Birds of Paradise. Blue Painting

MAHAT LEYLA Doctor of philosophy (PhD), Associate professor of "Painting and sculpture" department , Faculty of Arts, Kazakh National University of Arts (Astana, Kazakhstan), Deputy director for research and humanities works of "Nazarbayev Centre" state institution (Astana, Kazakhstan), Head of Contemporary Art Centre "Kulanshi" in Palace of Peace and Accord (Astana, Kazakhstan). Awards: - Honorary Member of the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Czech republic, 2003 - Winner of the European Union of Arts, 2003 - Medal for the contribution to the development of Kazakhstani-Russian University, 2010 - The State Award "Medal - 20 years of Independence" for the contribution to the culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Diploma of the Asia-Pacific Association of Painting, Tokyo, Japan, 2013 Exhibitions: Kazakhstan, Turkey, Russia, Italy, USA, Japan, India, China, Germany, Austria, Moldova, Belgium, Czech republic, Romania