Luis Meque
Luis Jose Meque Gugumise was born in Province Tete, Mozambique, but started his art career in Zimbabwe where he moved when he was 20 years old because of civil war that was brewing in his home country. He became a major painter in Harare, but died young to AIDS.
Awards
1994 – National Gallery of Zimbabwe – Award of Merit for painting, Harare, Zimbabwe1993 – National Gallery of Zimbabwe – Overall award of distinction for painting, Harare, Zimbabwe
1992 – National Gallery of Zimbabwe – Prize for Weld Art, Harare, Zimbabwe
1989 – National Gallery of Zimbabwe – Highly commended, Harare, Zimbabwe
Workshops
1996 – Europe Africa Workshop, Deutschland1995 – Genesis Workshop, Galerie Münsterland, Emsdetten, Deutschland
1991 – Pachipamwe Art Workshop, Marondera, Zimbabwe
1988–1989 – Student am B. A. T. Workshop, National Gallery of Zimbabwe
Solo exhibitions (selected)
2001 – Luis Meque's Portfolio, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe2000 – Retrospective Exhibition II, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
1999 – Retrospective Exhibition I – Early, Middle and Late Works“, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
1998 – The Last Paintings Exhibition, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
1997 – The city, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
1996 – Life on the Line, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
1993 – Africa Africa, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe
1992 – Paintings by Luis Meque & Sculpture by Christiane Stolhofer, Gallery Delta, Harare, Zimbabwe