Karakhan Seferbekov was born in 1957
in
Dagestan, on the shores of the Caspian Sea. He
was educated in Moscow.
In 1980 he graduated from the graphic arts faculty of the State Pedagogical
Institute in Moscow.
He studied painting with leading professors of the Russian Academy.
The artist works in the style of
expressionism. Member of the Moscow Union of Artists. Karakhan Seferbekov began exhibition
activities in 1982 and he is a regular participant at Russian and international
exhibitions in Europe, India,
the USA, China and other
countries.
In 1994 the artwork of Karakhan
Seferbekov was awarded the Grand Prix de Peinture du Castellet (Paris, France).
As part of a group of prominent artists from Russia he participated in an
exhibition held in 1998 in
several European cities, Paris, Brussels and Berlin, and was awarded the
diploma of this exhibition.
In December 1999 his solo exhibition
‘At the Turn of the Century’ took place in Moscow under the auspices of the
International Confederation of Artists’ Unions. In 2001 he was awarded the
title Honoured Artist of the Russian
Federation for the series of Tibetan works
included in many Russian and foreign catalogues.
According to the results of a
personal exhibition in 2004, Karakhan Seferbekov was enrolled among the
permanent residents of the Paris workshops Cité
internationale des Arts in Paris.
Every year Karakhan Seferbekov holds several solo exhibitions in Moscow.
After many years working as an
artist Karakhan Seferbekov has produced thousands of paintings that now adorn
galleries and private collections in Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Austria,
Holland, Finland, Sweden, the USA, the United Arab Emirates, India, China,
Japan, Australia, Thailand, Vietnam and other countries.
The works of Karakhan Seferbekov are
included in the collections of the Russian Academy of Arts, the Cultural Centre
for the Arts in Paris Cité Internationale des Arts, the Urusvati Institute of
Himalayan Studies in India, the Han Jianmin Sino-Russian Picture Gallery (now a
branch of the International Academy of Culture and Arts) in Harbin (China), the
foundation of the Centre for the Science and Culture of Bulgaria in Sofia, the
Art Fund of the city of Kutaisi in Georgia, the International Fund for the
Promotion of Art in Moscow, the Museum of Local History in Derbent, the
Akhtynsky Museum of Local Lore in Dagestan, the Enlightenment Fund of Dagestan and
the Yaroslavl Art Museum.
Ranks and awards:
Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation, 2001
Cavalier of the Order of Friendship
of the Russian Federation,
2012
Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts, 2016
Medal ‘Praiseworthy’ of the Russian Academy of Arts, 2014
Cavalier of the Order ‘Benefits of
Honour and Glory’,
2015
Figurine ‘Faith’ in the nomination
‘Responsibility
in Conversation with Society’
in the XXII International Festival
of Fine Arts ‘Traditions and Modernity’, 2017
Diamond of Goodwill Award, Republic of India, 2018
