VUSALA AGHARAZIYEVA

Artist

  • Vusala (b.1990) completed her master’s degree in Decorative and Applied Arts at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts in 2014. Since 2017 she has been the creative driving force behind multiple projects involving three-dimensional mural art in various locations of Baku such as in Icherisheher (the old city), the central streets of Baku, Azerbaijan’s regions, and in Istanbul.
  • While earning recognition for her murals, sculptural works and conceptual videos, and stretching further into graphics and product design, painting remains central to Vusala’s creative pursuits. She is also an active contributor to charitable endeavors, working as an educator with teenagers, including those with limited physical abilities or from underprivileged families and shelters. She is currently involved in advancing regional cultural development by establishing a space and platform for creatives in one of Azerbaijan’s regions.

    • « Everything that I’m looking for in life, I find in art. Everything that I get in life, I mirror in my art. »

  • Vusala Agharaziyeva is an artist based in Azerbaijan, where she has exhibited her works. She believes that the key message conveyed through any creative process should originate from the love of what one does, as well as with everything that surrounds you. Agharaziyeva's artistic process is contingent upon how she is feeling and what she is experiencing at the moment of creation. She employs varying media such as ceramics, painting, digital, and street art in her diverse compositions.

    • Exhibitions

    • 2013 Paul Coldwell workshop exhibition. YARAT. Baku
    • 2014 Exhibition in National Museum of Art of Azerbaijan Republic
    • 2014 «CHOISE» Exhibition of contemporary art. Baku
    • 2014 «Traditional Arts Evolution» contemporary exhibition. Center of modern art (MIM). Baku
    • 2015 «BUTTON» Exhibition of contemporary art. Baku.
    • 2016 «Sirga olsun» Exhibition of contemporary art. Center of modern art (MIM). Baku
    • 2016 «Muhit» Exhibition of contemporary art. YARAT. Baku
    • 2016 «Absurd» Exhibition of contemporary art. YARAT. Baku
    • 2017 «Maiden Tower» Annual Exhibition.
    • 2017 «Baku Photo 2017» finalist of photography competition. Baku
    • 2017 «Juste un Clou» CARTIER competition. Winer. YAY gallery. Baku
    • 2018 The 25th anniversary of Azerbaijan's membership of UNESCO. Exhibition. Baku
    • 2018 «1918» - The 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Exhibition. Gazelli Art House. Baku.
    • 2018 «Once again that garden be» travelling exhibition by renowned Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto and local artists.
    • 2018 «Jazz» exhibition in Interanional Mugham Center of Azerbaijan. Ceramic work.
    • 2020 ”Way back home” charity sale-exhibition. Gazelli art house.
    • 2022 “Take me home” project. National History Museum of Azerbaijan.
    • 2023 “Shusha” – painting. Traveling exhibition by The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Baku, Shusha, European cities.
    • 2023 “ADAM” – ceramic composition, painting. Group exhibition. Zaman gallery. Baku
    • 2023 “White birthday” – painting. Group exhibition by Azerbaijan-France Chamber of Commerce.
    • 2023 “Watermelons” – wood printing. Group exhibition. Zaman gallery. Baku
    • 2024 “Gurama” – wood sculpture. Group exhibition. Baku Photo House.

    Projects

  • 2014-2016 – YARAT contemporary art space. 3 video arts, 2 installations and 4 oil paintings.
  • 2014-2015 – “From waste to art”. Symposium. Tbilisi.
  • 2015 – logo rebranding and press-center design. BAKU CRYSTAL HALL (BCH is a multipurpose sports and concert arena, was constructed specifically to host Eurovision Song Contest 2012).
  • 2015-2023 – mural arts. Old Town/Icheri Sheher - the heritage of UNESCO, State Historical and Architectural Reserve City center and Regions Turkey. İstanbul
  • 2018 – Co-founder of YARADAN/CREATOR public organization for the support and development of creative activities.
  • 2021-2022 – design and manufacture of cups for champions of the İnternational tennis tournament of the Republic of Turkey
  • 2023 – Co-founder of DAMİR house of imagination in authentic village in the region. Atypical gallery, rezidence for creative people and сultural entrepreneurship for change.
  • 2024 – «PINK PLANET» project. 60th Venice Biennale Art.