Born on November 18, 1998, in Masvingo, Zimbabwe, Courtney Chots is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores African identity, cultural continuity, and the lived strength of women. Having spent her early childhood in Botswana after relocating there at the age of three, her work reflects an early awareness of movement, belonging, and cross-cultural experience.
Trained in Civil Engineering at Wuhan University of Technology in China, where she graduated in 2020, Chots brings a strong sense of structure and intentionality to her artistic process. While her technical education provided a foundation in precision and problem-solving, art became the medium through which she engages memory, emotion, and self-expression.
Drawing from African heritage and personal experience, Chots’ work often centers on themes of empowerment, resilience, and visibility, with a particular focus on the narratives of African women. Through layered materials, symbolic forms, and considered composition, she examines identity as both inherited and continuously shaped.
Now based between Zimbabwe and Botswana, Chots continues to develop a practice that bridges place, history, and lived experience. Her work functions as both reflection and affirmation, celebrating African womanhood while inviting broader dialogue across cultures.
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Trained in Civil Engineering at Wuhan University of Technology in China, where she graduated in 2020, Chots brings a strong sense of structure and intentionality to her artistic process. While her technical education provided a foundation in precision and problem-solving, art became the medium through which she engages memory, emotion, and self-expression.
Drawing from African heritage and personal experience, Chots’ work often centers on themes of empowerment, resilience, and visibility, with a particular focus on the narratives of African women. Through layered materials, symbolic forms, and considered composition, she examines identity as both inherited and continuously shaped.
Now based between Zimbabwe and Botswana, Chots continues to develop a practice that bridges place, history, and lived experience. Her work functions as both reflection and affirmation, celebrating African womanhood while inviting broader dialogue across cultures.
Presented by Artgal.Online