Alisher Mirzo (born March 21, 1948

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) is an Uzbek painter whose works are kept in galleries, museums and private collections in

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. He combines elements of

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and

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with traditional Uzbek art forms such as miniature painting and decorative styles of applied art. His subjects range from landscapes and still lives to intimate scenes of ethnic Uzbek life. Alisher Mirzo

Education and professional accomplishments

Mirzo studied at the Republican College of Arts named after P.P. Benkov; and at the Moscow State Art Institute named after V.N. Surikov (now

Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture The Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture (russian: Московское училище живописи, ваяния и зодчества, МУЖВЗ) also known by the acronym MUZHZV, was one of the largest educational insti ...

). In 1974, he was hired as a teacher in the architecture department of the Tashkent State Polytechnics Institute named after Beruniy (now

Tashkent State Technical University Tashkent State Technical University (TSTU) ( Uzbek: ''Toshkent Davlat Texnika Universiteti'') is one of the oldest universities of Uzbekistan. Currently, the university consists of 6 faculties, and prepares highly skilled professionals in technic ...

). In 1978 he lectured at the theater artist's Institute named after A.N. Ostrovskiy. In 1997, he was accepted as a member of the Academy of Art in Uzbekistan. The same year he was promoted to professor of the National Institute of Arts and Design named after K. Bekhzod, a position he still holds today.

Personal exhibitions and participations in exhibitions

* 1976, participated in "Youth of the Country" in Moscow * 1977, participated in "Youth of the Country" in Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Czechoslovakia * 1979, personal exhibition in Moscow * 1980, participated in "Tashkent - 80" in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) * 1984, participated in "Art of Uzbekistan" and "Earth and People" in Moscow * 1987, personal exhibition in Ulan Bator (Mongolia) * 1988, personal exhibition in Damask (Syria) * 1988, personal exhibition in the Birma Academy and Institute of Cultural Mission of Rama Khrishna in Calcutta (India) * 1993, personal exhibition in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) * 1995, personal exhibition in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) * 2008, participated in the

Beijing International Art Biennale The Beijing International Art Biennale (BIAB) is a Chinese bienniale for international contemporary art, hosted in Beijing. It has taken place since 2003, with a schedule that was pushed back one year in 2008 to coincide with the Beijing Olympics ...

(China) * 2008, personal exhibition "I am a Son of the Old City" in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) * 2009, personal exhibition "Song of Tashkent" in the Central House of Artists, Tashent (Uzbekistan) * 2009, personal exhibition in Kaunas (Latvia) * 2010 (June 10), personal exhibition in Ana Tzarev Gallery, New York City (USA).

Awards and honors

Mirzo received many awards and honors throughout his career. He received a diploma of the Academy of Arts of USSR in 1986. He was awarded an honor named after A. Kadiriy in 1994. Mirzo was awarded the title of Honorary Academician of the Russian Art Academy in 2011.

Retrospectives and published monographs on the work of Alisher Mirzo

* A. Umarov, ''Alisher Mirzaev", Tashkent (Uzbekistan), 1993. * A. Umarov, ''Retrospective of Alisher Mirzo'', Istanbul (Turkey), 1998. * A. Egamberdiev, ''Life and Art of Alisher Mirzo'', Tashkent (Uzbekistan), 1999. * A. Mirzo, ''Alisher Mirzo. I am a son of the Old City'', Tashkent (Uzbekistan), 2008.

References

Uzbekistani painters Living people 1948 births Artists from Tashkent Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni {{Uzbekistan-painter-stub