farm named after Amangeldy, Atyrau region 1937-1988 Almaty

Recognisable for his bold use of colour, Shaimardan Sariyev was a key figure of the Kazakh Sixtiers generation, who helped to lay the groundwork for the development of a national school of painting. He studied at the Kharkiv Art Institute (1959–62) and, upon returning to Almaty, worked on book illustration and design at the publishing houses Writer (Jazushy) and Flame (Zhalyn) from 1976 to 1982.