Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Valery Sergeyevich Uleev

Uleev Valery Sergeyevich - artist, master of decorative and applied arts in the technique of marquetry. A prominent public figure in Kyrgyzstan, director of the human rights organization "Justice" in Jalal-Abad, a bright representative of the movement of Russian compatriots, founder and chairman of the Jalal-Abad regional association "Slavic Diaspora" since 1992, and a publicist. Born on October 12, 1939, in Omsk. He graduated from a pedagogical college and then from the

19.03.2019, 14:54

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Vereshchagin Vasily Vasilyevich

Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchaginwas born on October 14 (26), 1842, in Cherepovets (now in the Vologda region) into the family of a local noble leader. Even during his studies, his talent for painting became evident—he attended an art school and got acquainted with artists. After graduating from the cadet corps, Vereshchagin did not join the navy. In 1860, against his parents' wishes, he enrolled in the Academy of Arts. At the same time, he tried his hand at literary creativity: he

15.03.2019, 18:21

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Arefyev Anatoly Vasilyevich

Arefyev Anatoly Vasilievich – Soviet theatrical artist, People's Artist of the USSR since 1967. Born on November 24, 1918, in the city of Stavropol, Samara Province. Studied at the Art-Pedagogical Technical School in Penza from 1936 to 1938. Since 1947, he worked as a scenic artist at the Kyrgyz Opera and Ballet Theater in Frunze, and from 1949, he served as the chief artist of this theater. Over more than thirty years of creative life, A.V. Arefyev designed more than 70 opera and ballet

09.03.2019, 12:05

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Umetalieva Jamal Temirkulovna

Umetalieva Jamal Temirkulovna Art historian. Doctor of Arts. Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic. Born on March 13, 1933, in the city of Frunze. In 1955, she graduated from the Faculty of History, Department of History and Theory of Art at Lomonosov Moscow State University. From 1956 to 1959, she was a postgraduate student at the Research Institute of Art Industry in Moscow, then worked as a senior researcher in the sector of aesthetics and art studies at the Institute of

11.03.2018, 16:02

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Toktusunova Gulchakhra Iskenderovna

Toktosunova Gulchakhra Iskenderovna Art historian. Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic. Corresponding member of the National Academy of Arts of the Kyrgyz Republic. Born on September 30, 1947, in the city of Frunze. In 1968, she graduated from the Frunze Art School and in 1973 - from the Art History Department of the Leningrad State Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E. Repin.

11.03.2018, 15:57

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Zhanibek Sadygaliev

Sadigaliyev Zhanibek Art historian. Born on December 24, 1936, in the village of Kyzart, Jumgal District, Naryn Region. In 1955, he graduated from the Frunze Art College. From 1955 to 1959, he was a teacher at the Naryn Pedagogical College, and then from 1959 to 1971, he was a teacher at the Przhevalsk Pedagogical Institute.

11.03.2018, 15:51

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Ludmila Alexandrovna Prytkova

Pryt'kova Lyudmila Alexandrovna Art historian. Doctor of Cultural Studies. Corresponding member of the National Academy of Arts of the Kyrgyz Republic, professor. Born on April 24, 1939, in the village of Groznoye, Kirov District. Graduated from the Faculty of Philology of Kyrgyz State University, and in 1971 completed postgraduate studies at the Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR, specializing in Marxist-Leninist aesthetics (supervisor:

11.03.2018, 15:42

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Olga Petrovna Popova

Popova Olga Petrovna (1933-2006) Art historian. Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic. Born on January 2, 1933, in the city of Talas. In 1964, she graduated from the Faculty of History (Department of History and Theory of Art) of Lomonosov Moscow State University. From 1964 to 1969, she worked as the head of creative sections of the Union of Artists of Kyrgyzstan, and since 1969, she served as the chief editor of the artistic-expert board of the Ministry of Culture of the Kyrgyz SSR.

11.03.2018, 15:38

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Aina Asanbekovna Moldokhmatova

Moldokhmatova Aina Asanbekovna Art historian. Born on March 31, 1953, in the city of Frunze, Kyrgyz SSR. In 1975, she graduated from the historical faculty of Moscow State University, specializing in art history. She worked in her field at the Union of Artists of the Kyrgyz Republic. From 1975 to 1982, she was a senior researcher in the graphics department and head of the painting department at the Kyrgyz State Museum of Fine Arts; from 1982 to 1983, she was a lecturer at the S.A. Chuykov

11.03.2018, 15:32

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Tamara Tursunbaevna Kadyrbaeva

Kadyrbaeva Tamara Tursunbaevna Art historian. Born on March 16, 1951, in the village of Yapalak, Karasuu District. In 1972, she graduated from the Frunze Art School and in 1979 from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E. Repin, Faculty of Theory and History of Fine Arts. Since 1974, she worked in the exhibition hall of the Osh branch of the Union of Artists of the Kyrgyz Republic, then taught at the People's University of Culture and at the

09.03.2018, 02:38

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Cholpon Musakeevna Idirisova

Idrisova Cholpon Musakeevna Art historian. Born on November 19, 1960, in the Kant district of Chuy region. In 1984, she graduated from the S.A. Chuykov Kyrgyz State Art College and in 1993 from the I.E. Repin St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Faculty of Theory and History of Fine Arts. From 1994 to 1995, she worked in the Artistic Expeditionary Commission of the Ministry of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic, and then taught at the S.A. Chuykov Kyrgyz

09.03.2018, 02:34

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Budaychiev Bayyshbek Daki baevich

Budaychiev Bayyshbek Dakiyevich Art historian, candidate of art studies, professor. Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic. Academician of the National Academy of Arts named after T. Sadykov (2005). Born on August 19, 1944, in the village of Chym-Korgon, Kemin district, Chui region. In 1969, he graduated from the Tashkent Theater and Art Institute named after A.N. Ostrovsky and completed his postgraduate studies at the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture

09.03.2018, 02:30

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Atkurova Altynai Razbaevna

Attykurova Altynai Razbaevna Art historian. Born on November 23, 1973, in the village of Gulcha, Aksy District, Osh Region. In 1998, she graduated from Osh State University, Department of Art and Graphics. From 2001 to 2003, she was a lecturer at the Kyrgyz State Pedagogical University named after I. Arabaev, and since 2008, she has been an ethnographer at the National Association of Folk Arts and Crafts "Kiyal".

09.03.2018, 02:22

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Asanbekov Sarman

Asanbekov Sarman Art historian. Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic. Born on August 8, 1935, in the collective farm "Communism" in the Talas district of Talas region. In 1958, he graduated from the Faculty of Philology of Kyrgyz State University, and in 1966 he completed postgraduate studies at the Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz SSR, specializing in visual arts, developing the topic "Features of the formation and development

09.03.2018, 02:10

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Akybekova Mederkul Bozgunchieva

Akynbekova Mederkul Bozgunchieva Art historian. Born on May 18, 1949, in the village of Tort-Kul, Ton district, Issyk-Kul region. In 1968, she graduated from the Frunze Art College, then from the Kyrgyz State Pedagogical University, Faculty of Russian Philology. In 1974, 1975, and 1977, she studied in courses for chief curators of art museums at the All-Union Institute for Advanced Training of Cultural Workers (Moscow).

09.03.2018, 01:55

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Yamgiriyev Salizhan

Yamgirchiev Salizhan Graphic artist. Born on April 23, 1952, in the village of Karatal, Andijan region, Republic of Uzbekistan. In 1974, he graduated from the Tashkent Theatre and Art Institute. Since 1970, his works have been published in the magazine "Chalkan," the newspaper "Soviet Kyrgyzstan," as well as in central publications "Krokodil," "Komsomolskaya Pravda."

08.03.2018, 17:05

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Yugai Georgy Alekseevich

Yugai Georgy Alekseevich Painter. Born on September 10, 1949, in the village of Krasny Vostok, Taldykorgan region of the Kazakh SSR. In 1973, he graduated from the Frunze Art College. From 1973 to 1997, he worked at the Art Fund of the Kyrgyz Republic.

08.03.2018, 17:01

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Yugai Miron Alekseevich

Yugai Miron Alekseevich Painter. Born on March 25, 1946, in the village of Alga, Republic of Kazakhstan. In 1967, he graduated from the Frunze Art School. From 1967 to 1980, he worked in the Art Production Workshops of the city of Osh, and from 1980 to 1996, he was employed at the Art Fund of the Kyrgyz Republic. Since 1996, he has been a member of the Union of Artists of the Kyrgyz Republic. Participant in national and international exhibitions.

08.03.2018, 16:37

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Eshbaev Mamyraly

Eshbaev Mamyraly Painter. Born on January 1, 1959, in the village of Yzar, Ala-Buka district, Jalal-Abad region. In 1985, he graduated from the Przhevalsky Pedagogical Institute, Faculty of Fine Arts. From 1985 to 1987, he was a teacher of special disciplines at the Osh Pedagogical College. Since 1994, he has been the head of the Department of Fine Arts at the Faculty of Arts of Osh State University. Since 1996, he has been an associate professor in the Department of Drawing, Drafting, and

08.03.2018, 16:35

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Erbol Dogdurbek

Erbol Dogdurbek Born on February 9, 1986, in the city of Karakol, Issyk-Kul region. In 2003, he graduated from the S.A. Chuykov Kyrgyz State Art College.

08.03.2018, 16:32

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Elebesova Darkul

Elebesova Darkul Applied artist. Born in 1958 in the village of Ak-Olon, Issyk-Kul region, Ton district. In 1977, she graduated from the Frunze Art College, Department of Applied Arts. She studied at the Tallinn University of Arts. Since 1980, she has been working at the Art Fund of the Kyrgyz Republic. Since 2003, she has been a member of the Union of Artists of the Kyrgyz Republic. Alongside traditional techniques of folk applied art—embroidery, kurak—the artist uses original mixed

08.03.2018, 16:27

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Shygaev Yuristanbek Abdiyevich

Shygaev Yuristanbek Abdievich Graphic artist, painter. People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic. Laureate of the State Prize named after Toktogul. Born on August 9, 1957, in the city of Frunze. In 1984, he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E. Repin, Faculty of Graphics.

08.03.2018, 16:23

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Shubina Anna Afanasyevna

Shubina Anna Afanasyevna Applied artist. Born on March 23, 1955, in the city of Frunze in a family of artists. In 1974, she graduated from the Frunze Art College. Since 1978, she has been a special disciplines teacher at the Kyrgyz State Art College named after S. Chuykov.

08.03.2018, 16:18

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Shubin Afanasy Lazarevich

Shubin Afanasy Lazarevich (1926-1967) Graphic artist. Born on February 16, 1926, in the village of Kuyacha, Altai Krai. Lived in Frunze since 1946. Graduated from the Frunze Art College in 1954. Since 1965, he was a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR.

08.03.2018, 16:14

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Stoffer Yakov Zinovievich

Shtoffer Yakov Zinovievich Theater artist. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR. The name of Y. Shtoffer is associated with the formation of Kyrgyz theatrical and decorative art. A well-known Moscow theater artist, he came to Kyrgyzstan to prepare for the Decade of Kyrgyz Art in Moscow and stayed here until 1946. Before Y. Shtoffer's arrival in the 1920s and 1930s, there were no professional theater artists in Kyrgyzstan. Y. Shtoffer significantly raised the culture of stage design and is

08.03.2018, 16:10

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Shkurpela Konstantin Alekseyevich

Shkurpela Konstantin Alekseevich Painter, graphic artist. Born on December 23, 1951, in the city of Przhevalsk. In 1974, he graduated from the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute named after Lenin, Faculty of Art and Graphics. Since 1974 - teacher at the aesthetic education studio at the "Zhashtyk" House of Culture.

07.03.2018, 13:58

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Shimova Khalida Fatikhovna

Shimova Khalida Fatikhovna Painter. Born on December 4, 1960. In 1985, she graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after I.E. Repin. Member of the Union of Architects of the USSR. Since 2005, she has been a member of the Union of Artists of the Kyrgyz Republic.

07.03.2018, 13:51

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Serguei Fedorovich Sheshukov

Sheshukov Sergey Fedorovich Graphic artist. Born on August 29, 1952, in the village of Avdreevka, Perm region. From 1970 to 1974, he studied at the Isov Geological Exploration Technical School. From 1974 to 1978, he worked at the Sokuluk Geophysical Expedition as a technician-geophysicist. In 1979, he entered the Frunze Art College. After graduating from the college, he worked in various organizations as a decorative artist. In 1992, he graduated from the Moscow Polygraphic Institute. From

07.03.2018, 13:47

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Shestopal Viktor Arnoldovich

Shestopal Viktor Arnoldovich Sculptor. People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic. Laureate of the Toktogul State Prize. Born on October 1, 1936, in the city of Petropavlovsk, Kazakh SSR. In 1956, he graduated from the sculpture department of the Odessa Art School, and in 1965 - from the Tashkent Theatre and Art Institute named after A.N. Ostrovsky. Since 1970, he has been a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR.

07.03.2018, 13:44

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Bulasbek Sheraliyev Sarbagyshievich

Sheraliev Bulasbek Sarbagyshievich Theater artist. Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic. Born on July 1, 1949, in the village of Moltovar (Moscow region). In 1973, he graduated from the Frunze Art School, and then in 1978, he completed the directing faculty at the V.I. Nemirovich-Danchenko School-Studio (higher education institution) at the Moscow Art Theater (Moscow).

07.03.2018, 13:35

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Shafeev Rauf Sagidovich

Shafeiev Rauf Sagidovich Graph. Born on April 15, 1926, in the village of Kulik, Yalutorovsky District, Omsk Region. In 1959, he graduated from the Frunze Art College. Since 1962, he has lived and worked in the city of Osh.

07.03.2018, 13:31

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Sharshembiev Kurmankozho Sharipovich

Sharshembiev Kurmankozho Sharipovich Painter. Born on April 16, 1951, in the village of Zhany-Aryk, Aksu District, Issyk-Kul Region. In 1975, he graduated from Frunze Art College. From 1976 to 2000, he worked as a designer in the art and production workshops of the city of Karakol.

07.03.2018, 13:26

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Sharshekeev Arstanbek Murzabekovich

Sharshekeiev Arstanbek Murzabekovich Sculptor. Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic. Born on September 1, 1951, in the village of Berlik, Apamedin District, Kyrgyz Republic. Graduated from the Moscow Higher Artistic and Industrial School (formerly Stroganov School), specializing in monumental-decorative sculpture. Since 1979, he has been a sculptor at the Artistic Fund of the Kyrgyz Republic. Since 1986, he has been a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR.

07.03.2018, 13:23

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Sharafidinov Maratbek

Sharafidinov Maratbek People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, laureate of the International Prize named after Ch. Aitmatov. Born on October 29, 1950, in the village of Sai, Batken region. In 1975, he graduated from the Frunze Art School, and in 1981 - from the Tashkent State Institute of Theater and Art named after N.A. Ostrovsky.

07.03.2018, 13:17

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Chuykov Semyon Afanasyevich

Chuykov Semyon Afanasyevich (1902 -1980) Painter. People's Artist of the USSR. Full member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, laureate of the State Prizes of the USSR, the State Prize of the Kirghiz SSR named after Toktogul, Indian Jawaharlal Nehru Prize. The name S. Chuykov is associated with the emergence, development, and highest achievements of visual arts in Soviet Kyrgyzstan. S. Chuykov had a deep understanding of the life of the Kyrgyz people since the pre-revolutionary period and

06.03.2018, 22:05

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Chokmorov Suimenkul

Chokmorov Suimenkul (1939-1992) Painter. People's Artist of the USSR. Laureate of the State Prize named after Toktogul (for acting work in film). Born on November 9, 1939, in the village of Chon-Tash, Kant district. In 1964, he graduated from the Faculty of Painting of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after I.E. Repin.

06.03.2018, 21:58

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Chalanov Ishembek

Chalanov Ishembek Applied artist. Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic. Excellent worker in public education. Born on January 15, 1957, in the village of Kum-Dyube, Kochkor district, Naryn region. In 1981, he graduated from the Kyrgyz State Art College named after S.A. Chuykov, specializing in "artistic design of leather." From 1981 to 1984, he was a drawing and painting teacher at the People's Applied College No. 19 (now No. 92 named after S. Chokmorov), and from

06.03.2018, 21:54

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Tsyrendorzhieva Diana

Tsyrendorzhieva Diana Painter. Born on November 10, 1948, in the village of Kyren, Buryatia. In 1974, she graduated from the Faculty of Artistic Graphics of the Leningrad State Pedagogical Institute named after Herzen, and in 1981, she graduated from the V. I. Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute, Faculty of Easel Graphics. From 1983 to 1986, she was a graduate student at the Creative Workshop of Painting at the Academy of Arts of the USSR.

06.03.2018, 21:48

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Kheidze David Vladimirovich

Kheidze David Vladimirovich Sculptor. Born on May 31, 1935, in the city of Tuapse, Krasnodar Krai. In 1964, he graduated from the Moscow Higher Artistic and Industrial School (formerly Stroganov School). Lives in the city of Osh. Since 1974 - a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR.

06.03.2018, 21:42

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Zaur Alexandrovich Khabibulin

Khabibulin Zaur Alexandrovich (1937-1988) Sculptor. Born on November 11, 1937, in Krasnoyarsk. In 1959, he graduated from the Leningrad Art School, and in 1966 - from the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after I.E. Repin. Since 1970, he has been a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR.

06.03.2018, 21:39

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Flekmán David Naftulovich

Flekmán David Naftulovich (1914-2003) Painter. Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR. Born in 1914 in the city of Ananyev, Odessa region. In 1940, he graduated from the Odessa Art School and enrolled in the Kyiv Art Institute, but his studies were interrupted by the war. He taught at the Kyrgyz State Art School named after S. A. Chuykov until the end of his life. Since 1946 - a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR.

05.03.2018, 03:30

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Vladimir Raufovich Faiziev

Faiziev Vladimir Raufovich Monumental painter. Honored Educator of the Kyrgyz Republic. Born on March 31, 1957, in the city of Belgorod-Dnestrovsky, Odessa region. In 1976, he graduated from the Frunze Art School. From 1978 to 1980, he worked as a designer at the Advertising Combine (Frunze). In 1985, he graduated from the Tashkent State Institute of Theatre and Art named after A.N. Ostrovsky, specializing in "Monumental and Decorative Painting," and in 1988, he completed a

05.03.2018, 02:30

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Usukeev Aydarbek

Usukeev Aydarbek Sculptor, professor, candidate of fine arts, Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic. Born on April 23, 1954, in the village of Komsomolsk, Kemin district. In 1979, he graduated from the Frunze Art College, in 1987 - from the V.D. Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute, sculpture faculty, and in 1991 - from the postgraduate program of the Academy of Arts of the Kyrgyz Republic. From 1979 to 1981, he was a teacher at the S.A. Chuykov Kyrgyz State Art College, then

05.03.2018, 01:30

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Usubaliev Altymysh

Usubaliev Altymysh (1930-1970) Painter. Born on December 12, 1930, in the village of Tokoldosh (now Sverdlovsky district of Bishkek). In 1953, he graduated from the Faculty of Painting of the Leningrad Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture named after I.E. Repin. From 1953 to 1970, he taught at the Frunze Art School.

05.03.2018, 00:30

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Usubaliev Taalaybek Sadymanovich

Usubaliev Talaybek Sadymanovich Painter, restorer of the highest category, academician. Distinguished employee of the customs service of the Kyrgyz Republic. Born on April 23, 1964, in the city of Naryn. In 1987, he graduated from the S.A. Chuykov Kyrgyz State Art College and in 1993 - from the I.E. Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Faculty of Painting, under the workshop of Professor M.M. Devyatov and E.E. Moiseenko. Restorer of oil and tempera painting. In 1998, he

04.03.2018, 13:42

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Usubaliev Bekten Ashimbaevich

Usubaliev Bekten Ashimbaevich Painter. Born on October 5, 1958, in the village of Kurmenty, Issyk-Kul region. Studied at the Frunze Art College named after S.A. Chuykov. From 1981 to 1983 - artist at the "Goznak" factory (Leningrad).

04.03.2018, 13:34

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Ustemirov Dias Abdykulovich

Ustemirov Dias Abdykulovich Painter. Born in 1957 in the village of Chon-Aryk, Chui region. In 1976, he graduated from the Frunze Art College, and then graduated from the V.I. Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute, Faculty of Painting. Since 2002, he has been a member of the Union of Writers, and since 2007, a member of the Union of Artists of the Kyrgyz Republic.

04.03.2018, 13:31

Artists of Kyrgyzstan

Usebaev Omurbai

Usebaev Omurbay Sculptor. Born on July 22, 1957, in the village of Orgochor, Jeti-Oguz district, Issyk-Kul region. In 1980, he graduated from the Kyrgyz State Art College named after S.A. Chuykov, specializing in sculpture. He worked in the art fund of the city of Karakol.

04.03.2018, 13:28