Untitled
2006
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Kerimbek Bukar      
Residence: Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
Birthplace: Akterek Village, Issykkul Region, Kyrgyz Republic

Kerimbek Bukar [Akmatov] was born in Akterek Village, Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyz Republic, in 1959, and has participated in national and international exhibitions since 1988 as a member of the Union of Artists. He is an innovative printmaker exhibiting his large, multiple-section lithographic prints in solo and group exhibitions throughout Asia and Europe. In 2005, he also participated in the CEC ArtsLink/Vermont Studio Residency Program. His works reside in the Kyrgyz Sate Museum of Art, Russian Academy of Arts, Museum of Modern Arts [Moscow], among others, and in private collections throughout Europe and Asia.

Education
Ateliers [Post-graduate courses] of the Russian Academy of Art, Moscow, Russia [1991–1994]
Surikov State Art Institute, Moscow, Russia [1984–1990]
Kyrgyz Chuikov State Art School, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic [1976–82]

2007
International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Vienna, Austria
Internationale Grafik Triennale, Oldenburg, Germany

2006
‘East-West’, International Art Exhibition, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
‘Bangladesh-2006’, 12th Asian Art Biennial, Dhaka, Bangladesh