Smurygin Evgeny Vladimirovich. Contemporary Kazakhstani artist, painter. Member of the Artists Union of Kazakhstan. Was born in the city of Almaty. Graduated from the Kazakh Pedagogical Institute named after Abai (art and graphic faculty) in 1981. Participant of international and city exhibitions since 1984. Works of the artist are in galleries of the Czech Republic, and also in private galleries of the USA, England, France, Germany, UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia.