Old Riga Painting

Rakhmet Redzhepov Born in 1954, TSSR. RAKHMET was born into the family of an artist. 1961-1970-school number 7, Ashgabat. The elder and younger sister were faithful companions of his childhood, and RAKHMET carried his good affection for them through all the intricacies of his life. 1966-1970 Children's Art School named after Byashim Nurali, Ashgabat. 1970-1974 theater and decoration department, Shota Rustaveli Turkmen State Art School. Ashgabat city. While studying craft skills in an educational institution, he also adopted all the secrets of the craft from his father, the artist Juma. 1973-Trip to Moscow-visited the Tretyakov Gallery, Leningrad-Hermitage, and visited Riga. 1974-Passed an accelerated animation course at the "Turkmenfilm" studio and worked there for several months on the first Turkmen cartoon. Since 1976 he lived in Moscow, participated in exhibitions. In the 90s he taught painting master classes in Finland. Since 2000 he has been permanently living in Riga and actively participates in exhibition activities in Latvia. Since 1970 more than 5,000 paintings and sculptures have been created. Almost all of them are in private collections around the world.