Simakov Vitalii

Teacher, painter, curator, performances and objects author

Born in 1954 in Octyabrsk town (Bashkortostan). Currently lives in Shymkent

1978 – 1983 Ufa Institute of Arts, Painting department

 

Major Exhibitions

1990 “Shymkent-Transavantgarde”, Exhibition Hall at The Cathedral, Almaty, Kazakhstan

1992 “SaA”. Central House of Artist, Moscow, Russia

1995 “Kyzyl Tractor”, Kasteev State Museum of Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan

1997 “Asia Art”, Central Exhibition Hall, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
“Blue Pepper”, “Tengri-Umai” Gallery, Almaty, Kazakstan

1998 Art Zone. “Parade of Galleries” Kasteev State Museum of Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Shimkent-Almaty. Art from Province”, Moldakul Narymbetov’s House, Kyrgauldy Village, Almaty Oblast, South-Kazakhstan Oblast Museum of Natural History, Shymkent
First Annual Exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Art “Self-Identification: Futurological prognosis”, “Moscow” Shopping Center, Almaty, Kazakhstan

1999 “Letter to Tengri”, Center of Contemporary Art, Vilnus, Lithuania

2000 “Transzedenz”, Kunsthalle, Vienna, Austria
Second Annual Exhibition of the Soros Center for Contemporary Art “Communications:Experience of Interaction”, “Atakent” Exhibition Complex, Almaty, Kazakhstan
“Master Class – Kazakhstan”, “Tengri-Umai” Gallery, Almaty, Kazakhstan

2001 “Kyzyl Traktor is 10 Years Old”. International Academy of Business, Almaty, Kazakhstan

 

Publications

1995 Introduction to the “Modern Art Gallery” Catalog. Shymkent

1999 Fundamentals of Structural Art. Khodzha Ahmed Yasavi International Kazakh-Turkish University. Shymkent

 

Curatorial Projects

1984 Organizer and Theoretic of Independent “Modern Art” Studio

1989 Organizer and Theoretic of “Trans-Avant-garde” Group, later called “Kyzyl Tractor”

2002 Organizer and Theoretic of the Modern Art Center in Shymkent