Amon Akilbaev
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Amon Akilbaev is a painter from the Chinese city of Chuguchak (Tacheng
). Fleeing Mao Zedong
's persecution, his parents moved to Tashkent
, the capital of then-Soviet Uzbekistan
in 1962, when Amon was six.
. Returning in 1976 as a sergeant
, he enrolled at the P. Benkov Republican Art School, studying to become a painting and drafting instructor. In 1980, Amon continued his studies at the N. Ostrovsky
Institute for Dramatic Arts in Tashkent
, with a concentration in painting.
State Pedagogical Institute in Tashkent, teaching drawing and painting. In 1990, he became an instructor at the Republican Vocational School of Fine and Applied Art.
Beginning that same year, Mr. Akilbaev began entering republican exhibitions, participating in 23 such events in all. In 1999, he became a member of The Academy of Arts of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
More than 30 of Amon Akilbaev's paintings have been purchased by collectors in Uzbekistan
, Germany
, the United States, France
, Israel
and Russia
.
Tacheng
-References:* Khālidī, Qurbanʻali, Allen J. Frank, and Mirkasym Abdulakhatovich Usmanov. An Islamic Biographical Dictionary of the Eastern Kazakh Steppe, 1770-1912. Brill's Inner Asian library, v. 12. Leiden: Brill, 2004....
). Fleeing Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
's persecution, his parents moved to Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
, the capital of then-Soviet Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
in 1962, when Amon was six.
Education
Amon Akilbaev finished school in 1974. That same year, he was drafted into the Soviet armySoviet Army
The Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...
. Returning in 1976 as a sergeant
Sergeant
Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
, he enrolled at the P. Benkov Republican Art School, studying to become a painting and drafting instructor. In 1980, Amon continued his studies at the N. Ostrovsky
Nikolai Ostrovsky
Nikolai Alexeevich Ostrovsky was a Soviet socialist realist writer, who published his works during the Stalin era...
Institute for Dramatic Arts in Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
, with a concentration in painting.
Work
Graduating in 1987, Mr. Akilbaev worked at the G. NizamiNizami
-Toponyms:* Nizami raion, a settlement and rayon in Baku, Azerbaijan* Nizami, Goranboy, a village and municipality in the Goranboy Rayon of Azerbaijan* Nizami, Sabirabad, a village and municipality in the Sabirabad Rayon of Azerbaijan...
State Pedagogical Institute in Tashkent, teaching drawing and painting. In 1990, he became an instructor at the Republican Vocational School of Fine and Applied Art.
Beginning that same year, Mr. Akilbaev began entering republican exhibitions, participating in 23 such events in all. In 1999, he became a member of The Academy of Arts of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
More than 30 of Amon Akilbaev's paintings have been purchased by collectors in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the United States, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.