SOCIETY 368 / 2015
Nr. 368 I Nr. 2 - 2015
Nr. 368 I Nr. 2 - 2015
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KUNST & KULTUR<br />
COVERSTORY<br />
as Director of the “National Art Gallery” of<br />
the Ministry of Culture of Kazakhstan. She<br />
is now serving as Head of the Contemporary<br />
Art Center Kulanshi in Astana. Kulanshi was<br />
founded in 2006 and conducts active and intense<br />
works in many areas in the field of art<br />
and its promotion. The focus of the center<br />
consists in the organization of exhibitions by<br />
local and foreign artists at least once every<br />
month. The International Curatorial Council<br />
of Kulanshi reviews potential projects of the<br />
center without any territorial restrictions.<br />
One of the major projects of Kulanshi is the<br />
International Arts Festival «ART FORUM KU-<br />
LANSHI» where national and international<br />
artists bring their work and skills to the capital<br />
of Kazakhstan. In addition, young Kazakh<br />
art fills Kulanshi’s 1000 square metres of exhibition<br />
space during the project “Here and<br />
Now” – the spirit of young contemporary art<br />
in Mahat’s home country.<br />
Leyla Mahat has received numerous<br />
awards for her artistic work including the<br />
state award of Kazakhstan and the Diploma<br />
of the Asia Pacific Association of Painting<br />
of Japan. She is the winner of Winner of the<br />
Medal of contribution to the art of the name<br />
of Franz Kafka of the Czech Republic and Laureate<br />
of the European Art Union and medallist<br />
of the “Asia Creation Art” of the Asia-Pacific<br />
Association of Ink Painting. Her works<br />
have been exhibited in Kazakhstan, Turkey,<br />
Germany, Belgium, Moldova, England, USA,<br />
Czech Republic, Netherlands, France, Italy,<br />
Russia, Japan, India, China, Austria, Hungary,<br />
Great Britain and Bangladesh. •<br />
„Movement“, acrylic on canvas, 120x120<br />
„Past in the future“, mixed media on canvas, 140x100<br />
LEYLA MAHAT<br />
CURRICULUM<br />
VITAE<br />
Leyla Mahat was born<br />
on the 1st of May 1970 in<br />
Balhash, Kazakhstan. She<br />
is married and has four<br />
children.<br />
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