Askhat Akhmedyarov is a Kazakh artist born in 1965 in the Ural region, and currently based in Almaty. He graduated from an art college in Shymkent, studying under the founders of Kyzyl Tractor art group Vitaly Simakov and Moldakul Narymbetov. He participated in several exhibitions of the Shymkent Trans Avant-garde group, but later steered away from the collective and moved to Astana to develop his solo practice.
In his artistic practice he uses a variety of different techniques including painting, drawing, video, photography, installation and performance. His works can be analysed and read on different levels. Akhmedyarov’s work is inseparable from his life and social activism. In his works and actions, the artist plays with ambiguity and audience perception.
Among the artist’s selected exhibitions is a solo show at the National Museum of Kazakhstan, Astana (2016) and group shows include Focus Kazakhstan: Post-Nomadic Mind at Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, London (2018) and Energy of the Future , Pavilion of Kazakhstan, Expo 2017 Astana (2017).