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Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2006;8(6):443.

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I was born in 1973 in Amaty, Kazakhstan, and received my Master of Fine Arts degree from the Kazakh State Academy of Art. I received the First Premium Laureate of the International Festival of Creative Youth for Shabat 2001 and an award for Development and Support of the Arts for Poncho at a charity auction in Seattle, Wash, among other awards. I have been a lecturer in the Department of Graphic Design at Kazakh State Academy of Arts and a lecturer at School Plus in Seattle.

Figure appears in full text version. Leila Akhmet-Othman (1973-    ). Bird of Happiness, 2004. Wool, cotton, and silk, 282 x 294 in (727 x 747 cm). Collection of Michael and Judy Lepski; London, England.

I create both tapestries and paintings and have exhibited my art in China, Russia, France, the United States, and many other countries. I am influenced by mythology, symbolism, decadence, contemporary art, and modernism. Some of my other . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Leila Akhmet-Othman, MFA