Shamo Abasov / #EVDƏQALereya

Shamo Abasov Born in 1955 in Baku, Azerbaijan 1970-1974 – A. Azimzade State Art College, Baku 1978-1984 – V. I. Mukhina Leningrad Higher School of Art and Industry Since 1986 – Member of the Union of Azerbaijan Artists Since 1986 – Member of the Union of Soviet Artists 1989 – 1 – First-degree Diploma, Union of Azerbaijan Artists 1996 – Second Prize of Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture EXHIBITIONS: 2015 Solo exhibition, Azerbaijan Cultural Center, Vienna, Austria 2014 Solo exhibition, Galerie Berlin-Baku, Berlin, Germany 2005 Man and Woman group exhibition, Sattar Bahlulzade Exhibition Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan 2003 November Interior, Gallery Vladislav Marzik, Kraljevo, Serbia 2000 Solo exhibition, Exhibition Hall of Mercy Corps, Baku, Azerbaijan 1996 Novruz International exhibition, Ankara, Turkey 1991 Baku Art Center exhibition, the UAE Cultural Center, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1990 Baku Art Center Exhibition, Gallery Rigas Modes, Latvia 1990 Young Artists of the USSR and the GDR, Erfurt, Germany 1989 Baku Art Center Exhibition, Avignon, France 1989 13th International Symposium on Ceramics, Prague, Czechoslovakia Shamo Abasov felt deeply the originality of the Azerbaijani national colors in finely captured characters and comic situations. The relationships between his heroes feature the painfully familiar images of Absheron and the people residing on this amazing peninsula. Even the traditional feast of Baku under a pomegranate tree in his paintings conveys the feeling of not the fleeting but the completeness of joyful moments of life, understanding that it is impossible to achieve such an "incredible lightness of being” without a certain carelessness.

Altay Sadigzade / #EVDƏQALereya

Altay Sadigzade Born in Baku in 1951 In 1966-70, he studied at the A. Azimzadeh Art College in Baku. He continued education in prestigious Faculty of Painting at the Surikov Institute in Moscow in 1971-77 and received his degree from there. Since 1970 he has been a participant of various exhibitions. He is a member of the USSR Artist Union since 1979 and a member of Baku Arts Center Since 1988 his works are in national and private collections in Azerbaijan, Belgium, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Norway, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA. As a leading artist, curator, designer, and art advocate in Azerbaijan, Altay Sadigzade’s influence on the contemporary art scene has been profound. Beginning his career as a young artist in the Soviet Union, he studied at both the Faculty of Painting at the Surikov State Academic Art Institute in Moscow and the Azimzade State College of Art in Baku. A member of the Azerbaijan Union of Artists and Baku Art Centre, he has exhibited widely in group exhibitions in France, USA, Turkey, Germany, Italy, UK, Austria and Russia and he has held numerous solo exhibitions across the world, including multiple events in USA, France and Azerbaijan, in addition to solo exhibitions in Istanbul, London and Beijing. His works are held in institutional and private collections is in Azerbaijan, Belgium, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Norway, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK and USA. In 2007, he launched a monograph of his work called “Painting and Sketch” at the Librairie Flammarion Centre, Centre Pompidou, Paris. In Baku, he is the director of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), which he designed during its inception in 2008-2009. Altay is influenced by his extensive travels, and his works features different geographies, as well as influences from various art movements, which he combines to form a new visual language. In his sculptural works he uses materials, such as metal to make his abstract figures three dimensional, adding depth to his conceptual work.

Naila Sultan / #EVDƏQALereya

Naila Sultan Born in 1959 in Baku, Azerbaijan In 1975-1979, she studied at the A. Azimzade Art School. In 1979-1984, she continued her education at the M. Aliyev Institute of Arts. Since 1984, she has been an active participant in republican, all-union, international exhibitions and symposia, became a member of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan in 1991, and participated in the Biennale in Venice in 2009. Exhibitions: 1994 - first solo exhibition, "Center of Miniature ", Baku, Azerbaijan 1998 - solo exhibition, Art Gallery, Baku, Azerbaijan 1999, 2002, 2003, and 2004 - solo exhibitions, "Center of Miniature", Baku, Azerbaijan 2010 – participant, Ceramics Symposium, Israel 2014 - 5th International Festival of Arts "Maiden Tower," Baku, Azerbaijan 2014 - solo exhibition, Baku, Azerbaijan 2017 - solo exhibition TURAN, Union of Artists, Baku, Azerbaijan 2019 - solo exhibition, Union of Artists, Baku, Azerbaijan Naila Sultan’s works are stored in the Museum of the East and the Museum of Applied Art in Moscow and in private collections.

Mikayil Abdurahmanov / #EVDƏQALereya

Mikayil Abdurahmanov Honored Artist of Azerbaijan Born in 1953 in Baku, Azerbaijan In 1972 graduated from the Azerbaijan State A. Azimzade Art School, Faculty of Painting, Baku, Azerbaijan. In 1973 participated in the art exhibition for the first time. In 1979 graduated from the Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture I.E. Repin, Faculty of Painting, Leningrad, Russia. 1985 - International Exhibition dedicated to the International Festival of Youth and Students, Moscow, Russia. 1991 Gallery, Nice, France. 1992 "Art of Azerbaijan", Cultural Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE 1995 Exhibition of Azerbaijani artist, Copenhagen, Denmark. 1996 Exhibition of Azerbaijani artist, Vienna, Austria. 1997 Exhibition of Azerbaijani artist, Istanbul, Turkey. 1993 Private Gallery, Moscow, Russia. 1999 Gallery "Humay", London, UK. 2002 Group exhibition of Georgian and Azerbaijani artists, QGallery Art Gallery, Baku, Azerbaijan 2005 "Art of Azerbaijan", Paris, France 2009 "Flight" group exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art, Baku, Azerbaijan 2011 La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy Works are kept in: Union of Artists of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan. Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan. Russian Union of Artists, Moscow, Russia. S. Menzhinsky Gallery, Nice, France. As well as in private collections in Azerbaijan and abroad.

Elena Hagverdiyeva / #EVDƏQALereya

Elena Hagverdiyeva Honored Artist of Azerbaijan Born in 1963 in the city of Khabarovsk, Russia. Elena Hagverdiyeva is a member of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Azerbaijan 2013 - solo exhibition, Art garden, Baku, Azerbaijan 2014 - solo exhibition, QGallery, Baku, Azerbaijan 2017 - solo exhibition, QGallery, Baku, Azerbaijan Elena Hagverdiyeva is an artist whose works were exhibited in France, Austria, Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan, her works are kept in museums, galleries and private collections in Azerbaijan and in many countries of the world.

Melik Aghamalov / #EVDƏQALereya

Melik Aghamalov Honorary Artist of Azerbaijan Was born in 1962 in Baku. Works by the painter Melik Aghamalov, one of the most famous authors of contemporary art of Azerbaijan are exhibited in museums and kept in collections in Azerbaijan, France, Germany, UK, Russia and the UAE. His creativity is inherent in a sharp and characteristic feature. Non-ornamental painting is rarely peculiar to a distinct rhythm. Yet it is found in Aghamalov’s paintings. This artist loves fragmentariness, but these cell-fragments on his paintings are arranged in a strictly regimented order. The Still Life series most vividly characterizes the creative proclivity of this artist. In 1982 Melik Aghamalov has graduated from A. Azimzadeh Baku State Art College. In 1990 he has graduated from Surikov Moscow State Aca¬demic Art Institute. Since 1997 Aghamalov is the member of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan.