Felix Shumba

Felix Shumba, born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, in 1989, currently lives and works in Masvingo, Zimbabwe.

 

A multidisciplinary artist, 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: Panorama Pozzuoli, Italics Art, Pozzuopli, Naples, Italy (group - 2025); Iwillmedievalfutureyou2, Lilith Performance studio, Malmoe, Sweden (group - 2025); a following year, Galleria Fonti, Naples, Italy (solo - 2024); Felix Shumba and Martin Seeds: Nervous Lines, Koop Projects, Brighton, UK (group - 2024); I Dream I’m Crossing the River, Uitstalling gallery, Belgium (group - 2024); Untitled, Edition Verso, FNB art fair, Johannesburg, SA (2023); Thinking Historically In The Present, Sharjah Biennial 15, Sharjah, UAE (2023); Felix Shumba vs Kiluanji Kia Henda: Memories From The Poisoned River,  Museum of Natural History and Jahmek Contemporary Art, Luanda, Angola (group - 2023);

A Prelude, Bkhz Gallery,  Johannesburg, SA (group - 2022); On the Edge, Kalashnikovv Gallery, Johannesburg, SA (group - 2022)