Helen Lieros
Helen Lieros (3 August 1940 – 14 July 2021) was a Zimbabwean visual artist.[1][2][3][4] She was born in Gweru, Zimbabwe to Greek parents. She studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Centre Contemporaine de la Gravure (now the ) in Geneva, Switzerland. She also spent time at the 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. She moved to Harare (then Salisbury) in 1967, where she lived until her death on 14 July 2021.
Career[]
Lieros is one of Zimbabwe's most illustrious artists and had a career that spanned across six decades.[5] She established Gallery Delta in Harare with her husband Derek Huggins in 1975.[6][7] The independent space has been involved in the curation, organisation, presentation and promotion of approximately five-hundred exhibitions.[8] Besides being invested in her own practice, Lieros and her husband, dedicated most of their career teaching and mentoring generations of Zimbabwean painters.[9] These include Berry Bickle, Greg Shaw, , Gina Maxim, ,[10][11] ,[12] and many others.[13] In early 2021, Lieros was honored by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe as a National Merits Awards Legend.[14]
Exhibitions (solo)[]
- 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.
References[]
- ^ ArtFacts. "Helen Lieros | Artist". ArtFacts. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Garan’anga, Stephen (17 June 2016). "Lieros: Multifaceted, exceptional artist". The Herald. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Helen Lieros". gallery delta. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Mushakavanhu, Tinashe. "Building an art gallery in the midst of war in Zimbabwe". The Conversation. 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
- ^ "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. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Zim: NAMAs to host legend awards". Music In Africa. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- 1940 births
- 2021 deaths
- 20th-century Zimbabwean women artists
- 21st-century Zimbabwean women artists
- People from Gweru
- Alumni of the École des Beaux-Arts
- White Zimbabwean people
- Zimbabwean people of Greek descent