Virginia Chihota

Virginia Chihota

BornNationalityBased In
1983ZimbabweanPodgorica
Biography

Virginia Chihota’s work explores black female subjectivity and the notion of ‘belonging’ as a form of cosmopolitanism. Across printmaking, drawing and painting, she suggests novel ways to think about dislocated subjects, domesticity and shifting identities. Born in Zimbabwe, Chihota has lived in Libya, Tunisia, Austria and Montenegro. Her itinerant experiences shape her work and her sense of self. She describes her practice as a ‘reflection on self-discovery in constantly changing circumstances’. ...

Selected Artworks
Ndombundira zvitsva I (I embrace the new)
Virginia Chihota
Ndombundira zvitsva I (I embrace the new), 2021
180 x 200cm
Chibereko chakaramba kuudzirwa (The womb refused to be told)
Virginia Chihota
Chibereko chakaramba kuudzirwa (The womb refused to be told), 2021
Kuva
Virginia Chihota
Kuva, 2024
129.7 x 88.7 x 4cm
Munoonei kana makanditarisa nhai Mwari? What do you see when you look at me ohh God?
Virginia Chihota
Munoonei kana makanditarisa nhai Mwari? What do you see when you look at me ohh God?, 2024
232 x 292.5 x 5.5cm
Munoonei kana makanditarisa nhai Mwari? What do you see when you look at me ohh God?
Virginia Chihota
Munoonei kana makanditarisa nhai Mwari? What do you see when you look at me ohh God?, 2023
236.5 x 292.4 x 5.5cm
Kuva
Virginia Chihota
Kuva, 2025
129.7 x 88.7 x 4cm
Kuva
Virginia Chihota
Kuva, 2024
129.7 x 88.7 x 4cm
Kuva
Virginia Chihota
Kuva, 2024
129.7 x 88.7 x 4cm
Gallery Representation
Biennals
Venice Biennial2013 - Venice
La Biennale de Lyon2011 - Lyon
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