Key Milestones

• 1936
  Born on February 18 in the village of Dzhansugurov, Almaty region.
• 1963
  Diploma for decorative design of the book "Kazakh Folk Humor".
• 1964
  Certificates of honor for "The Bird of Happiness" and "Munlyk-Zarlyk".
• 1965
  Certificate of honor for B. Mailin's "Communist Raushan".
• 1966
  Graduated from the State Institute of Printing Arts, Moscow. Joined the USSR Union of Artists.
• 1966-1973
  Taught at the Kazakh Polytechnic Institute, faculty of town planning.
• 1967
  Diploma for "My Kind Mum" and "Anthology of Kazakh Soviet Poetry".
• 1969
  Prize at the 4th All-Union exhibition of printmaking, Vilnius.
• 1971
  First solo exhibition "Through the Language of Chisel and Brush", Almaty.
• 1972
  Trip to Palanga, Lithuanian SSR for International exhibitions preparation.
• 1974
  Solo exhibition at the Union of Artists, Warsaw, Poland.
• 1976
  Solo exhibition at the Central House of Artists, Moscow. Trip to the USA.
• 1977
  Diploma at the 4th Tallinn triennial exhibition of graphic art.
• 1980
  Group exhibition of Kazakh graphic artists, Moscow.
• 1982
  Trip to Hungary from the Union of Artists of the USSR.
• 1986
  Solo jubilee exhibition, Almaty.
• 1987
  Trip to Austria within "The Days of the USSR".
• 1988
  Awarded the title "Honored Art Figure of the Kazakh SSR".
• 1988-1998
  Chief artist at the Ministry of Press and Mass Information of the RK.
• 1991
  Diploma "The Best Graphic Artist of Kazakhstan and Central Asia".
• 1992
  Diploma "BEKHZAT" for the best book graphics of the year.
• 2004
  "My Epos" solo retrospective exhibition, Almaty.
• 2005
  Laureate of the Tarlan independent premium.
• 2006
  Solo jubilee exhibition "My Country - My Song", Astana.
• 2007
  Solo posthumous exhibition "Zhan Alemi", Kasteyev State Museum of Art.