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Zimbabwean visual artist (1940–2021)
Helen Lieros (3 August 1940 – 14 July 2021), was a Zimbabwean visual artist and educator.
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[4] Lieros was one of Zimbabwe's most illustrious artists and had a career that spanned across six decades.
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Early life and education
She was born on 3 August 1940 in
Gweru , Zimbabwe to Greek parents. She studied at the
Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Centre Contemporaine de la Gravure (now the
Centre d'édition contemporaine [
fr ] ) in
Geneva , Switzerland. She also spent time at the
Istituto statale d'arte di Firenze [
it ] in
Florence , Italy.
After wandering in Europe, Lieros returned to Zimbabwe (then
Rhodesia ) in 1964, and took up a position as a teacher at
Chaplin High School , where she had been a student.
Career
After teaching she moved to
Harare (then
Salisbury ) in 1967, where she lived until her death.
[6] She established Gallery Delta in Harare with her husband
Derek Huggins in 1975.
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[8] The independent space has been involved in the curation, organisation, presentation and promotion of approximately five-hundred exhibitions.
[9] Besides being invested in her own practice, Lieros and her husband dedicated most of their career teaching and mentoring generations of Zimbabwean painters.
[10] These include
Berry Bickle , Greg Shaw,
Lovemore Kambudzi, Cosmas Shiridzinonwa , Gina Maxim,
Misheck Masamvu ,
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Admire Kamudzengerere, Richard Mudariki ,
[13] and many others.
[14] In early 2021, Lieros was honored by the
National Arts Council of Zimbabwe as a National Merits Awards Legend.
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Lieros died in 2021, aged 81, from COVID-19 during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe .
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Solo exhibitions
1966 Naikes’ Gallery, Bulawayo.
1968 Polworth's Galleries, Harare.
1970 Barbour's Gallery, Harare.
1970 Stoa Texnis Gallery, Athens.
1972/75 Tara Arts & Seven Arts, Harare.
1973 Diogenes International Galleries, Athens.
1979 Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare.
1983 Selected works, PG Gallery,
National Gallery of Zimbabwe , Harare.
1985 Galerie Chausse Coqs, Geneva.
1991 Major Retrospective Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare.
1995 Diary of an Inheritance Gallery Delta, Harare.
1995 Antithesis , Mayfair Gallery, London.
1998 Logos – The Word Gallery Delta, Harare.
2004 Retrospective Exhibition – a selection of paintings and graphics over three decades 1974 -2004, Gallery Delta, Harare.
2004 Diaspora Municipal Gallery of Kallithea (Δημοτική Πινακοθήκη Καλλιθέας), Greece.
2005 Aeons National Gallery of Zimbabwe.
2007 Antithesis Municipal Gallery of Kallithea, Greece.
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"Helen Lieros | Artist" . ArtFacts . Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
^ Garan’anga, Stephen (17 June 2016).
"Lieros: Multifaceted, exceptional artist" . The Herald . Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
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"NACZ mourns legendary visual artist, Helen Lieros" . The Chronicle . 14 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
^ Mandivengerei, Paidashe (14 July 2021).
"Visual Arts Icon Helen Lieros Dies At 81" . NewZimbabwe.com . Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
^ Murray, Barbara, Barbara (1995).
"Helen Lieros" . Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
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https://allafrica.com/stories/202107160598.html
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"Helen Lieros" . gallery delta . Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
^ Mushakavanhu, Tinashe (24 July 2021).
"Building an art gallery in the midst of war in Zimbabwe" . The Conversation .
Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ Mugwara, Tafara (17 November 2020).
"Feature: Exhibition brings together Zimbabwean art lovers for first time since pandemic - Xinhua | English.news.cn" . www.xinhuanet.com . Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
^
Art Mentorship by Helen Lieros (8 Dec 2020) , retrieved 21 July 2021
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"Misheck Masamvu - The Jean Pigozzi Collection of African Art 2021" . CAACART - The Jean Pigozzi Collection of African Art . Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
^ O'Toole, Sean (26 May 2018).
"Carnivorous Politics, Defiant Bodies: Harare Painting in Turbulent Times | Frieze" . Frieze (196). Retrieved 17 July 2021 .
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"Richard Mudariki |" . Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
^ Earground (14 July 2021).
"Fare thee well! Helen Lieros a name deeply engraved in Zimbabwe's creative history" . earGROUND . Retrieved 15 July 2021 .
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"Zim: NAMAs to host legend awards" . Music In Africa . 25 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021 .
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"Gallery Delta closes after death of founders" . 15 July 2022.