About
Ayan Aziz, a graduate of the Azerbaijan State Academy of Arts, still in her student years, successfully exposed her own work in the country and abroad. Later she continued her exhibition activities, developing all new directions in her creativity works.
It seems the fate marked this bright, interesting, distinctive artist to come to the painting. After all, she is a daughter of Arif Aziz, the People’s Artist of Azerbaijan, who has submitted a unique contribution to Azerbaijan visual arts over the past half century – its areas like design, book graphics, painting, stage design and others.
The creativity of the father, of course, had a great influence on the formation of Ayan’s own artistic manner, but she is looks for and successfully find her own way in art. In the centre of her creative manner there has been set the colour. It is the colour which assigns in her works the rhythm, and deep meaning. Such is, for example, the work entitled “From Evil Eye”, where an abstract ornament in the first glance is actually a reference to the traditional colour decision of the Muslim amulet “Evil Eye", which is a charm, supposed to secure from according to the evil eye.
Ayan Aziz Mammadova
EDUCATION:
2018
Рh.D. in art criticism
2009-2011
Master Degree at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Arts.
2004-2008
Honorary Diploma of Azerbaijan State University of Arts and Cultures, Theater Decor and Design.
1993-2004
Certificate of 11-year education (school).
AWARDS:
2013
Diploma Participant of the exhibition Lights of Baku, organized by “Azerishig”, Baku, Azerbaijan
2009
Contestants of the exhibition entitled One Nation-Two States, organized by the participation of the Azerbaijan Academy of Arts and the Turkish Embassy
2007
Diploma Competition “Napkin Design”, organized by Azersun Holding.
Diploma. “Flower Festival” exhibition was held by Executive Authorities of Baku city.
MEMBERSHIP:
2009
Member of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan
2007
Member of the youth section of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan
2006
Member of the Union of Advertisers of Azerbaijan Republic
EXHIBITIONS:
2024
Wunder Kammern Gallery, Milan, Italy
2023
Flux Review Exhibition, 10th Edition, London, UK
CICA Museum, Solo Exhibitiom, Gimpo, Korea
CICA Museum, “Breath” Exhibitio, Gimpo, Korea
Heydar Aliev ‘One Hundred Shades of the Century’ Exhibition
Tokyo Art Fair, Tokyo, Japan
2022
Interlude, group exhibition, Galeria AZUR, Berlin, Germany
Nice Art EXPO, Nice, Frrance
Love in Multiple Forms, Agora Gallery, Chelsea, New York, USA
2021
Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy
2018
Participant of exhibition “Nur” Gallery in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Participant of exhibition at “Ag Sheher”, Baku, Azerbaijan.
2015
IV International Art Exhibition in Qabala city, organized by Azerbaijan-Korean Cultural Exchange Association “Seba-Baku”
2014
International Festival Vera, Lisbon, Portugal
Symphony of colors, exhibition with Cesar Mammadov, Gallery 1969, Baku, Azerbaijan
The Art of Humanity, Treviso, Luciano Benetton Collection, Collection book and exhibition, Italy
2013
Lights of Baku, organized by Azerishig, Gallery 1969, Baku, Azerbaijan
III International Art Exhibition organized by Association of Azerbaijani-Korean cultural exchange "Seba-Baku", Gabala, Azerbaijan
2012
A project based on the idea of the relationship between the mandala and the Azerbaijani ornaments, the collection "Land of Fire", University of Leeds, Exhibition Hall, Great Britain
2011
Exhibition of female divinity, Giz Galasi Gallery, Baku, Azerbaijan
2010
Exhibition Silk Road, Baku, Azerbaijan
Participant of the International Korea Exhibition Silk Road, Korea, Seoul
2010
Participant of the International Student Week in (ISWIB) Workshop of Arts and Crafts, Belgrade, Serbia
Competitor of an exhibition in Istanbul organized by the University Marmara, Turkey
The presentation of works of art in the "Eastern Art Fair", Brussels, Belgium
Exhibition organized by the Baku-Jazz Center of Germany. Baku, Azerbaijan
2009
Deutschland, das Land..., exhibition organized by the German Embassy, Baku, Azerbaijan
Days of Azerbaijan in Turkey held by the “Contact” group. Istanbul, Turkey
An exhibition called "Azerbaijan-Turkey", organized by
Azerbaijan Academy of Arts and the Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan.
Participant of the exhibition called "America through the eyes of the artist", organized by the US Embassy in Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan State Art Academy
Participant of the exhibition devoted to the Youth of Azerbaijan. Union of Artists of Azerbaijan.
Exposition at Azerbaijan State University of Arts and Culture "Photo Design".
An exhibition called "Azerbaijan-Turkey", organized by Azerbaijan Academy of Arts and the Turkish Embassy in Azerbaijan.
2007
“Novruz Holiday”, organized by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Tourism of Azerbaijan.
Exposition "International Women's Day", organized by the Union Artists of Azerbaijan.
Exhibition organized at the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan for the “Day of the Youth”.
“Novruz Holiday”, organized by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Tourism of Azerbaijan.
Exposition “International Women's Day”, organized by the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan.
An exhibition organized at the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan for the “Day of the Youth”
2006
Participant of the exhibition "Abilities of Youth", implemented in Azerbaijan State University of Arts and Culture.
