Chaka Chikodzi is a Zimbabwean-Canadian sculptor whose stone works are both contemporary expressions and deep meditations on time, land, and identity. Based in Katarokwi/Kingston for over two decades, Chikodzi carves exclusively with volcanic rock sourced from Zimbabwe’s Great Dyke—a 500-kilometre-long geological formation that never erupted, but rose and cooled over millennia to form some of the world’s most unique stone.

The stones he selects—rich in cobalt blues, deep purples, and oxidized greens—are chosen not just for their beauty, but for the histories they hold. Their grain structures, shaped by ancient shifts in climate and pressure, serve as both medium and metaphor in Chikodzi’s sculptural narratives. His work explores the tension between the deep, slow time of the earth and the human impulse to shape meaning from it.

With a practice rooted in both continents, Chikodzi collaborates with a team in Zimbabwe to ethically source stone, highlighting the artistry of local craftsmanship while maintaining an ongoing relationship with the land. His sculptures—collected across Canada and internationally—resonate with a grounded physicality and a profound sense of continuity.

In 2016, Chikodzi completed a residency at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, deepening his research into indigenous relationships with the land through visits to sacred sites such as the Matobo Hills and Great Zimbabwe ruins. He is also the founder of Tawineyi Community School, a rural early education centre in Zimbabwe focused on literacy, traditional arts, and cultural stewardship.

Chikodzi’s work invites collectors to engage not only with form, but with the geological and ancestral narratives embedded in stone—each sculpture a dialogue across time, land, and imagination..

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