Aigerim Bektayeva is a daughter of the Kazakh steppes, a mother of four
children, a modern woman, steps confidently into the future, welcoming the new,
but not forgetting about the origins. She draws strength and inspiration in love for
her people, her native land.
She was born in Kazakhstan (Shymkent city) on January 27, 1986. Mother is a
candidate of physical and mathematical sciences; father is a historian by education
- an entrepreneur. Aigerim grew up in love of the family, which gave her a great
safety margin where the action is.
Grandfather, a man with a dramatic destiny, had a tremendous influence on the
formation of her character. In 1939, Akhmet Bektayev was drafted into the Soviet
Army, and in 1941 - the war with Nazi Germany and the concentration camp.
There he managed to save 97 people by organizing an escape. After the Victory in
his homeland, a concentration camp awaited him again. After Stalin's death he was
released and rehabilitated.
A. Bektayev was patient in adversity, and retained his cordiality and love for
people. She inherited kindness and love in her heart, perseverance in achieving
aims and vitality from him.
The girl has loved to draw since childhood, and her mother sent her to an art
school. Here the path to the profession of an artist began.
Today Bektayeva A.E. is a Bachelor of Economics (Academy of Humanities,
RF, Kazakhstan), student of the Faculty of Painting at ASU. She passed painting
courses: France, 2018 (ATELIER ALUPI); Italy, 2018 (Aсademia D'ARTE-
FIRENZE); Russia (“ART Factory”). She studied individually with N. Samiyeva
and A. Akanayev (Full member of the International Association of Critics and Art
Critics at UNESCO), Andrea Baccalini - an expert at Accademia d'Arte Firenze.
Bektayeva A.E is a Doctor of Fine Arts, founder of the school “ZERE arts”,
member of the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, laureate of
international competitions. She actively uses ART THERAPY. She passed many
seminars, for example, “Cognitive-behavioral therapy”, mastered the “PSYCH-K”
method.
This year she was awarded two international awards in the field of education,
culture and art: “ORDER of MERIT for EDUCATION, CULTURE and ARTS”
and “ORDER of MERIT for SCIENCE, CULTURE and ARTS”. (International
Academy of Sciences, Culture and Art. Paris, France)

About me: I am, Aigerim Bektayeva, was born in the south of Kazakhstan. I started painting as a teenager. Today, painting is my life’s work. The manner of painting ranges from classical, academic to rather free, which is close to the impressionist and very similar to it: Monet, Sisley and Morisot-esque. I tried and used canvas and oil, acrylic, decorative stones, metal. As for the genres, these are mainly portraits, still life and landscapes, abstraction. Each picture is a reflection of me, one of my hypostases.​
What inspires my art? 2 factors: external and internal. I stand in front of the easel, concentrate, create a dominant, try to feel the soul. The result is inspiration, a sense of strength, flight.​
My workflow: Workflow is a way of thinking, a way of life for me. Events, inwardness, emotions and thoughts spill out into many hours of being near the easel and help to limn, create paintings​
Background: ARC Competition Finalist, Italy. Diploma-recipient of international competitions. Doctor of Arts, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Arts of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Founder of ZERE school of fine arts, Almaty ​