About the Founder

My name is Rosemary Chimbganda, the founder of African Authentics. I was born and raised in Zimbabwe and graduated from the University of Zimbabwe with a Bachelor of Economics degree before I moved to Boston where I currently reside. I worked as a software engineer In Boston Massachusetts for many years during which I founded African Authentics as a side hustle. I have since made everything Shona Art my life focus.

I happen to belong to the Shona tribe to whom the Shona artform is attributed. I travel to Zimbabwe every two years to interact with the artisans and purchase new pieces. I occasionally get invited to speak about Shona art and sadza batik.

I created an 18 member cooperative in Zimbabwe that creates the beaded wire art that you find on this website.