ZAP’s People
Dick Adams
Dick was a professor of sociology at Lewis and Clark College for 24 years. He retired early in 2000 to give his full attention to being Executive Director of Zimbabwe Artists Project, which he founded in 1998 at the request of the Weya artists. He spends at least 6 weeks a year in Zimbabwe, staying connected with the artists and his full-time Zimbabwean counterpart.
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Heather MacKenzie
Heather joined Zimbabwe Artists Project as the Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator in the spring of 2008 after her involvement as a volunteer with ZAP. She graduated in 2002 from Brown University with a degree in Visual Arts, focused on textiles. Since graduating, she has spent significant time studying textiles in South America, in India, and in Ghana, West Africa. Her art and interests continue to be strongly informed by West African art.