{"product_id":"virginia-chihota-chibereko-chakaramba-kuudzirwa-2026","title":"Virginia Chihota | Chibereko Chakaramba Kuudzirwa\/The Womb Refused To Be Told (2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e[[specs start]]\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilkscreen in 8 colours, with gloss black, printed onto Saunders Waterford Traditional white HP paper, 356gsm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003eSize: 30.5 x 23 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xmsonormal\"\u003eEdition of 40, signed and numbered\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[[specs end]]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[[work start]] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the work\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVirginia Chihota has created a special artist's edition for Whitechapel Gallery in support of the Whitechapel Gallery Errantry Fund.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChihota's screenprint \u003ci\u003eChibereko Chakaramba Kuudzirwa\/The Womb Refused To Be Told \u003c\/i\u003erelates to a drawing; part of a recent series of the same name, contemplating the conditions influencing acts of personal refusal and resistance that come into force, in protection of selfhood, family and community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe works that make up this series were largely produced using screenprinting, formed from multiple layers of drawn and photographed elements, resulting in densely layered compositions that weave together Chihota’s subconscious and lived reality. The series explores methods of finding the spiritual energy to break damaging psychological cycles, in a means to create hopeful and generative cycles to live and thrive by.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntrospective in nature, Virginia Chihota's work is deeply influenced by personal experiences. Reflecting on intimacy and the human figure, she addresses themes such as childbearing, parenting, marriage, kinship, bereavement and faith. Her works on canvas and paper are both expressionistic and graceful in their elaborate use of patterns, textures and layers and are rife with allusions to everyday life, and religious and folkloric symbolism. Having trained as a printmaker, Chihota’s use of screenprinting is confident and original, producing unique works of striking formal complexity. They often depict the female form, with her own body being the foundational reference, that blend into near abstraction. Chihota's work highlights the ways in which female agency can disrupt borders and activate concerns around different forms of belonging.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e[[work end]]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[[artist start]]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"accordionContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eVirginia Chihota was born in 1983 in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe and currently lives and works in New York, USA. She graduated in Fine Arts from the National Art Gallery Studios in Harare, Zimbabwe in 2006. Chihota represented Zimbabwe at the 55th Venice Biennale in 2013 and awarded the Prix Canson in the same year. In 2021, her works were commissioned by the Opéra National de Paris, France for Giuseppe Verdi’s \u003ci\u003eAida.\u003c\/i\u003e March 2026 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eher institutional solo exhibition, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKupinduka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, opened at the Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporaneo in Sevilla, Spain.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChihota's works can be found in the collections of Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; Tate, London, UK; Fondation H, Antananarivo, Madagascar; FRAC Picardie, Amiens, France; The National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe and the U.S. Department of State.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e[[artist end]]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e[[exhibitions start]]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Errantry Fund\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Errantry Fund is a dedicated new philanthropic fund, developed by Whitechapel Gallery to support artists of colour, whose work has been overlooked or under-represented in the mainstream art world. \u003cspan class=\"msoIns\"\u003e\u003cins cite=\"mailto:Natasha%20Plowright\" datetime=\"2025-09-30T09:56\"\u003e\u003c\/ins\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Fund takes its name from the work of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eÉ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edouard Glissant, the Martiniquan writer, poet and philosopher, who proposes ‘errantry’ or ‘disruption’ as a mode of freedom and resistance to fixed ideas of identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs part of this initiative, we are delighted to present a series of special limited editions, generously donated by artists, Miranda Forrester, Virginia Chihota, Rana Begum and Joy Labinjo. By purchasing these works you are making a direct contribution to the Errantry Fund and helping us support artists that challenge and reconstitute dominant forms of representation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith thanks to: Miranda Forrester, Virginia Chihota, Rana Begum and Joy Labinjo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor further information on the Errantry Fund see here \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.whitechapelgallery.org\/support-2\/the-errantry-fund\/\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.whitechapelgallery.org\/support-2\/the-errantry-fund\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e[[exhibitions end]]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhitechapel Gallery editions are generously donated by the artists. All proceeds from the sale of these works directly support our exhibition and education programmes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs is traditional in editions publishing, prices will rise as an edition starts to sell out. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor UK Customers, VAT is included in the price shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe purchase of this edition is subject to resale restrictions. 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