Born in 1964 in Dushanbe.
Graduated from the Moscow higher art-industrial school (b. Stroganov) in 1989
Participant of exhibitions since 1988.
Member of Moscow Union of artists.
Associate Professor of academic painting in Moscow state art-industrial University. Stroganov.
Personal exhibitions:
2000 – Russian Academy of arts, Moscow
2001 – State Museum of East, Moscow
2002 – the State Duma, Moscow
2003 – "Garden of the poet", gallery "Art-trofi", Moscow
2004 – Exhibition in the halls of the Moscow Union of artists, Moscow
2004 – Exhibition in gallery "Les Oreades", Moscow
2004 – Exhibition in the Embassy of the Republic of Chile in Moscow
2005 – Exhibition in mgkhpu im. Stroganov, Moscow
Group exhibitions:
1988 – all-Union youth exhibition, Manege, Moscow
1992 – Symposium of young artists, Dushanbe
1993 – "Golden brush", Central house of artists, Moscow
1994 – Exhibition in "East gallery", Moscow
1995 – Exhibition in the Literary Museum, Moscow
1995 – "Art Expo", new York, USA
1996 – "Art-preparation" gallery "1000 steps", Tyumen
1996 – Exhibition in the gallery "NB", Moscow
1996 – "Art-Manege", Moscow
1997 – "850 years of Moscow" Kuznetsk bridge, Moscow
1998-2005 – member of the International Art salon, Central house of artists, Moscow
1999 – "World of forms", hotel "Balchug-Kempinski", Moscow
2000 – "the passing Century", hotel "Balchug-Kempinski", Moscow
2002 – "70 years of the Moscow Union of artists" Manezh, Moscow
2003 – Exhibition of Moscow artists, Manege, Moscow
2004 – Exhibition of artists of monumental art, Kuznetsk bridge, Moscow
2004 – "New classic", Vienna (Austria) and Bratislava (Slovakia)
2004 – R. A. H., the journal "Decorative art"
2004 – "Les Oreades–2004", Central house of artists, Moscow
2004 – Young monumental art of the Moscow artists Union exhibition hall, Moscow
2005 – "Colors of the East", gallery of Russian art unique, Moscow
2006 – "Open Russia", Beijing, China
2006 – Exhibition of monumental art in the Central house of artists, Moscow
2006 – Exhibition of monumentality at the Kuznetsk bridge
2006 – Exhibition in the gallery "House Nashokin" in Moscow
2007 – Exhibition "expression of the spirit" in the gallery "House Nashokin" in Moscow
Works are in the State Museum of arts of peoples of the East, Moscow; the Museum of modern art, Moscow; national Museum of fine arts, Dushanbe; the Museum of fine arts, Tyumen.
Painting Atakhanova is the mysterious world of the East with its bright colors, hot sun, pristine beauty of nature.