Akif Asgarov

Akif Izzatulla oghlu Asgarov (Azerbaijani: Akif İzzətulla oğlu Əsgərov, born May 1, 1940) is an Azerbaijani sculptor, People's Artist of Azerbaijan (2018).

Akif Asgarov
Akif Əsgərov
Born (1940-05-01) May 1, 1940
EducationIlya Repin Leningrad Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture
Occupationsculptor
Awards

Biography

Akif Asgarov was born on May 1, 1940, in Nakhchivan. In 1958–1963, he studied at the Azim Azimzade Art School, and in 1963–1969 at the Ilya Repin Leningrad Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.[1]

In 1970–1972, he was a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR. The sculptor's works are kept in Volgograd Art Museum, Tretyakov Gallery, museums and private collections in France, Germany, USA, Turkey, England. On February 10, 2016, Akif Asgarov was elected an honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts. He is a professor of the Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts.[2]

In 1997, a personal exhibition of Akif Asgarov was held in Baku.[1]

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