Ilyas
Vasygovich Usmanov

Painter.

Born in 1960 in the village Kumak Novoorskogo district of Orenburg region. He graduated from the Orenburg art school in 1980 Years
professional artist given the opportunity to talk about
this skill with his recognizable themes and plastic
solutions.

Since 1990 – member of Union of artists of Russia. Winner of the Regional award "Orenburg lyre" (2007).

Throughout his life Usmanov says the surrounding "ordinary people" shows their inner world. The artist does not like contrived compositions. In his paintings, a lot of air. The artist's language is clear and simple to the viewer, and sophisticated. All captivating sincerity, emotion, originality, ability to see simple to complex and complex to make simple.

Credo of the artist – interesting to invent on the canvas of your world and be the master of this world, or even a dictator.

Participant of city, regional, Republican and foreign exhibitions.

Major works: "In the Studio" (1998, oil on canvas, 126х120); "the Return" (1999, oil on canvas, 180х160); "Winter day" (2000, oil on canvas, 100х90); "In the bath country style" (2000, oil on canvas, 101х110); "swimming" (2000, oil on canvas, 130х84); "Girlfriends" (2000, oil on canvas, 89х106); "the Breath of centuries" (2000, oil on canvas, 180х170); Triptych "the Shepherds" and "Flock", "the Greeters" (2002); "the sinking of the Titanic" (2004); "In the kitchen" (2005); "Madonna" (2005); "change" (2002).

1976-80 studies at Orenburg art College
In the late ' 80s, the beginning of exhibition activities
From 1989-2009 is an annual group exhibition in Orsk
1990-member of Union of artists of the USSR
From 1991 to 1995-annual personal exhibitions in the cities of Orenburg region
1992-collective exhibition in Paris
1993-zonal exhibition in Kurgan, participant of the Republican exhibitions in
Vologda
1997 - regional exhibition in Ufa, the exhibition "the Universe" in G. guy
1998-exhibition "Painting" in the city of Novotroitsk
2001,2003-personal exhibition in Orsk
2004-regional exhibition in Ekaterinburg, all-Russian party
the exhibition "Russia-10", Moscow
2006-all-Russian exhibition in Moscow "Image of Motherland"
2006-participant of the "Exhibition of four" at Chelyabinsk
In 2006, she received the Orenburg Governor's prize "Golden lyre"
2008 - regional exhibition in Chelyabinsk (gold medal)
2009-national dog show in Moscow "Russia-XI"
2009 - personal exhibition in Ekaterinburg
2010 - personal exhibition in Noginsk
2010-personal exhibition in the State exhibition hall "Gallery on the Sand" in Moscow in gallery "Cinema" in Moscow.
2014-the interregional Biennale of modern art of the Urals city of Magnitogorsk (the diploma of I degree in the nomination "Painting")
2015-collective exhibition in Hai
2015-participation in the international Symposium of artists in Aktobe (Kazakhstan), dedicated to the 550th anniversary of the Kazakh khanate
2015-participation in the Anniversary exhibition of the artists Union in Orsk
2015 - Exhibition of the artists Union in the city of Novotroitsk
2016 - international Biennale of modern art of the Urals city of Magnitogorsk (the gold medal from all-Russian creative public organization "Union of artists of Russia" in the nomination "painting")
2016-Exhibition in the Samara art Museum as part of a large joint exhibition "5 collections"
2016-international Exhibition Union of artists "Spring" in Orsk
2016-Exhibition "Artists to city"

The name of Vasylovich Ilyas Usmanov is in the catalogue "Best artists of Russia of the NINETEENTH and twentieth
of the century" .
Works are in private collections in Germany, France, Switzerland,
Canada, Holland, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia in the gallery "DROUOT"
in France and in the Orsk Museum of local lore.