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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Cynthia was born in 1931 in Cape Town, South Africa.<ref name="lechwe">[http://www.lechwetrust.org/about-lechwe-trust About Lechwe Trust: Cynthia Zukas]</ref> She graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Cape Town University and migrated to Zambia in 1965 where she became involved in the country’s cultural and artistic movements including: [[Art Centre Foundation]], [[Mpapa Gallery]], [[National Museums Board]], [[Zambia National Arts Council]]. | Cynthia was born in 1931 in Cape Town, South Africa.<ref name="lechwe">[http://www.lechwetrust.org/about-lechwe-trust About Lechwe Trust: Cynthia Zukas]</ref> She graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Cape Town University and migrated to Zambia in 1965 where she became involved in the country’s cultural and artistic movements including: [[Art Centre Foundation]], [[Mpapa Gallery]], [[National Museums Board]], [[Zambia National Arts Council]]. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Cynthia and her husband Simon met in London in 1952 while Simon was in exile and the two married three years later. | Cynthia and her husband Simon met in London in 1952 while Simon was in exile and the two married three years later. | ||
[[File:Cynthia Zukas painting1.JPG|200px|thumbnail|right|"We want clean water," Etching by Cynthia Zukas at the 2013 art exhibition at [[Choma Museum]]]] | |||
==Community initiatives== | ==Community initiatives== | ||
In 1986, Cynthia formed [[Lechwe Trust]], a charitable trust for the visual arts in Zambia. Other founding members included [[Henry Tayali]] (1943 – 1987) and Bente Lorenz (1922 – 2011).<ref name="lechwe"/> The Trust has the largest private collection of Zambian art in the country and has given grants to many artists and supported several major workshops.<ref name="choma2"/> | In 1986, Cynthia formed [[Lechwe Trust]], a charitable trust for the visual arts in Zambia. Other founding members included [[Henry Tayali]] (1943 – 1987) and Bente Lorenz (1922 – 2011).<ref name="lechwe"/> The Trust has the largest private collection of Zambian art in the country and has given grants to many artists and supported several major workshops.<ref name="choma2"/> | ||
Revision as of 09:37, 7 June 2016
Cynthia Zukas (born in 1931) is a fine artist and an advocate for visual arts in Zambia. She is wife of veteran politician and freedom fighter, Simon Zukas.
Early life
Cynthia was born in 1931 in Cape Town, South Africa.[1] She graduated with a BA in Fine Art from Cape Town University and migrated to Zambia in 1965 where she became involved in the country’s cultural and artistic movements including: Art Centre Foundation, Mpapa Gallery, National Museums Board, Zambia National Arts Council.
Personal life
Cynthia and her husband Simon met in London in 1952 while Simon was in exile and the two married three years later.
Community initiatives
In 1986, Cynthia formed Lechwe Trust, a charitable trust for the visual arts in Zambia. Other founding members included Henry Tayali (1943 – 1987) and Bente Lorenz (1922 – 2011).[1] The Trust has the largest private collection of Zambian art in the country and has given grants to many artists and supported several major workshops.[2]
She has been supporting the arts in Zambia in many capacities: privately, as a member of the Art Centre Foundation, co-director of Mpapa Art Gallery, Chairlady of the Lechwe Trust and in many more functions.[3]
Cynthia is the first professionally trained printmaker of Zambia and one of the pioneers of Zambian graphic art.[2]
Awards and recognitions
- In 2000, Cynthia was the winner of the National Arts Council “Ngoma award for outstanding contribution in the development of the visual arts”.
- In 2011, she received the Mama Julia Chikamuneka Award for "recognition of commitment to a just society".
- In 2012 she received from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain an Order of the British Empire (MBE) for “promoting visual arts in Zambia” and being “instrumental in creating an historical archive of Zambian art spanning more than 50 years.” Member of the Order of the British Empire honours are given at an annual event in London to people from all walks of life and all sections of society who have made a difference to their community.[4]
