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Born 1969 in Kazakhstan
Lives and works in Berlin and Kazakhstan |
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| EDUCATION |
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| 1987-92 | Academy of Art and Theatre, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2011 | Exodus (solo presentation), Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany
Les rêves perdus d'Aral, Galerie Albert Benamou, Paris, France
Transoxiana Dreams, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY
Star Nomads: Fine Art within the Limits of the 7th Winter Asian Games 2011, Astana, Kazakhstan
My Silk Road to You, Tengri-Umai Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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| 2010 | Lonely at the Top, Europe at large #6, Museum
van Hedendaagse Kunst (M HKA), Antwerp, Belgium
Daughters of Turan, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY |
| 2009 | Exodus, Tengri Umai Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Kurban, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY |
| 2008 | Kissing Totems, Priska C. Juschka Fine Art, New York, NY |
| 2007 | On the Road, Galerie Davide Gallo, Berlin, Germany |
| 2004 | Steppen Baroque, Alma-Ata Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 2003 | Rudolff Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Arttra Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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| 2002 | Arttra Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
International Visions, The Gallery, Washington, D.C.
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| 2001 | Color of Temptation, Tengry Umay Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2012 | The Mediterranean Biennale of Contemporary Art, Sachnin, Israel (forthcoming, October - December 2012)
18th Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia (forthcoming, June 27 - September 16, 2012)
Off the Beaten Path: Women, Art and Violence, Redline, Denver Colorado (forthcoming, May 25 –
July 29, 2012)
Ecologies of Image, curated by Mark Nash, MUSAC, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (forthcoming, January 28, 2011 - June 3, 2012)
East is West: Three Women Artists, LASALLE College of Arts - ICA Singapore (forthcoming, January 14 - February, 2012) |
| 2011 | Proximity, Docks on the Seine, Paris, France
Off the Beaten Path: Women, Art and Violence, New Orleans Center for Creative Arts; Newcomb Gallery, Tulane University; and Prospect 2, New Orleans, USA
4th Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
Between Heaven and Earth: Contemporary Art from the Centre of Asia, Calvert22, London, UK
Expanded Cinema, Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Moscow, Russia
Monte Verità, Kunstverein Familie Montez, Frankfurt, Germany
Off the Beaten Path: Women, Art and Violence, the Global Health Odyssey Museum, Atlanta, GA
Video Re:View Festival as part of Videonale 13, BWA Contemporary Art Gallery, Katowice, Poland
COLLECTION XXVII: East from 4° 24’, Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst (M HKA), Antwerp, Belgium
Videonale 13, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Plot for a Biennial, Sharjah Biennial 10, Sharjah, UAE
Off the Beaten Path: Women, Art and Violence, the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL |
| 2010 | 21st Century: Art in the First Decade, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia
Mother, Kulturzentrum bei den Minoriten, Graz, Austria
Tajarma/Translation, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Off the Beaten Path: Women, Art and Violence, El Cubo-Tijuana Cultural Center, Tijuana,
Mexico; the Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2009 | Off the Beaten Path: Women, Art, and Violence, Stenersen Museum, Oslo, Norway; University Art Gallery, the University of California, San Diego, CA
Re-imagining October, Calvert 22, London, UK
Unconditional Love, 53rd Venice Biennale, Arsenale Novissimo 89, Venice, Italy
East from Nowhere, Arsenale II, curated by Enrico Marceloni, Valeria Ibraeva, Turin, Italy
Tajarma/Translation, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY |
| 2008 | World on Video – International Video Art, Centro di Cultura Contemporanea Strozzina, Florence, Italy; Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy; Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy
Love Love Love, Martos Gallery, New York, NY
The Peekskill Project, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY
The Distance to the Sun, Galerie Davide Gallo, Berlin, Germany
Asia, College of New Jersey Art Gallery, Ewing, NJ
The Time Code Show, Mambo Museum of Contemporary Art, Bologna, Italy
I Dream of the Stans, curated by Leeza Ahmadi, Winkleman Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2007 | Live Cinema/The Return of the Image: Video from Central Asia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Destination Asia, Galerie 88, Mumbai, India
Central Asian Project, in collaboration with Asia Art + Cornerhouse, curated by Yuliya Sorokina, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Peristan, performance and screening for the opening of the 52nd Venice Biennale, Central Asian Pavillion, curated by Uyliya Sorokina, Venice, Italy
Time of the Storytellers, curated by Viktor Misiano, Museum of Contemporary Art - Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland
Thermocline of Art - New Asian Waves, ZKM Museum of Contemporary Art, Karlsruhe, Germany
The Paradox of Polarity: Contemporary Art from Central Asia, curated by Leeza Ahmady,
Bose Pacia Gallery, New York, NY
Central Asian Project, Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK |
| 2006 | Catodica, curated by Maria Campitelli, Trieste, Italy
Actual Archives: Central Asian Contemporary Art, Rosamira Festival, curated by Viktor Misiano, organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Moscow, Russia
Caravan Seray, Zones of Contact, 16th Sydney Biennale, curated by Dr. Charles Merewether, Pier 2/3 at Walsh Bay, Sydney, Australia
International Biennial of Photography-Brescia, curated by Sarenco, Brescia, Italy
Art and Conflict in Central Asia, curated by Valeria Ibraeva, Haggerty Museum of Art,
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Polyzentral, art festival of Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany
Art from Central Asia, curated by Viktor Miziano, Center of Contemporary Art, Zamok
Ujazdowskie, Warsaw, Poland
The Syndrome of Tamerlan: Art and Conflicts in Central Asia, Haggerty Museum, curated by Valeria Ibraeva, Enrico Mascelloni and Sarenco, Milwaukee, WI |
| 2005 | On the Road, 51st Venice Biennale, Central Asian Pavilion, Venice, Italy
26th Biennial of Graphic Arts, Lublyana, Slovenia
Vom roten Stern zur blauen Kuppel, Islamic World Art and Architecture from Central
Asia, Ifa Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany
The Syndrome of Tamerlan: Art and Conflict in Central Asia, Palazzo dei Sette, curated by Valeria Ibraeva, Enrico Mascelloni and Sarenco, Orvieto, Italy |
| 2004 | Sacred Places of Kazakhstan, video festival organized by The Center for Contemporary Art, Almaty, Kazakhstan
M and Others, 1st Bishkek International Exhibition of Contemporary Art-Bishkek, State Museum, Kyrgyzstan
Art-Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Russia
International Visions, The Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Vom roten Stern zur blauen Kuppel, Islamic World Art and Architecture from Central
Asia, Ifa Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Pueblos y Sombras, Canaja Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
Natural Women, Visible Voice, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 2003 | Art-Novosibirsk, Novosibirik, Russia
Almaty Art, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Caravan Café, Rocca di Umbertide - Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea, Perugia, Italy |
| 2002 | Catmania, Illuzeum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
State Museum of Modern Art, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Nomad Land, Art and Culture from Central Asia, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
First Festival of Video Art, Kazakhstan
Re-orientation: Art on Central Asia, ACC Gallery, Weimar, Germany
Fourth Biennial of Graphics, Novosibirsk, Russia |
| 2001 | Inner Asia, traveling exhibition of graphics from Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Siberia,
Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Bishkek, Kyrgysztan; Novosibirsk, Russia (2001 – 2003)
The Days of the Culture of Kazakhstan in Moscow, Moscow Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia
Collection 2000, International Vision, The Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Communication and Experience of Interaction, Central Asia Festival of Contemporary Art in
VDNH, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Handmade, Pushkinskaya 10, Saint Petersberg, Russia
Nomads Culture in the End of the Centuries, State Museum of Modern Art, Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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| FILM FESTIVALS |
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| 2011 | Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Kyoto International Student Film & Video Festival, Kyoto, Japan
15th International Short Film Festival Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
Festival International Signes du Nuit, Paris, France
22nd Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil
La Boca Del Lobo Festival, Madrid, Spain
Busho: Budapest Short Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary
Ares: Film and Media Festival, Syracuse, Italy
19th Curtas Vila do Conde, Vila do Conde, Portugal
Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
Jardin d’été, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France
Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Spanish Cinematheque, Madrid, Spain
VIDEOAKT International Videoart Biennial, Barcelona, Spain
((.mOv)) Videoarte en mOvimiento, Lima, Peru
Expecting the Images, Carte Blanche to the Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Beirut Art Center, Beirut, Lebanon
40th International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| 2010 | que faire? art/film/politique, Centre Pompidou, Palais de Tokyo, Beaux-Arts de Paris, Labos d’Aubervilliers, Espace Khiasma, Maison Pop, Cinema le Melies, Paris, France
Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Centre Pompidou, Palais de Tokyo, Chatelet
Theatre, Paris, France
Experimental Film Festival in Bucharest, Cinema SCALA, Bucharest, Hungary
INVIDEO 2010, Milan, Italy
Kunstfilmtag 2010, UN..SHARPNESS OF THE DOCUMENTARY, Dusseldorf, Germany
Vox Feminae Film Festival, Zagreb, Croatia
Kyrgyzstan 2010, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Shoot the Shooter, SANFIC, Santiago International Film Festival, Santiago, Chili
21st Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Oberhausen International 56th Short Film Festival, Oberhausen, Germany
Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Jeu de Paume National Museum and Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany; Reina Sofia National Museum and the Spanish Cinematheque, Madrid, Spain
Fractured Geographies: A New World Border, Maison Pop' de Montreuil, Montreuil, France |
| 2009 | La Nit de l'Art, Project Space I, La Caja Blanca, Palma, Mallorca, Spain
Golden Drum International Video Festival, Hanti-Mansiisk, Russia
Native Dancer, dir. Guka Omorova, 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Jeu de Paume National Museum and Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany; Reina Sofia National Museum and the Spanish Cinematheque, Madrid, Spain |
| 2008 | Oberhausen International 54th Short Film Festival, Oberhausen, Germany
Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Jeu de Paume National Museum and Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany; Reina Sofia National Museum and the Spanish Cinematheque, Madrid, Spain
37th International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| 2007 | Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany; Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain |
| 2006 | Scanners: NY Video Fest, Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany; Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain
35th International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 2005 | Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid, Jeu de Paume National Museum and Centre Pompidou, Paris, France; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany; Reina Sofia National Museum and the Spanish Cinematheque, Madrid, Spain |
| 2004 | Sacred Places of Kazakhstan, video festival organized by
The Center for Contemporary Art, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; Haus der Kulturen
der Welt, Berlin, Germany |
| 2003 | Les Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France;
Podevil Arsenal, Brotfabrik, Berlin, Germany
20th World Wide Video Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| FILM PROJECTS |
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| 2008 | Art Design for “Native Dancer” dir. Guka Omorova, screened at the 38th International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| AWARDS and GRANTS |
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| 2011 | KfW Audience Award, Videonale 13, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
Open Society Institute Budapest, Art and Culture Network Program Grant |
| 2010 | Prize de la Nuit (Night) Award for Exodus at the 8th International Festival Signes de Nuit, Paris |
| 2009 | Gold Tambourine Prize: Video Art, 1st Prize, Golden Drum International Video Festival, Hanti-Mansiisk, Russia |
| 2003 | Sacred Places of Kazakhstan, 3rd Prize, Center of Contemporary Art, Soros Foundation, Kazakhstan |
| 2002 | First Video Festival, 2nd Prize, Center of Contemporary Art, Soros Foundation, Kazakhstan
Tarlan, an independent prize of Kazakhstan |
| 1995 | Asia Art, Grand Prix, Second Biennial of Central Asia, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Darin, the state Grand Prix for artists, Khazakstan |
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