Gafur Mendagaliev

Gafur Sifatovich Mendagaliev (known by his pen name Gafor. ; June 2, 1954) is a Soviet and Russian painter, graphic artist, book artist, and sculptor.

Biography The Sphinx St. Petersburg. No. 1/58. 2019, mixed media. The Hermitage Museum. Hermitage Academic Library Collection. (For the project City as an Artist's Subjectivity)

Gafur Mendagaliev was born in Kamyzyak (Astrakhan region). Graduated from Astrakhan Art School named after Vlasov (1979-1983). Studied painting in A.V. Kondratyev's studio. Member of "Kochevye" group. Participant of over 100 exhibitions in Russia and abroad (since 1987).

The artist's personal exhibitions were presented in St. Petersburg, Paris and Munich (Opera Galerie, Paris, 1993; Galerie Kloska und Vinogradov, Munich, 1995; Galerie im Stiegoibaus, Munich, 1997; Mednis Gallery, 1995; Kaliningrad, 2000; Museum of Urban Sculpture, 2002 (St. Petersburg); Stray Dog Cafe, 2007 (St. Petersburg); Konstantinovsky Palace, National Congress palace, 2008; Diaghilev Center, St. Petersburg State University, 2010 (St. Petersburg); Pushkinskaya 10, 2012 (St. Petersburg); Borey, 2013 (St. Petersburg); Hotel Rachmaninov, 2014 (St. Petersburg); Matiss Club, 2017 (St. Petersburg); Guild of Masters, 2017 (St. Petersburg), etc.

Project member: City as an Artist's Subjectivity (2020).

Lives and works in St. Petersburg (since 1983).

Museum collections The artist's works are in the following museum collections/ State Catalogue of the Museum Fund of Russiaa:

Hermitage Museum. Hermitage Academic Library/ Rare Books and Manuscripts Sector. (St. Petersburg). Russian Museum. Department of engraving XVIII-XXI centuries. (St. Petersburg) National Library of Russia. Department of Prints (St. Petersburg) Diaghilev Contemporary Art Museum (St. Petersburg); Garage Museum of Contemporary Art. (Moscow). Library/ Artist's Books Dept; MISP the Museum of 20th and 21st Century St. Petersburg Art (St. Petersburg); Museum of Non-conformist Art Pushkinskaya 10 (St. Petersburg); Museum of Urban Sculpture (St. Petersburg). Yaroslavl Art Museum; Mordovian Republican Museum named after S.D. Erzya (Saransk); Astrakhan Art Museum;