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'''Richard Chiwasa''' (b. June, 1947) is a [[Zimbabwe]]an [[sculptor]].

Born in [[Harare]], Chiwasa went to [[primary school]] locally until Standard Six. He began sculpting [[soapstone]] in 1967, later being taught to work harder materials by Canon Edward George Paterson at [[Nyarutsetso Art Centre]]. In 1970 he left the center to work at [[Victoria Falls]], where he worked for ten years at the "Craft Village". Chiwasa currently works in hard stones such as [[Serpentinite|verdite]], [[springstone (material)|springstone]], and [[butter jade]]. He has worked with [[Sylvester Mubayi]], [[Nicholas Mukomberanwa]], and [[Moses Masaya]] among other sculptors.

==References==
*[http://www.zimsculpt.com/artist.php?id=48 Biographical sketch]

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