Zimbabwe’s arrival at the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011, 55th Venice Biennale 2013 and the current 56th Venice Biennale 2015 is a fulfilment of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe’s obligation to promote Zimbabwean contemporary art locally and abroad.

The National Gallery of Zimbabwe is renowned for presenting groundbreaking contemporary art exhibitions in and outside Zimbabwe and has always served as a creative laboratory where artists are free to experiment. This is a position that has been affirmed by the institution having initiated and acted as the commissioning institution for the Zimbabwe Pavilion’s past two editions Seeing Ourselves in 2011 and Dudziro in 2013.

Zimbabwe Pavilion exhibition is easily accessible to our audience as we have remained at Church Santa Maria della Pieta, Venice Italy since the first pavilion. The Venice Biennale is an important platform where we can share and exchange as art professionals. This is where global concepts are viewed and interrogated.