Nariste Alieva is a multimedia artist, art curator, poet, writer, cognitive and cultural philosopher, peace activist based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Nariste Alieva explores consciousness through meditative sonic environments, poetry and immersive media. She takes a multimedia approach to art, often transforming her art, video and poetry into contemplative multimedia experiences with her exhibitions presenting a blend of video installations, paintings, moving images, fine art photographs, sewing, beads and jewelry.
Since 1999, Nariste Alieva has held exhibitions and been awarded through the US, Germany, Russia, USA and Kyrgyzstan. She is a member of the Eurasian Creative Guild (London) and Honorary Member of the Gedok, International Women Artists Association (Germany, Munich).
Education
2020 – Master of Arts in Multimedia and Mass Communication, Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communications, AUCA
2016 – Art Therapy and Practice Spring Session, Pratt Institute, New York, USA
1995 – 1999 American University in Kyrgyzstan, Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communications
2004 – Training at the summer school “Debut 2004” for poets and writers, the International Chingiz Aitmatov Foundation
1994 – attended one of the art studios at Boston University, Boston, USA
Artistic work and activities
September 2024 – Curator of the public art-event Ramis Ryskulov as an artist, poet and journalist at the AIU with academic seminars, poetry readings and events for students, faculty and stakeholders.
December 2023 – 2024 – Curator of the public art-event Murat Aliev: Media and Cinematic Legacy at the House of the Cinema with film screenings, academic seminars and discussions in mass media and cinematography for students, faculty and stakeholders
December 2022 – Writer at the Writers Residence at the Petofi Foundation nominated by TURKSOY International Organization, Debrecen, Hungary
December 2019 – May 2022 – Group Exhibitions at Gallery M, Kyrgyzstan
October – December 2021 – Curator of the Solar Sign Art School and Residence Project
May 2020 – May 2021 – Art Plov, Art Collaboration project of artists and poets of Central Asia
October 2018 – Poetic Readings at the XIII Festival of Music and Poetry, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
January 2017 – March 2018 – Exhibitions and lectures at Cultura Nomada Art Studio, Kyrgyzstan
November 2016 – Tiny Stories, Writers of Kyrgyzstan for Children, UNICEF, Kyrgyzstan
November 2016 – Speaker at the TEDxIUCA, Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan
November 2016 – Honorary Guest and Speaker at Kitepfest, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
September 2016 – Solo Exhibition “Journey from Darkness to Light”, Ch. Star Residency, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
August 2016 – Literary and Poetic Readings at Ch.Star, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
May 2016 – Art Therapy and Practice Spring Session, Pratt Institute, New York, USA
September 2015 – Leading Female Role, short-movie “Frunze”
October 2014 – Poetic Readings at the XII Festival of Music and Poetry, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
2012 – 2013 – Writing, Publishing and Editing of the Cultura Magazine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
2012 – Contributor to the New Anthology of the Twenty First Century Russian Poetry, published by Big Bridge Press, Guerneville, California, USA
2011 – Solo Exhibition ISOLATION/INTEGRATION, Contemporary Arts Center M’ARS, Special Project of the 4th Moscow Biennale, Moscow, Russia
2011 – Solo Exhibition ISOLATION/INTEGRATION, Omsk, Russia
2011 – From Nomadism to Urbanism: “Urban Visions Bishkek”, Domagk Atelier, Munich, Germany
2011 – “Above the Abyss of Time” Videopoetry screening at Gedok Gallery, Munich, Germany
2011 – Artist in Residence, International Villa Waldberta, Munich, Germany
2010 – Solo Exhibition “Autopsy of Word”, National Museum of Fine Arts, Bishkek City, Kyrgyzstan
2010 – Introduction of the first Action Poetry Installation in Kyrgyzstan “Above the Abyss of Time”, National Museum of Fine Arts, Bishkek Kyrgyzstan
2010 – Publication of the poetry book “Above the Abyss of Time”, S’Tart Publishing House
2009 – Reklamnaya Pausa, Contemporary Art Exhibition, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
2007 – Best Speaker, International “Line” Conference of the Ministry
of Information and Communications of the Russian Federation
2006 – Publication of the parable “Insect’s Tale” in the Young Authors’
Almanac Apple Seeds of the International Chingiz Aitmatov
Foundation
2005 – Laureate of the Young Authors Award of the International Chingiz Aitmatov Foundation
2004 – Russian Lira in Kyrgyzstan Award, Russian Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic
2003 – Introduction to Public Relations, Chrestomathy, Soros Foundation
2003 – Leading female character in the feature film Cloud
2002 – Publication of poems in the newspaper Slovo Kyrgyzstana
2001 – Publication of poems in the Almanac of Prose and Poetry, AUCA, Kyrgyzstan
1999 – Directing of the “First Kyrgyz Embassy to Russia”, Historical Documentary about Kurmanjan Datka
Honors
2011 – Honorary member of the German Association of Women Artists “Gedok Atelier”, Munich
2007 –The best information speaker of the international forum “Liniya” of the Ministry of Information and Communication of the Russian Federation.
2005 – Winner of the Young Writers’ Prize “Debut” of the International Chingiz Aitmatov Foundation in the category of prose for the experimentation of the artistic form of writing.
2004 – Laureate of the poetry contest “Russian Lyre in Kyrgyzstan”.
Publications
Present – Published author of Cultura Magazine
Present – Published author of Literatura.kg
2020 – Art Plov – Multimedia art and poetry book
2012 – Established the first Central Asian Art and Culture Magazine – Cultura
2010 – Owner of the first electronic library in Central Asia – Literatura.kg
2010 – “Over the abyss of time”, collection of poems and prose
2006 – Almanac of young writers of Kyrgyzstan “Apple Seeds”, publication of the story “About an insect, a bird and a man”.
2002 – Publication of a cycle of poems in the national newspaper “The Word of Kyrgyzstan”
2000 – Almanac of Poetry and Prose, American University in Central Asia
Press
Extraordinary world of Nariste Alieva, Magazine “The Best”
Kirgistan-Ausstellung “Urban Visions Bishkek” by Daniela Halfmann, Nomaden reisen zu den Menschen
“On a sheet of Narist. About a person who can inspire creation”, The newspaper “Evening Bishkek”, Dina Maslova
“Nariste Aliyev: “There is no darkness by definition, darkness is the absence of light”, the newspaper “Komsomolskaya Pravda”, Zhamal AKMATALIEVA.
“Made with a soul”, MOSKOVSKY KOMSOMOLETS newspaper, Natalia NESTEROVA