Almagul Menlibayeva

Almagul Menlibayeva was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan in 1969, and she
graduated from the Art and Theatre University in Almaty in 1992. A key
theme in all her work is a juxtaposition of modernity and tradition, and she
plays with traditional images and concepts by placing them in new and
contemporary contexts. Shamanism is an important theme for Almagul
Menlibayeva, and much of the powerful and vivid imagery of her work is
inspired by the shamanistic traditions of Central Asia. She masters
several techniques, and never being afraid to experiment with new
approaches, she is at ease with both the traditional techniques of visual
arts and such contemporary forms of expression as installation and video
art.

In the 2000s, Almagul Menlibayeva has gained wide international
recognition, and her works have been on display, among other museums
and festivals, in the Venice Biennale, the Pompidou Centre of Modern Art
in Paris, and the Sydney Biennale of Contemporary Art. At the moment,
Almagul Menlibayeva lives and works in Berlin.

The most important exhibitions of Almagul Menlibayeva in the 2000s are
indicated below. To see her works on display at Galerie Eurasia, please
click here.


Exhibitions

2006:  'Rosamira festival, Actual Archives: Central Asian Contemporary
Art', curated by Viktor Misiano, organized under the auspices of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization, SCO, Moscow Russia

2006:  'Art and Conflict in Central Asia', curated by V. Ibraeva, Haggerty
museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

2006:  'On the Road' premiere at Paris/Berlin international festival, Centre
Pompidou, Paris, France.

2006:   Sydney Biennale, video installation, performance 'Caravan Seray',
Sydney, Australia.

2006:   'Preview Berlin', Galerie Davide Gallo. Berlin.

2006:   'Scanners: New York Video Festival', Film Society of Lincoln
Center, premiere 'On the Road', New York, USA.

2006:   Biennale Internazionale di Fotografia di Brescia, Italy.

2006:   Polyzentral 2006 art festival, Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany.

2006:   'Art from Central Asia', curated by Viktor Miziano, Center of
Contemporary  Art, Zamok Ujazdowskie, Warsaw, Poland.

2006:   Rotterdam Film Festival 'One in one', film 'Jihad' and a video
installation.

2005:   'Paris/Berlin 2005' international video festival, Paris, France.

2004:   'On the Road', 51 International Art Exhibition, Biennale di Venezia,
Central Asian Pavilion, Venice, Italy.

2005:   26th Biennale of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

2005:   'Vom roten Stern zur blauen Kuppel - Kunst und Architektur in
Islamische Welten', Ifa-Gallery, Stuttgart, Germany.

2004:   'Sacred Places of Kazakhstan', video festival organised by the
Centre of Contemporary art, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

2004:   'Paris/Berlin 2004', international video festival, Paris, France.

2004:   The First Bishkek International Exhibition of Contemporary Art,
Bishkek State Museum, Kyrgyzstan.

2004:   'Art-Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Russia.

2004:   International Vision Gallery, Washington DC, USA.

2004:   'Steppe Baroque', solo exhibition: video art and paintings,
Alma-Ata Art Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

2004:   'From Red Star to Blue Domes', Islamic Art and Architecture from
Central Asia, IFA-Gallery, Berlin.

2004:   Mexico City, Canaja Gallery, 'Pueblos i sombras', exhibition of
contemporary art.

2004:   'Natural women', Visible Voice Art Gallery, Amsterdam.

2003:   Video festival Berlin-Paris, Arsenal, Berlin.

2003:   Novosibirsk Biennale of Contemporary Graphics, Novosibirsk,
Russia.

2003:   Solo exhibition, Rudolff Gallery, Amsterdam.

2003:   Solo exhibition, ARTTRA Gallery, Amsterdam.

2003:   20th Worldwide Video Festival in Amsterdam.

2003:   Video festival Paris-Berlin.

2002:   Solo exhibition, State Museum of Modern Art, Almaty, Kazakhstan

2002:   Painting and video performance, Illuseum, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.

2002:   'Nomad land', exhibition at the festival 'Kunst und Kultur aus
Zentralasien' at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany.

2002:   First festival of video art in Kazakhstan.

2002:   'Re-orientation: Art in Central Asia, ACC Gallery, Weimar,
Germany.

2002:   Solo exhibition, ARTTRA, Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

2002:   4th Biennale of Graphics, Novosibirsk, Russia.

2001:   'Days of Culture of Kazakhstan in Moscow', Exhibition dedicated to
the 10th anniversary of the independence of Kazakhstan, Central House
of Artists, Moscow.

2001:   'Colour of Temptation', solo exhibition of painting and graphics,
Tengry Umay Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

2001:   'Collection 2000', International Vision Gallery, Washington DC,
USA.

2002:   Solo exhibition of Graphics, International Vision Gallery,
Washington DC, USA.

2001:   'Communication and experience of interaction', Central Asia
festival of contemporary art, VDNH, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

2001:   'Handmade', International exhibition, Pushkinskaya 10 Art Gallery,
St-Petersburg, Russia.