

Born in 1962 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the artist showed a strong interest in fine arts from an early age. In 1978, he became a laureate of the VDNH (Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy) in the "Young Artist" category, with his watercolor studies recognized and sent to Moscow. He enrolled in the Azim Azimzade Baku Art College in 1979, graduating in 1985, followed by the Azerbaijan State University of Arts, where he earned a degree in industrial graphics in 1990.
After graduation, he worked as an art editor at the "Işıq" publishing house and "Ceyla" magazine while developing graphic design work. In 1990, he joined the Union of Designers of the USSR. From 1995, he fully focused on independent creative work, participating in national and international exhibitions across Europe and Moscow, where his works were repeatedly noted and acquired.
Since 2008, he has been teaching at the department of graphic design at the art college affiliated with the Azerbaijan Academy of Arts. From 2018 to 2022, he taught at Western Caspian University. Since 2017, he has served as an expert on the admission commission of the State Examination Center in the field of design. He also conducts private lessons in his own studio-workshop, continuing his creative work and contribution to Azerbaijani fine art and the training of new generations of artists and designers.
I define myself as an experimenter, constantly searching for new means of expression. My works emphasize line, plasticity of forms, and a distinctly national color palette—expressed through the traditional colors and ornaments of Azerbaijani carpets, Caspian landscapes, the sunny light of our country, and the dynamic contrast between historic Icherisheher and modern Baku.
My creative approach builds on reinterpreting classical canons through contemporary experiments. I draw inspiration from Paul Gauguin's vibrant color and primitivism, Sattar Bahlulzade's national Azerbaijani color and lyrical landscape, and Diego Velázquez's mastery of light and shadow.
A special place in my work is the influence of Azerbaijani carpet weaving. In the late 1990s, working with tapestries greatly enhanced the intensity of color in my painting. The "thread"—the fundamental element of carpet weaving—manifests in my oil and mixed techniques through special brushstrokes, textured layers, and subtle color transitions that create the effect of a woven structure, providing rhythm and giving my works volume, depth, and characteristic "shadow threads."
Azerbaijan State University of Arts
Azim Azimzade Baku Art College
Europe and Moscow
Moscow
Poland
Moscow
Freelance
Ceyla Magazine
Işıq Publishing House
Union of Designers of the USSR
State Examination Center
Western Caspian University
Art College, Azerbaijan Academy of Arts