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Biography.

Azat Galimov born in 1958. Lives and works in St. Petersburg.
Graduated from V. Mukhina Leningradsky Art and Industrial Academy,
now St. Petersburg State Academy of Art and Industry of A.L. Stieglitz.
Member of St. Petersburg Union of Artists, Section of Painting.
Member of the Petrovskaya Academy of Sciences and arts,
Member of the Union of Bulgarian Artists, Varna office.

Follower of the Realistic school of Art. Works a lot and very actively.
The main bias of the artist is towards urban landscape. Here the painter’s
talent uncovers itself most brilliantly. Regardless of the city and the country,
Azat feels and conveys on the canvas all the notes of harmony, beauty and
atmosphere of the place he works in. His landscapes are painted with great
love and are filled with exceptional ease, realism and psychological insight.
While travelling over the different countries of the world the artist makes
numerous sketches and draws studies.

«Azat Galimov has achieved acknowledgeable artistic style through rethinking the experience of early 20th century Russian impressionism, with his fixed interest on transferring light-air environment and with keeping up with the materialistic touchability of visible world. Artist is creating in his landscapes accurate, solid image of the city. He is reviewing poetic parts of familiar Saint-Petersburg, which, for the author, are rather charming, warmly sincere, fulfilling and living at peace with nature and the citizens than solemn and strict. Other artistic themes - European, Mediterranean are astonishingly naturally associate clear, complete form, solid drawing and the moment of resemblance through nicely elaborated tonal range».

Ruslan Bahtiyarov,
Candidate of Art Criticism,
Research Associate of The State Russian Museum.

He worked in Finland, Turkey, Montenegro, China, Bulgaria, Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland,
in the UK and Cyprus, drew landscapes and portraits, participated in various exhibitions.
He participated in the exhibitions of Leningradsky Union of Artists on many occasions.

The artist's paintings are in the following museums:

• in the State Historical, Architectural and Natural Landscape Museum-Reserve «Izborsk»,
• in the Novgorod State United Museum-Reserve,
• in the collection of the St. Petersburg Center for Humanitarian Programs,
• in the Queen Maria Palace Museum, Balchik, Bulgaria,
• in the collection of the Hermitage-Kazan Center, the State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve «Kazan Kremlin»,
• in the Yelabuga State Museum-Reserve,
• in the collection of the Hermitage-Vyborg Arts Center.

Has letters of gratitude and diplomas from:

• The Cultural Heritage Foundation,
• The Gift of Life Foundation,
• "St. Petersburg Center for Humanitarian Programs",
• The Pavlovsk State Museum-Reserve,
• The Permanent Representative of the Tatarstan Government Center in St. Petersburg,
• The Council for Culture of the St. Petersburg Diocese,
• The Novgorod State United Museum-Reserve,
• The Izborsk State Historical, Architectural and Natural Landscape Museum-Reserve,
• The Staraya Ladoga Historical, Architectural and Archaeological Museum-Reserve,
• The Arkhangelsk Museum of Local History,
• The Russian House in Basilicata - "CASA RUSSA IN BASILICATA”, Italy,
• Moscow State Duma,
• Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan
• Ministry of Culture and Archival Affairs of Primorsky Krai
• Far Eastern State Institute of Arts

• From the Federation Council of the Russian Federation.
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From the artist's interview:

«My childhood, ever since the infant years up til’ the fifth grade I have spent in the mining region of the far north, near a town called Inta. My family lived in a on old Finnish-style house, surrounded by infinite tundra under the bright Northern skies. Perhaps, that influenced my colour preferences in painting; sense of restraint, disciplined precision, and understated beauty.

What inspires me to create? I’m not even sure as I haven’t really thought about it… That’s just simply how I live— I don’t see myself without this activity. I also do not consider it as a job in its general sense, to me, its a lifestyle. When I see the beauty that surrounds, in me appears a desire to capture, keep it in in my memory, preserve that particular emotion. I adore traveling for the matter of plain-air, meeting new people and discovering places. Common activities with fellow artists stimulates and helps my self-development, it makes me re-consider some matters. I believe plein-air painting is essential for artists; it not only fosters imaginative growth but also extends an artist’s creative journey.

During the wintertime I prefer working in the studio. Alone. In this period I create rather large-scale canvases whilst using material I brought with me from my journeys.

My favourite artists are Ilya Repin , Isaac Levitan , Nicolai Fechin , Claude Monet , Frits Thaulow , Vasily Polenov ...- you can learn a lot from all these great masters… An artist’s life, tastes, and preferences naturally shape their work. Say, if five artists gather in one place, each will create something entirely different if working freely for themselves. That is because every and each is going to see something of their own.

I deeply admire architecture and hold great respect for the craft. I believe this appreciation is vivid in my cityscapes.

I have been in the Fine Arts for over forty years now and can’t recall any blocks that would prevent me from creating. Nothing more than life’s challenges could. distract me from what I’m doing and whatever comes my way it does not occur the creative work of mine. It has to do with the lack or even absence of energy, that was consumed during overcoming the emerging difficulties.

Despite the fuss which happens in the outside world, you need to return to the studio, immerse yourself in the work flow, and just focus; do something that needs to be done other than painting— stretch the canvases, paint and restore frames, and countless other things. This helps getting back to shape and restore the strength. At such times, I enjoy visiting exhibitions, especially those of old masters, as well as exhibitions by my colleagues.

Every artist defines success in their own way. It varies from one’s goals. Some ambitious colleagues aim to leave their mark in the history of art, which drives them to seek new forms. Personally, I don’t share that pursuit.

For me, the definition of success is to get as close as possible to the nature, to grasp enough courage and risk to express its essence through my own mood. If the kind observer can feel that connection, I consider my work fulfilled. What matters the most to me is that my art is not just a beautiful picture in the end but something that evokes feelings in the viewer, preferably positive ones. We are now living in a very difficult times as the world snaps to chaos, flips from head to toes; as consequence the people are literally going insane. Art should soothe and bring peace, cure souls and harmonise the life and the space around it. One should not multiply negative energies. A true Artist should reveal the beauty of this world, and how we all should be guarding and cherishing its fragility.»

 

Personal exhibitions:
1992
Exhibition in Raahe (Finland).
2001-2005
Exhibition in Istanbul (Turkiye).
2006-2007
Exhibition at the Blue Living Room gallery, St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
2012
Exhibition in Jinan, Shandong Province, China.
2014
Creative evening dedicated to plein air painting in China. "Moscow House", St. Petersburg.
2017
Exhibition «Window to Summer», Old Ladoga Museum-Reserve.
Exhibition «Painting by Azat Galimov», Bank "Saint Petersburg", Saint Petersburg
2018
Exhibition «Understanding Russia», Novgorod State United Museum-
reserve, Yaroslav's Court, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Veliky Novgorod.
  Exhibition «Harmony of Color», Permanent Mission of the Republic of Tatarstan in St. Petersburg.
2019 Exhibition in the gallery "Quiet Nest», Queen Maria's Palace, Balchik, Bulgaria.
2020 Exhibition «Between West and East», Hermitage-Kazan, Kazan Kremlin.
   
   

Group exhibitions:

1991-2005
Exhibition «Petersburg», Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», St. Petersburg.
1993-2008
Exhibitions «Autumn», «Spring», Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
2003
Exhibition «Artists of St. Petersburg», Central House of Artists, Moscow.
2004-2005
Exhibitions at LenEXPO, Saint Petersburg.
2004-2006
Exhibitions «Art of St. Petersburg’04-06», ARTINDEX, St. Petersburg.
2007
Exhibition «Autumn Salon-2007», St. Petersburg.
2008
The Second Moscow International Festival of Arts «Traditions and Modernity»
Central Exhibition Hall «Manezh», Moscow.
  Exhibition «The Path to the Temple», gallery «N-Prospect», St. Petersburg.
  5th International Plein Air, Montenegro, Stoliv.
2009
Exhibitions in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen (China).
  Exhibition in Varna, Bulgaria (InDIVA gallery).
  Exhibition «Such different white nights», gallery «Mokhovaya-18», St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Prima-2009» in the cities of Varna, Sofia, Rusa, Burgas (Bulgaria).
  Exhibition in Rizhao, Shandong Province, China.
  Plein air on Marmara Island, Turkiye.
  Plein air in Zhuhai, Guandong Province, China.
2010
Exhibition «New Collection. Contemporary Realistic Painting», Central House of Artists, Moscow.
  Exhibition in Shanghai, China.
2011
Exhibition «Reflection of Spring», gallery «N-prospect», Ñàíêò-Ïåòåðáóðã.
Exhibition in Tianjin (China).
Exhibition «Palette of White Nights», gallery «N-prospect», St. Petersburg.
2012
Exhibition «Heritage of Great Traditions», Russian Academy of Sciences House of Scientists named after Gorky, St. Petersburg.
Exhibition «The Sun of Montenegro through the eyes of St. Petersburg artists», gallery «N-prospect», St. Petersburg.
Exhibition «Spring-2012», Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
Exhibition «Palette of White Nights», gallery «N-prospect», St. Petersburg.
Exhibition «80 years of the Union of Artists», Manezh Central Exhibition Hall, St. Petersburg.
Exhibition «ArtShtorm», gallery «Graffit», Varna, Bulgaria.
Exhibition «Spirit and Image», City Art Gallery «Boris Georgiev», Varna, Bulgaria.
2013
Exhibition at «Art Galiria Iva», Shumen, Bulgaria.
Exhibition «Heritage of Great Traditions», Russian Academy of Sciences House of Scientists named after Gorky, St. Petersburg.
2014
Exhibition «On the Sunny Side-4», St. Petersburg, Union of Artists.
Exhibition «VALDAI, SPRING AND ARTISTS», House of folk art, Valdai.
Exhibition «Autumn 2014», Exhibition hall of the Union of artists, St.Petersburg.
Exhibition «VALDAI , BLESSED LAND» , the Museum of the history of professional education, St.Petersburg.
2015
Exhibition «Protti edge», House merchant Belyanin, Izborsk.
Exhibition «Europe in Russian heART», Rheinfelden (Baden), Germany.
  Exhibition «On the Sunny side-5», Union of artists, Bolshaya Morskaya str., 38, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Origins. Staraya Ladoga», exhibition hall of the museum-reserve «Staraya Ladoga».
  Exhibition «RUSSIAN ATLANTIS» in the Spiritual and educational center of the «Holy spirit» Alexander Nevsky monastery, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Valdai open spaces», Pushkin, St. Pterburg.
  Exhibition «Origins. Izborsk», the Russian Geographical society, St. Petersburg
  Exhibition «De Saint-Petersbourg aux jardine de Villandry», Chateau de Villandry, France.
  Exhibition «Russian soul», Tepper de Ferguson House, Pushkin
  Exhibition «100 years Semen Aronovich Rotnitsky », St. Petersburg Union of Artists, Bolshaya Morskaya str., 38.
  Exhibition «China through the eyes of Russian artists» Exhibition Hall of the Moscow region, St. Petersburg.
2016 Exhibition «On the French side», Gallery FoSSart, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Russian World: Orthodoxy – 2016» the Sports and concert complex «Petersburg», St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «On the Sunny side-6»- St. Petersburg, Union of artists, Bolshaya Morskaya str., 38.
  Exhibition «Parks and landscapes Russian and French gardens», Chateau de Bizy, France.
  Exhibition «Spring 2016»- St. Petersburg, Union of artists, Bolshaya Morskaya str., 38.
  Exhibition on the results of an open-air in the project «Russian Cross», Solovetsky Museum-Reserve.
  Exhibition «From Marino in France», the gallery «St. Petersburg artist», Moyka, 100, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition in the framework of the project «Russian Atlantis» in the cities of Italy (Besana in Brianza, Lombardy and Rivella, Basilicata)
  Âûñòàâêà Exhibition «City by the Sea», Union of artists, Bolshaya Morskaya str., 38, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Autumn 2016», Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists, Bolshaya Morskaya str., 38., St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «From East to West», Urumqi, China.
2017 Exhibition «85 years of the Union of Artists», Central Exhibition Hall «Manege», St.Peterburg.
  Exhibition «Fortress of the spirit. Solovki», The Yusupov Palace, St.Peterburg.
  Exhibition «On the Sunny side-7»- St. Petersburg, Union of artists, Bolshaya Morskaya str., 38.
  Exhibition «Crimean voyage», Sevastopol.
  Exhibition «Fortress of the spirit. Solovki», Arkhangelsk Museum of Local Lore, Arkhangelsk.
  Exhibition «From the Neva to the Volga», art gallery of Zelenodolsk, Tatarstan.
  Exhibition «Russian in Somerset» as part of the Arts Week, the Castle Cary Gallery, Somerset, UK.
  Exhibition «Art For a little brave heart» in the framework of the charity fund «Give life» project, RUSSIA HOUSE IN UK, London, UK
2018 Exhibition «On the sunny side-8», Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «SPRING-2018», Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Fortress of the Spirit», Yusupovsky Palace on the Moika, St. Petersburg.
 

Exhibition «The Pavlovsk lilac», the temple of Friendship, Pavlovsk, St. Petersburg.

  Exhibition «Russian Atlantida 2018», LENEXPO, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «From Marino to France», as part of the project of the gallery «Petersburg Artist», Kaluga
  Exhibition «Plein Air of European artists in the province of Basilicata», in cooperation with the Russian House in Basilicata, Historical Museum of photography, Calvera, Italy.
  Exhibition «AUTUMN-2018», Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Pavlovsk open-airs», St. Petersburg, Pavlovsk.
2019 Exhibition «On the sunny side-9», Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Temples Of The Spirit. India-Russia», St. Petersburg State Museum-Institute of the Roerichs family.
  Exhibition at the International IX Festival dell' immagine, Martina Franca, Italy.
  Exhibition «Matera ... and not only», Gallery «SaxArt», Matera, Italy.
  Exhibition «St. Petersburg in Somerset», Rossotrudnichestvo, London.
  Exhibition «Invisible Ties with the Motherland», Center «Hermitage-Kazan», Museum-Preserve Kazan Kremlin, Kazan.
  Exhibition «City by the Sea», Exhibition Hall of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
 

Exhibition «St. Petersburg - Istanbul. History Reflected in Water», art gallery Ketkhuda Hamam. Istanbul, Ortakoy, Besiktas.

  Exhibition «Cities of Basilicata through the Eyes of Russian Artists», Museum of Applied Art of the St. Petersburg State Art and Industry Academy named after A. L. Stieglitz, St. Petersburg./td>
  Exhibition «Crimea in My Heart», Exhibition Hall of the Moscow Union of Artists, Moscow.
  Exhibition «Vladivostok. Bay of the Golden Horn», the library to them. Griboedova, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «East View», Chinese Cultural Center, St. Petersburg.
2020 Exhibition «Forever Together», «Silver Age» Gallery, Cheboksary
  Traveling exhibition «Realists of Russia», Cherepovets, Vologda, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «On the sunny side-10», Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Russian Atlantis -2020», Pushkin House, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition following the results of the All-Russian plein air «Creation», Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kazan.
  Exhibition «Sud Italia come ispirazione ...», Terme di Rapolla, Basilicata, Italy.
  Exhibition «Portrait of a Cat», Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition based on the results of the art symposium «Kaleidoscope of Friendship», Museum of Contemporary Ethno Art, YSMZ, Yelabuga
  Exhibition on the results of the symposium «OME», Museum of Local Lore, Bavly
  Exhibition «AUTUMN-2020»,Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists, St. Petersburg
2021 Traveling exhibition «REALISTS of Russia», Cherepovets, Rybinsk, Yaroslavl, Vladimir, St. Petersburg, Moscow.
  Exhibition «Faces of the Past», Literary-Memorial Museum of A.M. Gorky and F.M.Shalyapin, Kazan.
  Exhibition «On the sunny side-11», Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «SPRING-2021», Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Ancient Chistopol», Chistopol Museum-Reserve, Chistopol.
 

Exhibition «From Maryino to France», Rostov Regional Museum of Fine Arts, Rostov.

 

Exhibition «One Hundred Years Together. Kazan - St. Petersburg transit», St. Petersburg
House of Nationalities, St. Petersburg.

 

Exhibition «Southern Italian Seasons», Hermitage-Vyborg, Vyborg.

  Exhibition «Novelty and Traditions», Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists, Moscow.
  Exhibition «Artists of the Petrovskaya Academy», Zelenogorsk, St. Petersburg.
2022 Exhibition «Moscow - St. Petersburg. Peter the Great is 350 years» , New Tretyakovka, Moscow.
 

Exhibition of works by artists of the Petrovsky Academy of Sciences and Arts «Native Land», Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.

  Exhibition «On the sunny side-12», Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition of the project «Ancient Chistopol. Revival», Ioskovsky House of Nationalities, Moscow.
  Exhibition «On Guard of the Depths of the Sea», Peter the Great Marine Corps, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «SPRING-2022», Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «My Petersburg - Peter's creation!», the mansion of A.P.Bryullov, St. Petersburg
  Exhibition «90 years of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists», St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg
  Exhibition «Cities and Weights», St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg
  Exhibition «Mood», St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg
  Exhibition «City by the Sea», Exhibition Hall of St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg
  Exhibition «Modern Russian Impressionism», Center for the Arts «Art Box», Moscow.
  Exhibition «100 views of St. Isaac», Exhibition Hall of St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg
  Exhibition «1100th anniversary of the adoption of Islam in the Great Bulgarians», House of Friendship of the Peoples of the Leningrad Region, St. Petersburg.
2023 Exhibition «Kyn Village», Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «On the Sunny Side-13», Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «From Maryino to France», Krasnoufimsk Museum of Local Lore, Sverdlovsk Region.
  Exhibition «Lviv Rotunda», Museum Bell Center, Valdai.
  Exhibition «Cities and Weights», St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Bridges of St. Petersburg», Exhibition Hall St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «From Maryino to France», Museum and Exhibition Complex, Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk region.
  Exhibition «Now in an ancient estate», Palace of Arts of the Leningrad Region, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «St. Petersburg», Exhibition Hall St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg
 

Exhibition «Russian Winter» - Inter-museum project within the framework of the federal route «Silver Necklace of Russia», Exhibition Hall of the Izborsk Museum-Reserve

2024 Exhibition «From Maryino to France», Central Exhibition Hall, Perm.
  Exhibition «On the Sunny Side-14», Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Âûñòàâêà «Êàê çâó÷èò ãîðîä», Äîì ïóøíèíû, Ñàíêò-Ïåòåðáóðã.
  Exhibition «How the city sounds», Fur House, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Seasons», Exhibition Hall of the Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Many-Faced Petersburg», Gallery «Master», St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition «Crimea in my heart», Federation Council, Moscow.
  Exhibition "AUTUMN-2024", Exhibition Hall of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg.
  Exhibition "Art Fair of Realistic Art in Moscow", Vadim Zadorozhny Museum of Technology, Arkhangelskoye.

 

 

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