Malgazhdarov Alexander

Photo- and video-artist.

Born in 1971 in Karaganda. Currently lives in Karaganda.

1992-1997 Kemerovo State Institute of Culture, section “Cinema, photo and video-masters”

 

Major exhibitions

1986 “Assophoto”, German Democratic Republic

1987 “Unity, Creativity, Strength”, Bulgaria

1988 “In the World of Youth”, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine
“Photoyunnor”, Moscow, Russia

1989 “Friendship”, Vilnus, Lithuania

1996 “Author’s Collection”, Syktyvkar, Russia

1997 “Still life”, Moscow, Russia
“Photo Art”, Moscow, Russia
“A Parade of Galleries”, Kasteev State Museum of Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“The World and Spiritual Consolidation”, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Balance” personal exhibition, “Blues-cafe” art-club, Karaganda, Kazakhstan

1998 Festival of Professional Photography, Moscow, Russia
XLXXX Saloon of Photo-art, Annual International exhibition, Sao-Paolo, Brazil
First Annual Exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Art “Self-identification: Futurological prognosis”, “Moscow” Shopping Center, Almaty, Kazakhstan

1999 “Ecology of Comprehension”, Samara, Russia
Moscow Forum for Creative Initiatives, Moscow, Russia
“A Parade of Galleries”, Kasteev State Museum of Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Closed City”, Erevan, Armenia
“A Line of Beauty”, “Base-Club”, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Eurasian Zone”, "Manezh" Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia
“Tribune for Heroes”, “Tribuna” Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan

2000 Second Annual Exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Art “Communications: Experience of Interaction”, “Atakent” Exhibition Complex, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“New Reality”, Regional Art Museum, Karaganda, Kazakhstan

2001 “4000 km or Do You really Need It?”, Langelois, Austria
“Kazakhstan Dream”, Taler, France
“Kazakhstani Dream”. Desht-i-Art Center, Karaganda, Kazakhstan

2002 “No mad’s land”, House of World Cultures, Berlin, Germany
Videoart Festival of the Soros Center for Contemporary Art “Inventory”, German Theater, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Re-orientation”, ACC Gallery, Weimar, Germany
“Trans Forma”. Center for Contemporary Art, Geneva, Switzerland
“From the Heart of Countries” (together with Regina Schmeken), Art-Navat Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan

 

Publications

2002 “Our “dust-cloths” through the eyes of the West”, interview for Reklama, March, Karaganda

 

 

Awards

1986 Diploma from “Assophoto” exhibition, GDR

1987 Diploma and Medal from “Unity, Creativity, Strength” exhibition, Bulgaria 

1988 Diploma from “In the World of Youth” exhibition, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine

1989 Diploma 1st Level from “Friendship” exhibition, Vilnus, Lithuania

2002 Third Prize of the International Jury of Video-art Festival of SCCA “Inventory”, Almaty, Kazakhstan