Benjamin Katiyo

Benjamin was born in Murehwa in 1970 and spent 11 years in school. He started sculpting in 1996, influenced by his younger brother, the renowned Royal Katiyo, who is famous mostly for his quail birds.

Benjamin started sculpting at the Gavazi Art Centre in Mvurwi and hasn’t looked back since. He has exhibited in the UK, the USA and France. In Zimbabwe, he exhibited with a Harare group at the Mobile Heritage exhibition at the National Gallery, gaining an Award of Merit in 1998.