Friends! On May 9th at 7 pm, you are invited to a talk by young azerbaijani artist Butunay Hagverdiyev.

Butunay graduated from British Higher School of Art and Design, Moscow (2001) and Azim Azimzadeh Art college, Painting faculty (Baku 2005, 2009).
Butunay has been invited to a number of international residencies, including a residency in gallery Svalbard (Svalbard in Norway). His works have been exhibited both locally and internationally. Selected list of exhibitions includes: Azerbaijani carpets in art exhibition in Cannes festival palace 2015; Crossing solo exhibition in Q gallery (Baku, 2014); 55th Venice biennale Azerbaijan national pavilion; the International Salon in Central House of Artists, (Moscow, 2013); "Zavod" contemporary art exhibition. Yarat. (Baku, 2012); End of the year show Artplay, BHSAD (Moscow, 2012); Group exhibition Legacy in Euro Union embassy (Baku); Situational Sculpture group exhibition, Artplay (Moscow, 2012); "On soz" contemporary art exhibition. Yarat (Baku, 2011); "Before, during, after...", Contemporary Art Centre (Baku, 2010). Butunay also curated a number of exhibitions in frames of Yar Ad An project, gallery and space for young artists, including Resonance group exhibition, Yar Ad An (2009) and “? ????( Flight)” group exhibition. Butunay has gained extensive experience in fresco painting and restoration in 2003 – 2008, when he was working in a group of artists in orthodox church of St. Bartholomew, Baku.

Free admission