title: Zhenis Kakenuly Nurlybayev
text: # Zhenis Kakenuly Nurlybayev
  
  Zhenis Kakenuly Nurlybayev (Kazakh: Жеңіс Кәкенұлы Нұрлыбаев, Jeńis Kákenuly Nurlybaev; born (1965-05-09)9 May 1965) is a Kazakh painter, art critic and author of the сulture support Year emblem in Kazakhstan (2000), laureate of The presidential grant of The Republic of Kazakhstan (2010).
  
  ## Life and career
  
  Nurlybayev was born in Karabulak (Almaty Region, Kazakhstan). He dreamed to be an artist at childhood. At school ages Zhenis's favourite subject was a painting . In 1982 he graduated Zhalanash high school with distinction.
  
  * 1982-1989 he studied at the art-graphic faculty of the Kazakh Pedagogical Institute in Almaty (now Abay Kazakh National Pedagogical University).
  * 1983-1985 he served in the army of Soviet Union.
  * 1989 he worked as the art illustrator of «Ak Zhelken» journal (Almaty).
  * 1990—1991 — art editor of «Zerde» journal (Almaty).
  * 1991—1993 — artist of «Madeniet» magazine (Almaty).
  * 1994—2008 — artist of «Tura Bi» magazine (Almaty, Astana)
  
  ## Сreativity
  
  Zhenis Kakenuly is a versatile artist: he works in the painting, graphics, computer graphics, caricature fields.
  
  Personal exhibitions:
  
  * Personal exhibition in the President Culture Center. 23 April 2003, Astana.
  * Personal exhibition in the Abilkhan Kasteyev State Art Museum . 10 December 2005, Astana.
  * Personal exhibition in the Museum Of Modern Art. 22 December 2006, Astana.
  * Personal exhibition in the school-lycée № 53 . 16 November 2007, Astana.
  * Personal exhibition in the «Kulanshi» art gallery. 15 April 2009, Astana.
  * «The Quintessence» personal exhibition in the National State Library Of Kazakhstan. 16 November 2010, Astana.
  
  Joint exhibitions:
  
  * «The smell of wormwood. Fine art works exhibition of Kazakhstan painters devoted th the Independency day of the Republic of Kazakhstan». December 2009, New York City.
  * «DER GERUCH VON WERMUT — Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Kasachstan». 18 November 2009, Berlin.
  * TURKSOY. 3 June 2009. Amasya
  * «The smell of wormwood». 2 November 2009. «Kulanshi» art gallery, Astana.
  