Born in 1968 in Turkmenistan, Rahman Umarov was interested in art from a young age. In 1983, he enrolled in the Turkmenistan College of Fine Arts and graduated with honours.
In 1987, he was accepted by the Tashkent Fine Arts academy where he received personal tutelage from experienced Uzbekistan artists and academicians. With a wide range of experience and having earned the recognition of his peers, Rahman became a teacher of the fine arts himself, before eventually being promoted to director in 2001.
Today, his paintings can be found in the Turkmenistan State Fine Arts Museum, an honour reserved for the most recognised and accomplished of artists. Other locations include:
- Amasya Musuem in Turkey
- Mardina History Museum in Turkey
- Turksoy Fine Arts Museum
- Private collections in Russia, France, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Turkey, Malaysia, Singapore and India
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1983-1987- College of Fine Arts (Honours).
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1987-1994- Tashkent Fine Arts Academy. Studied in the studio of famous Uzbek Artist and Academician
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1995-2001 – Teacher in the College of Fine Arts
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2001-2005 – Director of College of Fine Arts
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2004 – Joined as a senior member of the Turkmenistan Artist Union
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2005 – Moscow Central Art House
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2006 – Turkey, joint exhibition
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2007 – Tashkent Biennale, joint exhibition
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2008 – Azerbaijan, joint exhibition
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2008 – Moscow, joint exhibition
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2008 – Winner of Turkmenistan Golden Age Contest. Golden Medal
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2009 – Amasya, Turkey. Project participation
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2010 – Mardin, Turkey. Participation in the International Workshop of the Arts
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2011 – Paris, France. Participation in the project “Women of Asia”
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2013 – Crimea, Ukraine. Participation in International Artist Workshop
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2014 – Turkey, Eski Shehir Museum Archeology
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2016 – Affordable Art Fair Singapore
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2017 – Affordable Art Fair Singapore
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2018 – Art Fairs Singapore
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2018 – Russia Moscow. Solo exhibition at the Tretyakov gallery
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2019 – Northern Cyprus. Exhibition at the Modern Art museum.
