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Locardia Ndandarika

  • Skill Category: Sculptors
  • Present Address: Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Country: Zimbabwe
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Biography

Locardia Ndandarika (born 1945)(died 05 January 2023) was a Zimbabwean sculptor. A native of Bindura, as a girl Ndandarika made models in clay using traditional methods. Locardia Ndandarika devolved a fondness for working with her hands, modeling clay as a child. She never lost that desire even after marrying Joseph Ndandarika in 1964. Over the course of their fourteen year marriage, she worked with her husband as he gained an international reputation as one of the world’s best stone carvers. Working in his shadow, Locardia tried to ignore her passion but failed. After repeatedly asking her husband to recognize her talents and contributions, and being turned down, she divorced him in 1978 and pursued her own career. This required a leap of faith most would not have been able to take. Leaving her husband and caring for her children on her own and embarking on a new career as a woman stone carver in a field dominated by men required a resolve few possess. Locardia is a skilled welder, having received awards for her work with metal. She is a mentor, tutoring many aspiring sculptors. Two of her children Ronnie Dongo and Virginia Ndandarika have become noted sculptors. Locardia was invited to New Zealand in 1990 as the sole woman among Zimbabwe’s greatest carvers and won international acclaim. Considered the grandmother of all stone carvers, Mama Ndandarika has created enduring works that stir ones soul!

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In 1990 she was invited to participate in the Commonwealth Games in New Zealand. Ndandarika has exhibited and held workshops in the United States, the Netherlands, South Africa, and New Zealand since 199

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