Artist
Saule Dyussenbina
Saule Dyussenbina is a Kazakhstani artist, born in 1971 in Karagandy. She lives and works in Almaty.
Her practice is compelling not only in each individual project, but also in the organic dynamics that connect several boundary-pushing artistic statements. Dyussenbina’s work stems primarily from traditional mediums of drawing and painting, through which she examines the material world around her: home, the body, her own history and memory. These investigations gradually lead to the creation of assemblages that incorporate not only painted imagery but also objects, photographs, textiles, and natural materials. This complex palimpsest of collages becomes a palimpsest of larger generalizations that cannot be expressed through a simple narrative.
In her research, the artist turns to questions of how archetypes are formed and embedded into the structure of today’s multicultural nation-state. To address this complex task, she chooses a precise medium — the sphere of applied design: interior and household object design, where her concepts receive material embodiment across a number of serial projects.
Dyussenbina’s recent exhibitions include BLUE ORIGIN at Egin Art Space in Almaty, Kazakhstan (2025); TO EVERYTHING, SPURN, SPURN, SPURN at Artwin Gallery, London, UK (2025); TEN THOUSAND SUNS as part of the 24th Sydney Biennale, Australia (2024); KAZAKHSTAN ALL THE TIME at the Jeonbuk Museum of Arts, Jeonju, South Korea (2023); the solo exhibition I UNDERSTAND DAD, DAD UNDERSTANDS ME at Altyn Gasyr Gallery, Karagandy, Kazakhstan (2023); ART FAIR ASIANOW, Paris, France (2023); and CLOUDS, POWER AND ORNAMENTS. ROVING CENTRAL ASIA at the Centre for Heritage Arts & Textile, Hong Kong (2023).
Her works are also part of major public collections including LACMA, Los Angeles, USA; KADIST Art Foundation, Paris, France; The Dowse Museum, Wellington, New Zealand; and the A. Kasteyev State Museum of Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan, among others.
Her practice is compelling not only in each individual project, but also in the organic dynamics that connect several boundary-pushing artistic statements. Dyussenbina’s work stems primarily from traditional mediums of drawing and painting, through which she examines the material world around her: home, the body, her own history and memory. These investigations gradually lead to the creation of assemblages that incorporate not only painted imagery but also objects, photographs, textiles, and natural materials. This complex palimpsest of collages becomes a palimpsest of larger generalizations that cannot be expressed through a simple narrative.
In her research, the artist turns to questions of how archetypes are formed and embedded into the structure of today’s multicultural nation-state. To address this complex task, she chooses a precise medium — the sphere of applied design: interior and household object design, where her concepts receive material embodiment across a number of serial projects.
Dyussenbina’s recent exhibitions include BLUE ORIGIN at Egin Art Space in Almaty, Kazakhstan (2025); TO EVERYTHING, SPURN, SPURN, SPURN at Artwin Gallery, London, UK (2025); TEN THOUSAND SUNS as part of the 24th Sydney Biennale, Australia (2024); KAZAKHSTAN ALL THE TIME at the Jeonbuk Museum of Arts, Jeonju, South Korea (2023); the solo exhibition I UNDERSTAND DAD, DAD UNDERSTANDS ME at Altyn Gasyr Gallery, Karagandy, Kazakhstan (2023); ART FAIR ASIANOW, Paris, France (2023); and CLOUDS, POWER AND ORNAMENTS. ROVING CENTRAL ASIA at the Centre for Heritage Arts & Textile, Hong Kong (2023).
Her works are also part of major public collections including LACMA, Los Angeles, USA; KADIST Art Foundation, Paris, France; The Dowse Museum, Wellington, New Zealand; and the A. Kasteyev State Museum of Arts, Almaty, Kazakhstan, among others.