Olim Kamalov

Early life

Kamalov was born into the family of Tajik conductor and composer Azam Kamalov and librarian Fotima Kamalova.

Education

He attended the Art College named by M. Olimov 1975-1979.

Work experience

He was chief artist at Armugon art factory 1979-1985. He spent 1980-1982 in military service in the Soviet Army. He was chief artist and co-founder of Tuhfa cooperative 1985-1993. He was a teacher of drawing, high school #7 for 1993-2000.

Since 2000 he has been a part-time artist at Adib publishing-house. In 2010 he became co-founder and director of Mino Art Centre.

By learning the specific of miniature painting and restoring copies of miniatures of Middle Age Persian-Tajik artist K. Behzod, O. Kamalov works on the series of his own works of modern miniature. He elaborated his own technology of wood processing and paints miniatures on canvases, plates and plane-tables. The artist has his author’s elaboration of painted in national style, chiseled wooden chess-backgammon. In 2009 Olim Kamalov found Tajik school of miniature painting.

Awards

He received medal of honored artist of the Republic of Tajikistan in 2009.

Professional memberships

Member of the Union of Artists of Tajikistan since 2003.

Member of People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan since 2005.

Personal art exhibitions

2004, 2009 – personal exhibitions at Swiss Cooperation Office in Tajikistan.

2005 – Supported by Soros Foundation, Gallery of Union of Artists of Tajikistan.

2006 – Turkish Embassy, Tajikistan.

2008 – Exhibition of Kamalov's students works in his studio.

2009 – Indian Embassy, Tajikistan.

International Group Art exhibitions

Day of National Reconciliation in Tajikistan ( Dushanbe, Gallery of Union of artists of Tajikistan, 2002, 2007)

Day of culture of Tajikistan in Russian Federation (Moscow, Dushanbe, 2005)

Day of culture of Tajikistan in France ( Paris, 2005)

Day of culture of Tajikistan in Belarus (Minsk, 2008)

Day of culture of Tajikistan in India (Delhi, 2008)