Madanov Galim
Painter, drawer, designer, film, installation and video artist.
Born in 1958 in Almaty. Currently lives in Almaty.
1973-1977 Gogol Almaty Art College
1978-1985 All-USSR Institute for Cinematography, Moscow, Russia
Major exhibitions
1986 Republic Exhibition for Theater and Film Artists,
Directorship for Painting Exhibitions, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Republic Exhibition of Young Artists, Exhibition Hall of the Artists’
Union, Almaty, Kazakhstan
1987 “Country’s Youth”, “Manezh”
Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow, USSR
“Zhiger”, The XV Republican Exhibition of Works of Young Artists
of Kazakhstan. , Kasteev State Museum of Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan
All-USSR Symposium of Young Artists, Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
1988 All-USSR Exhibition for Theater and Film Artists”, Central House of Artist, Moscow, Russia
1989 “Crossing”, Directorship of Art Exhibitions,
Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Aluan Aluan”, Kasteev State Museum of Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan
1990 “Artists of Kazakhstan”, Kazakhstan’s
Official Representation, Moscow, Russia
“Artists of Kazakhstan”, Arecco, Italy
“Zhiger”, Young Artists Exhibition. Kasteev State Museum of Arts,
Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Artists from CIS”, Surzee, Switzerland
1991 “Nauryz”, Kasteev State Museum of Arts,
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Exhibition of Stipendees of the Artists Union of the USSR, “Manezh”
central exhibition hall, Moscow, Russia
1992 Personal exhibition in the US Embassy, Almaty, Kazakhstan
1993 Exhibition of Stipendees of the La Napul and Henry Klus Fund, Chateau La Napole, France
1994 Personal exhibition in Vadutz, Lichtenshtein
“Glimpses of Silence”. Paintings, Kasteev State Museum of Arts,
Almaty, Kazakhstan
1995 Personal exhibition of drawings, “Ruh”
Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“The World of Art in 1985”, UNESCO Prize for the promotion of
the Arts, Paris, France
“Nomadic Culture at the Border of Centuries”, Kasteev State Museum
of Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“People and Settlements”, Directorship for Art Exhibitions, Almaty,
Kazakhstan
Exhibition of the Movie Artists Association, dedicated to 100 years of world
cinema, House of the Cinema, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Exhibition of artists from “Most” association, Directorship for
Art Exhibitions, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Asia Art”, Central Exhibition Hall, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
1996 “Double Vision”, Kasteev State Museum
of Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Exhibition of artists from Central Asia, Kasteev State Museum of Arts, Almaty,
Kazakhstan
“Habitat II”, Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS, Istanbul, Turkey
1997 “Nomadic Myth”, DC Art Center, Washington,
the USA
”Ecology through Culture”, “Tengri-Umai” Gallery,
Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Parallel City”, State Museum of Arts, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
“Most-2”, “Most” Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Zhiger”, Young Artists Exhibition, Kasteev StateMuseum of Arts,
Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Babylon Tower” in “Most” Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
1998 First Annual Exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary
Art “Self-identification: Futurological prognosis”, “Moscow”
Shopping Center, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Sary-Arka”, Contemporary Art from Kazakh Steppes”, Charles
Samner School, Washington, USA
“Exhibition of unrealized projects”, “Most” Gallery,
Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Contemporary Art of Kazakhstan”, Jerusalem, Israel
2000 Second Annual Exhibition Soros Center for Contemporary
Art “Communications – Experience of Interaction”, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“The Past is Somewhere Nearby”, The “Voyager”Gallery,
Almaty, Kazakhstan
2001 Chamber Exhibition. “Umai” Museum, Almaty,
Kazakhstan
“Province: Between Europe and Asia”, Shyrayevo Village, Samara
Oblast, Russia
2002 “No mad’s land”, House of World Cultures,
Berlin, Germany
International Festival of Arts “Tengri-Umai”, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Issyk-Kul International Symposium, Tamga village, Kyrgyzstan
Curatorial projects
1996 “Double Vision”, Kasteev State Museum of Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan
1997 “Babylon Tower. Environment”, Almaty, Kazakhstan
1998 “Exhibition of unrealized projects”, “Most” Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan
2000-2001 “Mamyr’s Dreams” publishing project (jointly with Zauresh Madanova), Almaty, Kazakhstan
Publications
2002 “Faces of a standard in a single residential
neighbourhood” (jointly with Zauresh Madanova), www.samal.kz/~scca
Ornament and serie. (together with Sauresh Madanova). In album: Asthetik der
Leere. Berlin
Awards
1995 Prize winner of the “Achievements in the area of the arts” UNESCO, Almaty, Kazakhstan
1996 Laureate of the Art Prize of the Youth Union of Kazakhstan, Almaty, Kazakhstan