BIOGRAPHY
Ayan Aziz Mammadova was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. As a child she spent time in her father’s studio, watching him passionately work on his paintings and dreaming that one day she would find an artistic passion of her own. These early memories have inspired and shaped her into the creative individual she is today.
Being surrounded by vibrant and talented artists from a young age has had a great influence on Ayan’s creative development. As she’s grown her artistic style has changed and gained individuality as she’s acquired a host of emotions, moods, and expressions that capture feminine warmth, sensitivity, and complexity.
CV
2026 The Pop-UP Gallery, Lisbon Portugal
2025 BAAL Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2025 FORA Gallery, Perceptual Shifts, Geneva, Switzerland
2025 VIE Fashion Academy – Art Exhibition Booth
2025 World Art Dubai, Dubai UAE
2024 Wunder Kammern Gallery, Milan, Italy
2024 Symposium of Eminent of the Turkic World Dedicated to the National Salvation of Azerbaijan 2023 Flux Review Exhibition, 10th Edition, London, UK
2023 CICA Museum, Solo Exhibitiom, Gimpo, Korea
2023 CICA Museum, “Breath” Exhibitio, Gimpo, Korea
2023 Heydar Aliev ‘One Hundred Shades of the Century’ Exhibition
2023 Tokyo Art Fair, Tokyo, Japan
2022 Galeria AZUR, Berlin, Germany
2022 Nice Art EXPO, Nice, France
2022 Represented by Agora Gallery, New York, USA
2021 Florence Biennale “Eternal Femininity”, Florence, Italy
2019 Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy
2019 London Biennale, London, UK
2019 La Galleria Pall Mall, The Summer Show 2019, London, UK
2018 Nur Gallery, Baku, Azerbaijan
2018 “Ag Sheher”, Baku, Azerbaijan
2015 IV International Art Exhibition in Qabala city
2014 International Festival “Vera”, Lisbon
2013 “Lights of Baku” organized by Azerishig III International Art Exhibition
2012 Project “Land of Fire”, Azerbaijan, Baku
2012 University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
2011 Exhibition of Female Divinity, Giz Galasi Gallery, Azerbaijan, Baku 2010 Exhibition “Silk Road” in Baku, Azerbaijan
Participant of the International Korea Exhibition
2010-2012 Silk Road. Korea, Seoul
STATEMENT
Ayan creates from her inner world, where she is not bound by any conventional forms of artistry. From this space she allows her imagination to overflow onto the canvas, mirroring the soul and showcasing a host of feelings and mood swings that are communicated with feminine nature and rhythmic undertone.
Her work carries an inspiring uniqueness, with sweeping patterns and cascading lines. The paintings are delightfully disorienting, swirling and alive, exploding onto the canvas with bright colours and visual surges of delicate ferocity.
The underlying concept of Ayan’s work is utilising the language of art to express paradoxical ideas uniting visually. Using colours to create movement and deep meaning in abstract ornaments, as well as complex patterns hidden throughout still lifes and landscapes, Ayan creates entire worlds to get lost in. She primarily works with oil on canvas, while also experimenting with mixed media and various other techniques.
