Stanley was born in 1977 at Nyadire Mission in Murehwa and attended Tafara 2 High. He began carving after secondary school with artist Sam Mabeu. He acknowledges Mabeu as one of his greatest teachers for the way he was able to help Stan cultivate his own style and artistic voice. Subsequently he worked with Charles Nembaware at Svikiro Sculpture Park.

Stanley opened a home workshop in 1999, after his father’s final words encouraged him to never fear pursuing his own dreams, even when the risks are great. And in art, the risks are great.

In 2020, Stanly won the National Arts Merit Award (NAMA) in 3D Art, which is Zimbabwe’s highest annual honor for a sculptor. This is a significant accomplishment, especially considering Zimbabwe is probably the world’s largest stone carving industry when measured by percentage of stone sculptors in the population.

His winning piece was an homage to an important female ancestor of his lineage - the mother of his grandfather. “If you count the family lines, there are seven lineages representing the generations which came from her.” weMbizi’s is himself a father of four daughters. His new work continues to explore women’s central role in what initially appear to be patrilineal systems.

Stanley visited Canada in 2023 and presented a large collection of his beautiful sculptures.