BIO
In 2013, I graduated from the State Academy of Arts in Azerbaijan with a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design / Illustration. In 2014 I received a DAAD scholarship and moved to Germany to continue my studies and obtain a Master's degree at the anthroposophy orientated Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences. During my studies, I led art workshops with the children and teachers in South Africa and Romania together with other Master's students, reflecting on the role of art in social change and deciding to explore pedagogy. I studied Bachelor of Arts at the FH Potsdam from 2016 to 2021. In 2020, I made my first animated film, which won two awards in Azerbaijan. Since 2021, I have been working as a volunteer illustrator for various non-commercial organisations and activists from Azerbaijan that deal with political, human rights and feminist issues. In 2022, I represented the Azerbaijani pavilion at the 59th Venice Art Biennale with a theme on women's rights.
The focus of my work, be it education or art, is the human being with its ambivalence and fragility.
1989 - born in Baku (Azerbaijan)
ANIMATION
2023 - Selection Committee by Festival of Animation Berlin
2022 - Dolma Diaries. Pilot episode of Armenien-Azerbaijan-Georgia series. Friedrich - Ebert - Stiftung
2021 - ‘Female Voice of Afghanistan’ is a project created by Zeitgenössische Oper Berlin
2020 - Director und Animator of “Die Krähe“.
EXHIBITIONS
2022 - 59. Art Biennale Venice. Azerbaijan Pavilion « Saltation ». Venice, Italy
2020 - Solo Exhibition "Portraits" . Café Tasso, Berlin Germany
2018 - Solo Exhibition "Portraits" . Café Tasso, Berlin Germany
2018 - Groupexhibition in the PassepARTout Unconventional Gallery. Milan, Italy
2017 - "Music in Stone" 2nd International Stone Symposium Baku, Azerbaijan
2017 - Participation in international exhibition " Granatapfel & Feuerberg" in Kleinsassen, Germany
2016 - Sculpture symposium Memmingen, Germany
2016 - Group exhibition " viel VIELe" in Scheunen Gallery, Wesseling.
2016 - Group exhibition " Places and Spaces" in the Bunker, Cologne.Germany
2015 - Group exhibition "Unter dem Tellerrand" Frauenmuseum Bonn, Germany
2015 - Biennale Buchkunst Weimar, Germany
2015 - Group exhibition in the art and museums library. Ludwig Museum Cologne, Germany 2015 - Group exhibition " Der Fabrik Die Kirche Das Schloß" In the Gallery "Fabrik 45" Bonn, Germany.
2015 - Group exhibition in Cologne Sülz Kinderheim " Errinerungsorte" Cologne, Germany
2012 - “Password unknown” group exhibition in Gallery "Center of modern art" Baku, Azerbaijan. 2012 – Group exhibition at the “Union of Azerbaijan Artists"
2011 - Group exhibition in Uzbekistan. 2011 - “Catharsis” group exhibition in the "Center of modern art" Baku, Azerbaijan.
PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS /Teaching & Workshops
2017 - Pappmache workshop for children in Kunstschule Prib, Berlin
2016 - Drawing course for children from 4 to 14, Cologne, Germany
04/2016 - wall mosaics, intervention in the public space with participatory main focus in cooperation with the Hans's Spalinger Rudolf Steiner school, Rosia, Romania 09 - 10/2015 -"Rewriting History", intervention in the public space, Stellenbosch/Kayamandi and McGregor, South Africa
WORK EXPERIENCE
2013 - illustrated "surgical Atlas" author Academician Boyukkishi Aghayev
2012 - 2014 - Illustrator at the “Oyuncaq” magazine. 2012 – illustrator at the publishing house “Ali & Nino”.
2011 - Illustrator at the publishing house “Çaşıoğlu”. 2008 - 2014- Illustrator at the publishing house "Azerbaijan", the “Göyərçin” magazine. 2008 - illustrated book of Mustafa Mamedov "Marketing for Azerbaijani".
EDUCATION
2016 - 2020 Study in the University of applied sciences " Education in early childhood". Potsdam, Germany
2014 - 2016 -Master of fine arts degree in Alanus University of Arts and social sciences. Alfter, Germany
2009 - 2013 - graduated from Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Art with a great degree of bachelor.
2006 - graduated from high school named Bulbul (vocal department) Baku, Azerbaijan.
1995 - 2002 - graduated from music school number 16 (piano department). Baku, Azerbaijan.