Guzel Zakirova, Almatian Uighur visual artist, has been selected the Regional Artist of the month (January 2024) as an artist who best represents the artistic tradition of Central Asia.
In 2024, BE OPEN Art continues to run BE OPEN Regional Art, the regional competition for emerging artists, whose art best represents their regional, cultural and ethnic identities. The first stage of the second year of the programme will cover the countries of Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The stage will last 3 months, with a winner named and awarded 500 euro at the end of March.
Guzel Zakirova has become the second of the three candidates to the Artist of the Region and the 500 euros prize. Guzel graduated from the Academy of Arts of Abai Kazakh Pedagogical University and later studied Chinese Painting at the Xinjiang Academy of Arts.