The Lechwe Trust is a charitable trust which supports Zambian artists and maintains a collection of Zambian art.^[1] It was established in 1986 by the artist and philanthropist Cynthia Zukas, the artist Henry Tayali and the ceramist Bente Lorenz.^[2][3]

Though the Lechwe Collection originally had no permanent gallery, curated exhibitions were periodically held in various venues. The collection was exhibited in 2000, and again in 2005.^[1] For the 2005 exhibition, held at the Lusaka National Museum, William Miko selected 65 artists from the Lechwe Trust Collection.^[4] By 2009 the Collection included over 200 works, and a 2009 catalog profiled the work of 72 artists.^[5]

The 2009 exhibition Art Lives On, held at the Henry Tayali Gallery, featured work by deceased artists Stephen Kapata, Friday Tembo, Martin Phiri, Shadrick Simukanga, Trevor Noah and Godfrey Setti. A decade later, the 2019 exhibition Art Lives on II featured the work of Flinto Chandia (died 2017) and Lutanda Mwamba (died 2014).^[6]

Since 2018 the trust has operated an art gallery. The Lechwe Trust Art Gallery is now located on Lagos Road in Lusaka.

Over a hundred artists are represented in the Lechwe Trust Collection, including:^[7]

• Gabriel Ellison (1930-2017)
• William Bwalya Miko (born 1961)
• Coinx’ai Qgam (1934–2008)
• Akwila Simpasa (1945–unknown)
• Henry Tayali (1943–1987)
• Agnes Buya Yombwe (born 1966)
• Cynthia S. Zukas (born 1931)