Amangeldy Hydyr (born 1951 in Arapjik, Balkan Province,

Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

) is a

i painter. Hydyr's works are noted for originality and mainly focus on the nature and ancient history of Turkmenistan. Trees and bushes, birds and animals and stonework are common features. His works have been described as having a "style, softness of color spectrum and peculiar individuality of perception of the outer world". Hydyr became a member of Painters Union of Turkmenistan in 1988 and regularly displays his artwork in international expositions. His work is particularly appreciated in

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where he has taken part in many exhibitions including his artwork "My Turkmenistan" (1997) and "In the Karakym desert" (1998). One exhibition in Turkmenistan in 2006 featured some 100 of his paintings at the

Exhibition Hall of the Ministry of Culture The Exhibition Hall of the Ministry of Culture ( tk, Sergi köşgi) is an important government building in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is operated by the Turkmen Ministry of Culture and regularly hosts displays including exhibitions, conferences a ...

Ashgabat Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشق‌آباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies ...

. A number of his paintings have been acquired by the

Turkmen Museum of Fine Arts The Museum of Fine Arts is an art museum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It was founded in 1927 by Russian sculptor A.A Karelin and in 1939 it attained the status of the Museum of Fine Arts. The museum has more than 6,000 works in its collection, inclu ...

and other museums in Balkanabat and some 55 pictures have been purchased in private collections in Turkmenistan, the

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and

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1951 births Living people 20th-century Turkmenistan painters 21st-century Turkmenistan painters People from Balkan Region {{Turkmenistan-painter-stub