Residencies
Printmaking Residency: Arquetopia Foundation, Puebla, Mexico. 2022
Commissions . Features
Tracing Skin by Fungai Marima. Afterparti zine issue 01. 2022
Health, Issue 9. It's Freezing In LA!, 2022 (Illustration) written by Forensic Architecture researcher Imani Jacqueline Brown featuring, also featuring on Wellcome Collection
The Race to Regenerate Agriculture, Issue 7. It's Freezing In LA!, 2021 (Illustration)
Artist Workshop: A Guide for the Future, South London Gallery (School Programme)
Awards
East London Printmakers Award – Excellence in Printmaking. 2022
Zimbabwean Women Awards – Leading Artist. 2018
Collections
Private: Upon request