Felix Shumba

Born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, in 1989, Felix Shumba is a multidisciplinary artist currently living and working in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. A self-taught artist who grew up near the Great Zimbabwe monument, Shumba’s practice spans drawing, painting, video, text, and installation. He deconstructs real and imagined spaces, which he refers to as Fold Fields Space (FFS)—areas haunted by death, trauma, ecological damage, and the use of military force as a tool of control.

Shumba’s work engages with masking and concealment, using dystopian imagery to address the performative rituals of power that have perpetuated racial capitalist extraction. Through these works, he examines the history of settler-colonial Rhodesia and brings viewers closer to understanding contemporary challenges in Zimbabwe. At the heart of his practice is a constant probing of the stakes, the hidden truths, and the ongoing struggle for freedom in the face of historical violence.

Recent exhibitions include: For want of a horse, a button was lost, Tiwani Contemporary, London; Panorama Pozzuoli, Italics Art, Naples, Italy; a following year, Galleria Fonti, Naples; Thinking Historically In The Present, Sharjah Biennial 15, UAE; and Memories From The Poisoned River, Museum of Natural History and Jahmek Contemporary Art, Luanda, Angola.