Tolgan Janatkhan
“My name is Tolgau, which means ‘initiate’ in Kazakh. I was born November 17, 1977. My older brother’s name is Oilan, which means ‘think,’ and my sister’s name, Bakhadgul, means ‘happiness.’ Together, they express the idea: “Think, initiate and then live happy.”My father is a craftsman and my mother is a kindergarten music teacher. We grew up in a fantastic universe of color and music and started painting when we were two years old. I would look at my older brother’s paintings and dream of becoming a famous and talented artist. My father taught me to take satisfaction, appreciation and happiness from art and color, and that is why I respect and love him. As time goes by, I feel even more deeply that my life in art is my life.”
1989 Solo exhibition in embassy of Bulgaria
1990 First price in the competition of Children Fund, Gold medal from “Children World” Competition
1990 First price in the competition of Children Fund, Gold medal from “Children World” Competition
1999 “OT” exhibition with my older brother
2000 “Master Class” international festival in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan.
2000 In Ulaanbaatar with my brother. Mr. Bagabandi, President of Mongolia, President of Kazakstan N.S.Nazarbayev had visited to this exhibition and valued highly.
2005 “Best painting of the year 2006” By Valiant Art, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2005 Dubai Index
2006 “Best painting of the year 2006” By Valiant Art, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2006 Art Expo. Miami 2006
2006 Art Expo, New York 2006
2006 Puro Arte, Vigo, Spain
2007 Expo Art 2007, Montreal, Canada
2007 Art Expo 2007, Las Vegas, USA
2007 Mongolian Kingdom of the horse, Arndean Gallery, London
2007 Art Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
2008 Art Expo New York
