Molly’s ArtMove: Sculpting Identity Across Continents
Belgian–Zimbabwean artist Molly Maureen Phiri Winckelmans blends figurative painting and sculpture with rich cultural influences from Southern Africa and Europe. Her works explore themes of womanhood, motherhood, and shared humanity through the lens of Ubuntu. Deeply personal yet universally resonant, each piece becomes, in her words, “a conversation, a movement, a moment meant to inspire.
🎨 Who is Molly Winckelmans?
Belgian–Zimbabwean painter & gallery owner
Born Maureen Phiri in Harare, Zimbabwe (1971), Molly later adopted the name Winckelmans. She resides in Bornem, near Antwerp, Belgium, where she’s equitably split her life between Southern Africa and Europe .
Training & recognition
• Self-taught from childhood; scaled illustrations into large educational charts .
• Earned a scholarship from British American Tobacco to study at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe—graduated in 1994 as