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