Russian sculptor, graphic artist and jeweller, member of the Russian Union of Artist
Dashi Namdakov is a Russian sculptor, graphic artist and jeweller, member of the Russian Union of Artist. Born in 1967 in Siberia near Chita, which is close to the Russian-Chinese border.
1967
Born in Transbaikal, Russia (Ukurik village, Chita region)
1986–1988
Worked at the studio of sculptor Gennady Vasiliev, Honoured Artist of the USSR and academician of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts
1988–1992
Studied at the Krasnoyarsk State Fine Art Institute in the class of Lev Golovnitsky, academician of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts
2000
Held first solo show in Siberia, at the Irkutsk Regional Museum of Fine Arts named after V. P. Sukachev, Irkutsk
2001
Appointed member of the Russian Artists’ Union
2002
Sculpture Master awarded as the prize at the International Festival of Documentary Films, Irkutsk
2003
Awarded a silver medal of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts for his series of exhibitions in Moscow
Awarded the honorary title ‘Siberian of the Year’
Sculptures Masks and Actor chosen to be prizes at the Russian Festival of Modern Drama named after A. Vampilov, Irkutsk
Park sculpture Ust-Orda installed in the centre of the town of Ust-Orda, Irkutsk region
2005
Dashi Art Studio established in Moscow
2006
Awarded the title of Honorary Artist of the Republic of Buryatia
2007
Worked as Production Designer on the film Mongol, that got Oscar Nomination as Best Foreign Film in 2007
Received the Russian Film Critic and Film Press’s “White Elephant” Award for the Best Costume design in the film Mongol.
Received the Prize of the Russian Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia "Golden Eagle" for the work of Designer in the film Mongol.
Accepted into the Russian Academy of Cinematographic Arts
2008
Received the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts’ “Nika” award for Best Costume design in the film Mongol (directed by Sergey Bodrov, Sr.)
Monumental sculpture Khanshaim installed in Astana, Kazakhstan
Monumental sculpture Friendship installed in Aginsk, Russia
2009
Awarded the 2009 State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of culture for the exhibition project Transformation: Sculpture, Graphics and Jewellery of Dashi Namdakov
2010
Participated in France’s ‘Year of Russia’
Sculpture Golden Shoria installed in Kemerovo, Russia
2011
Awarded the title of Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts
Monumental sculpture Little Buddha installed in the Ivolginsky Datsan (Buddhist temple), Republic of Buryatia
2012
Monumental sculpture Genghis Khan installed at Marble Arch, London
Dashi’s works can be found in the collections of the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the State Museum of Oriental Arts, the Russian Contemporary Art Museum in Moscow, Tibet House, NYC, the Guangzhou Museum of Art in China, etc, as well as in private collections of the Russian President V. Putin, former Tatarstan President M. Shaimiev, former Mayor of Moscow Y. Luzhkov, Head of the Chukotsky Autonomous District R. Abramovich, etc., in private collections the USA, Germany, France, Great Britain, Belgium, Switzerland, Japan, China and Taiwan, Singapore.
