Afanasy
Petrovich Munkhalov

People's artist of the RSFSR, the first laureate of the State prize of Yakutia them. P. A. Oyunsky, schedule. Born in the village of Kundal Churapchinsky district. After College he immediately entered the graphic Department of the Moscow state art Institute. V. I. Surikov, where he studied in the workshop of E. A. Kibrik. Conducts active social work, was Chairman of the Union of artists of the Yakut ASSR, elected Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the eighth convocation (1970), member of the Supreme Council of the Yakut ASSR IX convocation (1975), delegate to the regional party conferences, a delegate to the III, IV and V congresses of artists of the USSR (1968, 1973, 1977), a delegate to the III and IV congresses of artists of the RSFSR (1972, 1976), a Board member of Union of artists of the USSR (1973). Member of the Union of artists of the USSR since 1964, a Series of linocuts "the Sun shines for everyone", "My North" immediately became famous around the world, "My Yakutia", "thoughts on time" became the hallmark of Yakutia. A series of lithographs "Victory and peace", "Kudali" (Col. lithography), etc. the master's works were shown at many international exhibitions in 26 countries around the world. He taught at the school.

Schedule. Nar. artist of the RSFSR. He graduated from the Moscow state Institute of im. V. I. Surikov. Participant of exhibitions: resp. artists of the Yakut ASSR, will represent. the art of the Yakut ASSR (Moscow, 1963), "Graphics of Yakutia" (Riga, Daugavpils, 1966), "Artists of Yakutia. Graphics, bone carving" (Moscow, 1968), "Artists of Yakutia", internat. 50-anniversary of the Yakut ASSR (Leningrad, Ufa, 1972), the mobile Yakut. schedules for the cities of the GDR and Czechoslovakia (1974-1975), region. "Soviet far East" (Khabarovsk, 1964; Vladivostok, 1967, 1974, 1985; Ulan-Ude, 1969; Chita, 1980; Yakutsk, 1990), "Young artists of Russia" (Moscow, 1967), "Young artists of the USSR" (Moscow, 1967), prod. artists ed. resp. RSFSR (Moscow, 1971), prod. artists of the Urals, Siberia and the Far East (Moscow, 1971-1972), resp. "Native country" (Moscow, 1972, 1976), prints (Ufa, 1974; Rostov-on-don, 1978), all – printmaking (Baku, 1967; Vilnius, 1969; Minsk, 1974), "Soviet Russia" (Moscow, 1965-1992). Intern. and solo exhibitions. Yakut resp. prize. P. A. Oyunsky.

The work of M. – Th. hood. the Museum REP. Of Sakha (Yakutia), the Directorate of exhibitions of the photography. Fund of the Russian Federation, State. Museum and exhibition center ROSIZO.

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