FUNGAI BENHURA (b. 1990, Zimbabwe) works and lives in London, UKHe graduated from Camberwell College of Arts in 2019 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting. In 2024, he completed his studies at the Royal Academy, where his creative prowess earned him the prestigious Stewarts Prize. His works are held in the collections of public institutions such as Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, and the Roberts Institute of Art.

 

His creative process is itself a rhythmic labor: first, he builds a rich visual foundation by layering paper, fabric, metal sheets, and oil paint onto the canvas. Then, using knives and drills as his tools, the artist carves, scrapes, and bores into the solidified surface. This "reverse creation" is not merely a removal but a revelation—stripping away the outer layers to expose the underlying interplay of color and historical traces, as if conducting an archaeological excavation of time on the canvas.

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His solo/duo exhibitions include: 
‘Peel my heart, layer by layer’, EY PROJECTS, Shanghai, 2025; ‘Emmanuel Awuni & Fungai Benhura: F=ma’, Project Loop, London, 2025; ‘Feel the Rhythm’, Wolfson Royal Academy Award School Graduate Show, Cambridge University, Cambridge, 2025; ‘Both Directions at Once’, Incubator, London, 2024; ‘RAW’, HSBC Space, London, 2023

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His selected group exhibitions include:
‘Neck of the wood’, Public Gallery, London, 2025; ‘Mind to Hand: A Drawing Show’, Incubator, 2025; ‘RA Schools Show’, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2024; ‘Three Years’, Royal Academy of Arts, 2024; ‘Tightrope’, Subtitle Labs, London, 2023