Azat Minnekayev
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Azat Minnekayev
ЖивописьBiography
Artist’s biography
- Born in 1958, in Ufa. Since 1993 lives and works in Saint-Petersburg.
- 1983 Graduated from the State Arts Institute in Ufa , the faculty of easel painting.
- 1983–1993 Worked as stage manager (art director) in different theaters of Russia . Has designed more than thirty theater performances.
- 1992 Six months lived and worked in Alaska, as a guest of Aleutian Corporation of Saint Paulisland, according to a personal invitation of the island's governor, Mr. Larry Merkuleff.
- Since 1996 he is a member of St.-Petersburg department of the Artists' Union of Russia.
- 1996, June Has won a grant of the American Fund of artists' support, “The Pollock - Krasner Foundation” (on a competitive basis).
- Since 1996 Devotes himself to the book graphic arts. In the same year was awarded inMoscow with the Second degree Diploma of the All-Russian competition of Children's book “Paternal home”.
Selected exhibitions:
- 1983 “Artists of Autonomous Republics of RSFSR (Russian Soviet Federative SocialistRepublic )”. The second republican exhibition. Moscow, USSR .
- 1993 “People and Spirits of the Old Alaska”. The museum of anthropology and ethnography (Kunstkamera (cabinet of curiosities)). St.-Petersburg, Russia. Personal exhibition.
- 1993 “Nations of Siberia: Cultural Revival”. National center of scientific and cultural researches. Paris, France. Personal exhibition in the conference's program.
- 1994 A personal exhibition in the framework of the cultural program of the Good Will Games-94. The memorial museum of A. S. Pushkin. St.-Petersburg, Russia.
- 1995 A personal exhibition in the International book salon. St.-Petersburg, Russia.
- 1995 “The Norther”. The Art salon of Elena Pelevina. Moscow, Russia. A personal exhibition.
- 1995 “Artists-Travelers”. The Gallery “Intercolor”. Moscow, Russia .
- 1995 Azat Minnekayev's personal exhibition. The Gallery “Luzhniki”. Moscow, Russia.
- 1995–1996 “The Blue Sky of Shamans”. State museum of the East. Moscow, Russia. A personal exhibition.
- 1996 An exhibition of artists of St.-Petersburg. Peking, Chinese People's Republic.
- 1997 “The Modern Art and Shamanism”. The State Russian museum. St.-Petersburg, Russia. Personal exhibition in the program of the scientific-practical conference.
- 1999 “Tartar Artists of St.-Petersburg”. The Gallery “Blue Parlor (reception-room)” of theAlliance of Artists of St.-Petersburg, Russia.
- 2002 “The Japan Spring”. Nations' friendship House. St.-Petersburg, Russia. “The Sacred Land — Jerusalem ". The Museum of the urban sculpture. St.-Petersburg , Russia .
- 2002-2003 Moscow - London. “Transit”. Alla Bulyanskaya's gallery Moscow, Russia.
- 2004 (April-May) — A personal exhibition gallery "High hill". London, England.
- 2004 "A metamorphose of the Tambourine", the State museum of the religion's history. A project of the gallery-studio "Album". A personal exhibition.
Some works by Azat Minnekayev were purchased by different museums:
- The Museum of the religion's history, St.-Petersburg;
- The Museum of the East's Nations, Moscow;
- Art galleries (of) Santa-Fe, New-Mexico, USA;
- The Art gallery of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, St.-Petersburg;
- Private collectors of Russia, France, England, USA, Germany.
The following books are designed by Azat Minnekayev:
- “A Shaman's World”, publishing house “Ikar”, St.-Petersburg. 1995.
- “A Russian Athlete's Turnpike”, publishing house “Bely Gorod (The White City)”, Moscow. 1996.
- "Nutcracker", (Engl.) , Harry N . Abrams , Inc. Publishers, New York . 1998.
- “Two Aces in the Widow” A. Ananov, publishing house of the Andrey Ananov's Fund, St.-Petersburg. 1999.
- “The Emperor's scaffold”, publishing house “Amphora”, St.-Petersburg. 2000. Serial design of book jackets.
- “Sampo, the Little Laplander”, by S. Topelius, publishing house “Yantarny skaz” (Amber Tale). 2001.
- “The Japan Classic Library. The 20th century”, publishing house “Hyperion” , St.-Petersburg. 2002. — Serial design of book jackets.
- “Melisanda the Princess", by T. Nesbit, publishing house “Yantarny skaz” (Amber Tale). 2003.
Azat Minnekaev's projects in AL Gallery: