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Sculptures by this Artist:
Fanizani Akuda is an artist who began to sculpt late in his life. He is from the Chewa Tribe, and worked in many fields before becoming an artist. He began as a bricklayer, and went on to work as a farm manager in Tengenenge.
It was there that he met Tom Bloomfield and joined the Tengenenge art community. Akuda began digging Serpentine from the onsite mines. In June, 1966, Bloomfield gave Akuda a set of tools to try his luck in sculpture. Sculpture was his newfound career.
Akuda showed much talent, as his work is lively and distinctive, imparting emotions in a magical way. He is noted for his smiling faces, whistling men and happy families. His work has been exhibited worldwide, in countries scuch as Germany, Denmark, Holland, the United States, Sweden, Cuba, Austrailia, South Africa, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
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