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Aigana Gali

Aigana Gali

Biography

Aigana Gali is a multidisciplinary artist who works across a wide range of media, from canvas and paper to textiles and bronze, in a dynamic process guided by the essential character of each series. Born on the ancient crossing of the Great Silk Road in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to a Georgian mother and Kazakhstani father, Aigana’s formative years were spent in the wild, open cradle of the Eurasian Steppe. This rich cultural heritage is an infinite source to her work; Gali’s paintings are invested with subtle historical or mythical references, just as the Saka buried treasures in the endless plains of the steppe. In relocating to London, Aigana explored ways to communicate and translate her cultural milieu, in particular the tonal shifts and vibrational quality of light found in the vast plains.

Over the past decade she has developed an important body of work, delineated by series: Creation Myth, Steppe and Tengri.

Each representing a metaphorical chapter in her evolution as an artist and thinker, Gali adapts both technique and materials according to an essential, abstracted schematic. Luminous and beguiling, her works explore the mysterious forces - ancient wisdom, nature’s cycles and cosmic order - that shape our lives.

Previous exhibitions

2023, Abundance, Maison Suri, Paris (Group)

2023, Lux Ex Machina, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (Solo)

2023, Lightness of being, Kwai Fung Hin, Art Basel, Hong Kong (Group)

2022, Tengri, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (Solo)

2022, Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London UK (Group)

2021, Light Works, A Hamilton Gallery, London UK

2019, Creation Myth, Saatchi Gallery, London UK

2016, Steppe, Georgian National Museum of Art, Tbilisi, Georgie

2013, Central Asian Art Fair London (Solo)

Important collaborations include Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura Atelier, Celine Alexandre, and Atelier 27.

Works

AKYN, 2023

Oil and acrylic on canvas

160 x 130 cm l 63 x 51 1/8 inch

ALAKAI, 2023

Oil and acrylic on canvas

190 x 140 cm l 74 x 55 inch

ORNEK II, 2023

Oil and acrylic on canvas

110 x 82 cm l 43 1/4 x 32 1/4 inch

SHANKOBYZ, 2023

Oil and acrylic on canvas

110 x 82 cm l 43 1/4 x 32 1/4 inch

TEMIR, 2023

Oil and acrylic on canvas

108 x 82 cm l 42 1/2 x 32 1/4 inch

TENIZ (MEDITATOR IX), 2023

Oil and acrylic on canvas

160 x 130 cm l 63 x 51 inch

TOLPAN, 2023

Oil, Acrylic on Canvas

150 x 120 cm l 59 x 47 1/4 inch

AZU, 2022

Oil and acrylic on canvas

150 x 110 cm l 59 x 43 1/4 inch

SAULE (MEDIDATOR IV), 2022

Oil and acrylic on canvas

160 x 120 cm l 63 x 47 inch

UAAS (MEDITATOR V), 2022

Oil, Acrylic on Canvas

160 x 120 cm l 63 x 47 1/4 inch

Exhibitions

November 15, 2023-January 3, 2024

Dubai

Aigana Gali

Tengri - Star Seeds

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