born 1969 Murehwa/ Mashonaland, Zimbabwe
died 2006 in Harare, Zimbabwe

SHONA ART SCULPTOR

Bevin was the oldest child with two brothers and three sisters. He attended Tangenhamo Primary School and Seke High 1 in Chitungwiza. Bevin and his wife, Esther Tsistsi Chikodzi, have three children: Tinashe B. , born in 1995, and Tinotenda K. , born in 1997 and his princess born 2005.
His story begins with the influence of his uncle Wellingtin Mudhokwani, a local sculptor in Seke.

By the age of 16 bevin had gained an insatiable appetite for sculpting and dedicated in his youthful energy to sculpturing. His passion for the art soon outranked his attention to his school work.

"Mr. Mdokwani", probably sculptor Farai Mdokwani, taught him to carve in 1987. Bevin enjoys carving "elephants, mother and child creations, landing birds creations and other creations. I love to express my feelings through carving. My ideas come from daily experiences and observations."

He is unique among his generation:
 "When I sculp I have to do it with spirit in my work. You can not just sculpt. According to some method or some book. You must place your whole emphasis on the siritual content."

Bevin works have been exhibitionated locally and in many galleries overseas in UK, Germany, Netherland, Canada, USA, Australia, Spain, Signapore, Japan and Begium. He represented his country at the Expo 2000 Hannover, Germany and at the Expo 2004 in Japan.