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Biography

Honoured art worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan, laureate of the State Prize of RoK, member of the Art Academy of Russia, Czech Republic, Kyrgyzstan. 


Born in Kazakhstan in 1955. Lives in Almaty


Yerbolat Tolepbay is an honoured art worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan, laureate of the State Prize of RoK, member of the Academy of Art of Russia, Czech Republic, Kyrgyzstan. 


He was born in 1955 in Kazakhstan.  In 1977 he graduated from the art and graphic design department of the University named after Abay. 
Since 1974 he has constantly participated in national, all-union and international exhibitions. He has participated in the exhibitions in 35 countries, including France, Italy, Germany, India, China, Egypt, Philippines and other counties.


 The artist’s works are presented in the State Tretyakov Gallery, Russian Federation museums, State Art Museum named after A. Kasteyev (Almaty), regional museums of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Direction of art exhibitions of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, private collections of Kazakhstan, CIS countries, Europe, America, Asia.


Tolepbay’s works clearly reflect tendency of our age toward apprehension of the basic notions, foundation of human life and relationships, origin and sense of life as a phenomenon. Complex, philosophical and often tragic context of his works appears through development of traditional themes. Land and people of Kazakhstan, steppe and city, past and present, love for humankind and responsibility for own land, all these issues are principal in the artist’s works. 



Unique and mysterious world of Yerbolat Tolepbay is an encounter of European culture and mystical Asian soul, an astonishing example of a combination of subtle European psychoanalysis and strong cosmicity of the nomad descendant’s perception. 

During the period of creative activity the artist took part and organized 42 personal republican and international exhibitions, which were held in the period from the 1980s to the present time.

From 1985 to 1993 was the first secretary of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan. From 1990 to 1994 - Deputy of the Supreme Council of Kazakhstan (19th convocation)

Large personal exhibitions from 1995 to 2010:

  1. 60th international art exhibition - Venice Biennale. Venice Maritime Museum. April 20 to November 24, 2024
  2. Asia NOW. October 20-23, 2022. Paris
  3. Volta Basel 2022 exhibition. June 13 to 19. Basel, Switzerland
  4. Exhibition "5 days", National Museum of the RK, 2017
  5. Solo exhibition "Inconsistency" in Menahem Begin in Jerusalem to Israel Audience on December, 2010
  6.  President’s Cultural Centre, Astana, 2010
  7. Has Sanat Art Gallery, Astana, 2010
  8. National Museum of Bulgaria, 2008
  9. Exhibition of paintings in Arndean gallery, London, 2006 
  10. Fontaine-Henry. Paris, 2005
  11. SalleMiro, UNESCO patronage, Paris, 2005
  12. EspaceMeromensil. Yerbolat Tolepbay – Salvador Dali, Paris, 2004
  13. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, 1999 
  14. State Museum of Fine Arts named after G.Aytiyev, Bishkek, 1998 
  15. Kasteyev State Museum of Arts, Almaty, 1995

From 1974 to 1999 - a regular participant of republican, all-Union, international art exhibitions, competitions, not included in this list.

Awards and titles for accomplishments in fine art:

  1. Award of the Order of Parasat (2011)
  2. Premium of the International Alliance named after Salvador Dali for special accomplishments in art, Madrid-Prague, 2002. 
  3. Silver medal named after Masaryk for personal contribution into development and strengthening of cultural links between Kazakhstan and Czech Republic. Сzech Republic, Prague, 2002
  4. Laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  5. Honored Art Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  6. Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters of France, Paris, 2006
  7. State Prize of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2004
  8. Medal “For Labor Distinction” (Kazakhstan)
  9. Highest award EUROUNION, Brussels, Belgium, 2002 
  10. Highest premium Platinum Tarlan in the nomination Fine Arts, Kazakhstan 2001
  11. Highest award – Merenti medal for artistic contribution, Kazakhstan, 2001
  12. Honorary member of the Imperial Art Academy of Russia, 2001 
  13. Full member of the Art Academy of Kyrgyzstan, 1998
  14. World Biennale of Artists, bronze medal. Kair, Egypt, 1998
  15. UN Certificate dedicated to 50-year anniversary of the UN, 1995
  16. 1990-1994 Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Kazakhstan (19th convocation)
  17. 1985-1993 First Secretary of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan 

“The role of the artist is defined by the fact that he is one of the few who seeks to understand not only himself but also others. He sympathizes, experiences the pain of another's soul as his own, in his eternal, inescapable desire to make this world more perfect”

Yerbolat Tolepbai, from the book “Ana - Zher-Ana” - “Mother - Earth-Mother”, 1999. 

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