VUSALA AGHARAZIYEVA

  • Born in Baku in 1990. In 2012, she received her BA in Decorative Applied Arts and in 2013, an MA in Ceramics from the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts. Member of the Union of Artists of the Republic of Azerbaijan. She works in painting, ceramics, video art, wood, and conceptual art. She creates monumental murals in Baku and beyond. Co-founder of the public organization YARADAN/CREATOR (2018) and the cultural space “DaMİR – House of Imagination” (2023). In 2024, she participated in the 60th Venice Biennale with the project PINK PLANET. In October 2025, the solo exhibition PINK PLANET was presented at the Museum of Modern Art in Baku.

    • Exhibitions

    • 2013 — Paul Coldwell Workshop Exhibition, YARAT, Baku
    • 2014 — Group exhibition in National Museum of Art of Azerbaijan Republic
    • 2014 — “CHOICE” Contemporary Art Exhibition, Baku
    • 2014 — “Traditional Arts Evolution”, Center of Modern Art (MIM), Baku
    • 2015 — “BUTTON” Contemporary Art Exhibition, Baku
    • 2016 — “Sirga olsun”, Center of Modern Art (MIM), Baku
    • 2016 — “Muhit” Contemporary Art Exhibition, YARAT, Baku
    • 2016 — “Absurd” Contemporary Art Exhibition, YARAT, Baku
    • 2017 — “Maiden Tower” Annual Exhibition, Baku
    • 2017 — “Baku Photo 2017” Photography Finalist, Baku
    • 2017 — “Juste un Clou” CARTIER Competition, Winner, YAY Gallery, Baku
    • 2018 — The 25th anniversary of Azerbaijan's membership of UNESCO, Baku
    • 2018 — “1918”, Gazelli Art House, Baku
    • 2018 — “Once Again That Garden Be”, Michelangelo Pistoletto and local artists, traveling exhibition
    • 2018 — “Jazz” Exhibition, International Mugham Center of Azerbaijan, Baku
    • 2020 — ”Way back home” charity sale-exhibition, Gazelli art house, Baku
    • 2022 — “Take me home” project. National History Museum of Azerbaijan, Baku
    • 2023 — “Shusha” – painting. Traveling exhibition by The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Baku, Shusha, European cities.
    • 2023 — “ADAM” Ceramic & Painting, Zaman Gallery, Baku
    • 2023 — “White Birthday” Group Exhibition, Azerbaijan-France Chamber of Commerce
    • 2023 — “Watermelons” – Wood printing, Zaman gallery, Baku
    • 2024 — “Gurama” – Wood sculpture, Baku Photo House
    • 2024 — “Waves of Life” Wood Installation, Zaman Gallery, Baku
    • 2025 — “Spring Flow” Painting, Gazelli Art House, Baku
    • 2025 — “Üst Art” Wood Installation, Contemporary Arts Center, Baku
    • 2025 — PINK PLANET, Azerbaijan Museum of Modern Art, Baku
    • 2025 — "MətbuArt", International Art Symposium, Baku

    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
  • 2025 — PINK PLANET, Azerbaijan Museum of Modern Art