Gafur Sifatovich Mendagaliev (known by his pen name Gafor. ; June 2, 1954) is a Soviet and Russian painter, graphic artist, book artist, and sculptor.Gafur Mendagaliev
Biography
Gafur Mendagaliev was born in Kamyzyak (Astrakhan region). Graduated from Astrakhan Art School named after Vlasov (1979-1983). Studied painting in A.V. Kondratyev's studio. Member of "Kochevye" group. Participant of over 100 exhibitions in Russia and abroad (since 1987).The Museum of St. Petersburg Art (20th–21st centuries)/ Gafur Sifatovich Mendagaliev
The artist's personal exhibitions were presented in St. Petersburg, Paris and Munich (Opera Galerie, Paris, 1993; Galerie Kloska und Vinogradov, Munich, 1995; Galerie im Stiegoibaus, Munich, 1997; Mednis Gallery, 1995; Kaliningrad, 2000; Museum of Urban Sculpture, 2002 (St. Petersburg); Stray Dog Cafe, 2007 (St. Petersburg); Konstantinovsky Palace, National Congress palace, 2008; Diaghilev Center, St. Petersburg State University, 2010 (St. Petersburg); Pushkinskaya 10, 2012 (St. Petersburg); Borey, 2013 (St. Petersburg); Hotel Rachmaninov, 2014 (St. Petersburg); Matiss Club, 2017 (St. Petersburg); Guild of Masters, 2017 (St. Petersburg), etc.Gafur MendagalievIrina Federova and Gafur Mendagaliev at The Borey Art Center. March 28, 2012
Project member: City as an Artist's Subjectivity (2020).City as Artist's subjectivity. Artist's book project. Catalog. Authors of the articles: Parygin A.B., Markov T.A., Klimova E.D., Borovsky A.D., Severyukhin D.Ya., Grigoryants E.I., Blagodatov N.I. (Rus & En) — SPb: Ed. T. Markova. 2020. — P. 5.
Lives and works in St. Petersburg (since 1983).
Museum collections The artist's works are in the following museum collections/ State Catalogue of the Museum Fund of Russiaa:Гафур Мендагалиев . State Catalog of the Museum Fund of Russia
Hermitage Museum. Hermitage Academic Library/ Rare Books and Manuscripts Sector. (St. Petersburg).Ценное приобретение. Lana Konokotina. NTV—St. Petersburg. «Today—St. Petersburg». February 26, 2024. 19:20. Russian Museum. Department of engraving XVIII-XXI centuries. (St. Petersburg) National Library of Russia. Department of Prints (St. Petersburg) Diaghilev Contemporary Art Museum (St. Petersburg); Garage Museum of Contemporary Art. (Moscow). Library/ Artist's Books Dept; MISP the Museum of 20th and 21st Century St. Petersburg Art (St. Petersburg); Museum of Non-conformist Art Pushkinskaya 10 (St. Petersburg); Museum of Urban Sculpture (St. Petersburg). Yaroslavl Art Museum; Mordovian Republican Museum named after S.D. Erzya (Saransk); Astrakhan Art Museum;
Bibliography Alexey Parygin A City as the Artist's Subjectivity // Book Arts Newsletter. — No. 140. Bristol: CFPR (Centre for Fine Print Research). University of the West of England, 2021, July–August. — pp. 46–48. ISSN 1754-9086 City as Artist's subjectivity. Artist's book project. Catalog. Authors of the articles: Parygin A.B., Markov T.A., Klimova E.D., Borovsky A.D., Severyukhin D.Ya., Grigoryants E.I., Blagodatov N.I. (Rus & En) — Saint Petersburg: Ed. T. Markova. 2020. — 128 p. Общедоступные библиотеки СПб. КАТАЛОГ: Город как субъективность художника. Каталог проекта в формате групповой книги художника
Gallery of works
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