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Thakor Patel

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

Thakor Patel (born 1932) is a contemporary artist born in Gujarat, India. Patel studied art in the Bombay area, at the Sir J.J School of Art, where he passed first-class and was awarded a scholarship and a fellowship whilst also gaining a first class in Commercial Art and exhibiting in a number of local shows. He moved to Zimbabwe in 1980 to help his cousin set up a print factory in Harare, where he resided for most of his life. He exhibited work in several galleries such as Gallery Delta and the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, and more recently in the ZEITZ MOCAA Gallery in Cape Town, South Africa. Alongside these galleries, he has exhibited his work in many other countries such as Japan, U.S.A, Germany and India. He moved to the United States of America in 2017. His paintings may be found in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe and in other public and private art collections all around the world.

News / Ranking / Titbits / Awards

1986 National Gallery of Zimbabwe Annual Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition. Special mention in recognition of an artist who has made significant individual contribution towards pinnacles of excellence in contemporary Zimbabwean painting; 1989 Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition – National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Award of Merit (oil) works selected for Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand during the Commonwealth Games in January 1990; 1991 Zimbabwe Heritage Exhibition, National Gallery of Zimbabwe. Awards of Merit. Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Visual Arts.

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