Aliya Shagieva

As a Kyrgyz woman from Central Asia, in an environment of absurd limitations and despotic authority, I find myself fighting for the right of self-expression.

I capture moments, feelings and situations. My works are different in terms of the mood and technique, but utterly similar in one thing: they all tell a story of how it is important to be honest with yourself, especially when you live in an environment which pays no attention to art and artists, and at best wants to enroll you for entertainment or propaganda.
 
I am deeply interested in studying psychological aspects, social issues, and how our universe is structured. I believe in certain things that science cannot explain yet. My artworks are a reflection on a variety of topics, from societal injustice and existential contemplations on life and death to simple admiration of the nature around us. As a highly sensitive person, I explore different aspects of the world through the observation of feelings. For me art is spontaneity and endless adventure.

In 2013-2015 studied as a painter-teacher at the N. K. Roerich Art School, St. Petersburg.
In 2020 graduated from the National Academy of Arts of the Kyrgyz Republic named after T. Sadykov, Faculty of Painting and Drawing.

2023:
▪ “Duality: Light, Darkness and Everything between”, solo exhibition, Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine Arts named after Gapar Aitiev.

2021:
▪ "Wind of Change", solo exhibition against political repression, Ala-Too Square, Bishkek.

2020:
▪ "Femmes et artistes engagées", group exhibition, Le Patronage Laïque Jules Vallès, Paris, France.

2019:
▪ “To be honest”, solo exhibition and art party, Complex 501, Bishkek.
▪ "Once upon a time", solo exhibition, 69, rue de Grenelle, Paris, France.

2018:
▪ "Wave", solo exhibition of paintings and drawings, gallery "Oak Park", Bishkek.
▪ Moya – Peace Atelierhaus der Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Vienna, Austria.


2017:
▪ Nomad. She is no mad", collective exhibition of artists from Kyrgyzstan, gallery "Triptych", Kyiv.

2016:
▪ "Metamorphoses", solo exhibition of graphic arts, "Al-Hayat" gallery, Bishkek.