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Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa
22 October 2024 - 16 February 2025Presenting new and recent paintings, this exhibition will be Portia Zvavahera’s first solo exhibition at a public gallery in Europe. Drawing on southern African culture, Christian iconography, traditional European painting and African printmaking, this exhibition will show artworks informed by the artist’s own dreams and the spiritual traditions she grew up with as a child.
About Kettle’s Yard
We are the University of Cambridge’s modern and contemporary art gallery. Kettle’s Yard is a beautiful house with a remarkable collection of modern art and a gallery that presents modern and contemporary art exhibitions.
2025 Exhibitions
We are delighted to announce details of our exhibitions in 2025. In February we will host Paint What Matters!, an open call exhibition highlighting the talent of young people in our local community. From March – June a group show, Here is a Gale Warning, will feature contemporary artists from around the globe, followed by solo exhibitions by Lubaina Himid and Harold Offeh opening in July and November.
Download Our Free Digital Guide
Download our free guide on the Bloomberg Connects app and discover more about Kettle’s Yard before, during or after your visit. Learn about highlight works in the collection, listen to audio from Jim Ede, curators and visitors, and find out about the history of Kettle’s Yard.
Chamber Music Concerts
Marmen Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome back the Marmen Quartet to the Kettle's Yard house.
Fidelio Trio
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Fidelio Trio in the Kettle's Yard house.
Maxwell Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome back the Maxwell Quartet to the Kettle's Yard house.
Michael Collins, clarinet and Michael McHale, piano
Join us for a Chamber Music concert as we welcome Michael Collins, clarinet and Michael McHale, piano to the Kettle's Yard house.
Astatine Piano Trio
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Astatine Piano Trio in the Kettle's Yard house.
Castalian Quartet
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Castalian Quartet in the Kettle's Yard house.
Upcoming Events
Adult Workshop: Batik Printing
Inspired by the 'Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa' exhibition and Portia's use of batik in her artwork, join artist Sandra Scott for this batik workshop for adults. Batik is a technique that uses wax and dye to create a pattern on cloth or paper. Discover the technique and process and explore mark-making, patterns and textures which can be achieved on papers and fabrics.
Panel Discussion: Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa
Join us in the Kettle's Yard house for a discussion on our current exhibition Portia Zvavahera: Zvakazarurwa, with exhibition curator Tamar Garb and a panel of guest speakers.
Explore the Kettle’s Yard House and Collection
Jim Ede's Sitting Room
Attic
Dancer Room
Downstairs Extension
Alfred Wallis
Ben Nicholson: 1934 (relief)
Lucie Rie
