About Us

Mystery In Stone was established in 1995 as the artists creative vision of themselves, their work and of those who treasure the brilliance of their accomplishment. Mystery In Stone artists are creative geniuses of extraordinary skill that have mastered the magic of interweaving color, form, texture, essence, belief, and emotion with stone. Each has devoted decades of effort, education, and apprenticeship towards the development of their talent and have created some of the most artistically influential fine artwork of the last half century. The foundation of Mystery In Stone is honor and respect for the history, culture, traditions, beliefs, faith, and lives of the artists and the community and families that have conceived and nurtured them. In the same way that our artwork is the realization of the spirit that lives within the uncut stone, Mystery In Stone is the creative realization of the spirit and vision that lives within our artists. Mystery In Stone is a collective of premiere Zimbabwean artists from the first, second, and third generation of stone sculptors. Most of the third generation group has worked under the mentorship of the late master sculptor Bernard Matemera. The links between Mystery In Stone and Zimbabwe’s leading and emerging artists is very strong. Mystery In Stone is also committed to the direct support of Zimbabwean artists, their families, their community, and the education and care of the family members of Mystery In Stone artists lost to AIDS.