Esimov Muratbek Kushukpaevich. Born in Shchuchinsk, Kokchetav region. Graduated from N.V.Gogol Academy of Arts and Crafts (modern Almaty College of Decorative and Applied Arts named after Oral Tansykbaev). Participant of exhibitions since 1976. Since 1992 headed the Kokshetau branch of the Association ‘Kazakhstan-Australia’. Lived and worked in Kokshetau.