Madame Zo

Zoarinivo Razakatrimo (1956–2020) was a Malagasy textile artist, widely known by the nickname Madame Zo.

Education Madame Zo was educated at the Centre National de l'Artisanat Malagasy and trained in weaving by Andrée Ethève.

Career Sakalava lamba arindrano and malabaryMadame Zo's work is identifiable by its utilization of a wide array of man-made and natural materials. Working in the tradition of Malagasy lamba weaving styles, she incorporated atypical mixed media, from wood, spices, bean pods and medicinal plants to metals, newsprint, bones, stereo headphones, pens, binder clips, phone cards, spiral notebook rings. The effect is a neutral toned textile piece with three-dimensional intrusions disrupting the surface.

Awards In 2020, she won the Prix Paritana—a prize awarded annually to a Malagasy artist by Fondation H.

Selected public collections Her work is in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African Art,

Death Madame Zo died of Covid-19 in 2020.