Kudzanai Chiurai

Zimbabwean | 1981

Kudzanai Chiurai is a Zimbabwean Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1981.

How much does a Kudzanai Chiurai cost?

Kudzanai Chiurai's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 61,131 USD for paintings, and 24,916 USD for works on papers.

What is Kudzanai Chiurai's most expensive painting?

Since 2012 the record price for this artist at auction is 61,131 USD for A Few Hours Later, sold at Sotheby's London in 2024.

Where can I see Kudzanai Chiurai's works?

Their work is currently being shown at Zeitz MOCAA Museum of Contemporary Art in Cape Town. Numerous key galleries and museums such as C/O Berlin have featured Kudzanai Chiurai's work in the past.

Kudzanai Chiurai in the news

Kudzanai Chiurai has been featured in articles for H A P P E N I N G, Art News Africa and Contemporary AND. The most recent article is Ten Years On, Art X Lagos Has Become the Heartbeat of Nigeria’s Creative Ecosystem written for Observer in November 2025.

Artist's alternative names: Kudzanai Chiura

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Featured for Sale

Genesis (Je n isi isi) XI ,2016

By Kudzanai Chiurai

Blindarte Naples

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Revelations X ,2011

By Kudzanai Chiurai

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Genesis [JE N' ISI ISI] XII - Kudzanai Chiurai

Genesis [JE N' ISI ISI] XII ,2016

By Kudzanai Chiurai

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Upcoming Lots

A portrait of a person in a dark dress and ornate hat standing before a collage of historical figures.

Genesis (Je n isi isi) XI ,2016

By Kudzanai Chiurai

Blindarte Naples

Recent Auction Results

I Shot the Leader

By Kudzanai Chiurai

Aspire Art Auctions, Johannesburg

A black-and-white print of a masked figure holding a cane, with the text 'Who Got It Worse?' at the bottom.

Who Got it Worse ,2008

By Kudzanai Chiurai

Aspire Art Auctions, Johannesburg

The Black President ,2009

By Kudzanai Chiurai

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Strauss & Co., Cape Town

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Current Exhibitions

Selections From The Collection

Zeitz MOCAA Museum of Contemporary Art

Cape Town | South Africa

Apr 04, 2024 - Apr 04, 2027

Past Exhibitions

When We See Us

BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts

Brussels | Belgium

Feb 07, 2025 - Aug 10, 2025

A World in Common. Contemporary African Photography

C/O Berlin

Berlin | Germany

Feb 01, 2025 - May 07, 2025

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Articles

Ten Years On, Art X Lagos Has Become the Heartbeat of Nigeria’s Creative Ecosystem

Observer Nov 12, 2025

The fair—and the vibrant art week that grew up around it—now draws hundreds of thousands of art lovers, dealers and collectors, along with representatives from leading global institutions including the Smithsonian, Tate and Centre Pompidou.

10 Exhibitions to See in Europe in Autumn 2025

H A P P E N I N G Sep 26, 2025

As the autumn season unfolds, Europe’s museums and galleries host an exceptional array of exhibitions, spanning from intimate projects to major institutional retrospectives.

Bozar Presents ‘When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting’ in Brussels

Art News Africa Mar 24, 2025

Bozar (Centre for Fine Arts of Brussels) presents the exhibition ‘When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting‘, a collection of Black figurative paintings from the past one hundred years, seen through the lens of joy.

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Coverage

“ ..Violence and sacrifice are evidenced through Chiurai’s use of sheepskin, bandages, wood, blood-red beads and bronzed horns... ”
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The Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg

“ ..Chiurai alludes to ritual practices of war, cleansing and burial... ”
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The Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg

“ ..Chiurai asks us to consider subjective mourning for these public acts of violence including the recent events that took place in Marikana... ”
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The Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg

“ ..Taken as a whole, this ambitious body of work disrupts what the artist refers to as ’colonial futures’, creating ‘counter-memories’ within his images to contest dominant colonial narratives... ”
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The Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg

Kudzanai Chiurai

How much does a Kudzanai Chiurai cost?

What is Kudzanai Chiurai's most expensive painting?

Where can I see Kudzanai Chiurai's works?