* 1964 in Tulkubas, Southern Kazakhstan. Lives in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 1992 Graduation from Kazakh State Academy of Art Political artist dealing with Central Asia’s positioning between Asia and Europe.

Exhibitions (Selected)

2007 "2nd Moscow Biennale", Moscow, Russia "Centauromachy", Soros Center for Contemporary Art, Almaty, Kazakhstan

2006 "Art from Central Asia", Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland "Barrel.kz", Soros Center for Contemporary Art, Almaty, Kazakhstan "SuperMuslim", Guelman Gallery, Moscow, Russia "Pastan", Nina Lumer Gallery, Milan, Italy "Art and Conflicts in Central Asia", Haggerty Museum, Milwaukee, USA "CzechPoint", Prague, Czech Republic "10th biennial of film, video and experimental media “Too much Freedom?”, Los Angeles, USA "Paradox of Polarity", Bose Pacia Gallery, New York, USA

2005 "51st Venice Biennale", Central Asian Pavilion, Venice, Italy "The Tamerlane Syndrom", Palazzo dei Sette, Orvieto, Italy

2004 "People and Shadows", CANAIA Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico "La mossa delle idée", Cinema Flora Atelier, Florence, Italy

2002 "No Mad’s Land", House of World Cultures, Berlin, Germany "Trans Forma", Center for Contemporary Art, Geneva, Switzerland "Politic Um/New Engagement", Prazsky Grad, Prague, Czech Republic

2001 "Le Tribu dell’ Arte", City Gallery, Rome, Italy

1999 "Chimeras", Guelman Gallery, Moscow, Russia

1998 "Asia yesterday-today-tomorrow", Benteng Vredeburg Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia "25th Salon Mladin", Zagreb, Croatia

1997 "Human Rights: A Second Wind", Soros Center for Contemporary Art, Almaty, Kazakhstan