On 16 April 2025 at 4 p.m. in the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan will be held the opening of the traditional exhibition “Watercolour Fresh-III”. The exhibition is the third national art exhibition co-organized by the Watercolour Fresh Club in cooperation with the Museum, and is attended by famous watercolour artists from all over Kazakhstan (Aktobe, Kokshetau, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Astana, Taraz, Shymkent, etc.).
Watercolour painting is one of the most difficult techniques in painting. There are many ways to convey the world around on paper. Watercolour can accurately show the world in all its colours, using a minimum of means and a maximum of expressiveness. It is light, airy, lively, moving painting, which requires special skill and patience.
Not often such watercolour exhibitions are held in Kazakhstan. This exhibition is an extended one, and recently one can observe a keen interest in watercolour art not only among artists, but also among visitors.
In the exhibition 55 watercolour artists took part, among them both young, beginners and established professional artists.
Among the participants are famous artists, figures of Kazakh art, members of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan, members of the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as artists-teachers, such as: Nysanbayev Marlan, Malysheva Vera, Drozdova Lydya, Gushchin Igor, Zaporozhets Irina, Kaplun Diana, Bulgakova Natalia, Zyryanova Arina, Zhunusova Gauhar, Murataeva Dinara, Murataev Kurman, Kolomytsev Oleg, Kabdoldanov Aslan, Popova Elena, Kim Tamara, Iklasova Maisa, Pashchenko Galina, Suyunov Galymzhan, Kulbatyrov Rashid, Osipov Alexander, Khairulina Asiya, Belova Olga, Minaeva Anastasia, Sharipova Altynai, Sharipova Kumisai, Shaykheslyamova Diana, Satusheva Yana, Mashkina Elena, Koralasbaev Kali, Kim Marina, Amangeldy Alima, Antropova Lizaveta, Beyshekeev Askar, Iskakov Rysbek, Alfiya Safi, Kaskeyeva Chinara, Mamyrbaev Zharas, Uzbayeva Mayra, Lutsenko Marina, Esnazarova Perizat, Khamitova Gulmira, Azamatuly Eldos, Oral Aigerim, Elena Panina, Kuralai Umbetova, Anna Serbenko, Elena Belova, Maxim Vedernikov, Maksat Kantarbaev, Kamilla Lapteva, Zhumagul Mambetov, Dina Gaitova, Marina Grechkina, Yuri Burmistrov, Shakhsanam Bakhytzhanova.
The exhibition concept provides the following objectives: to present a whole range of different genres and styles of watercolour painting; to identify modern talented watercolourists, to support their beautiful, time-consuming works and to popularise the art of watercolourists of Kazakhstan from different regions. “We are pleased to open a rare, purely watercolour exhibition and hope that the exposition will please lovers of delicate watercolour – the reviving potential of Kazakhstan’s watercolour artists”, – said the organizers.
Curator of the exhibition: Head of the Watercolour Fresh Club, member of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Kazakhstan, member of the Union of Artists of Georgia, Vice-President of the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Art Manager – Marlan Nysanbaev.
The exhibition runs until 30 April 2025.
