Rafail Aliyev

Rafail Alish oglu Aliev (born April 8, 1956, Geokchay, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic) is a Soviet and Azerbaijani artist. Member of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan (1988) and Member of the Union of Artists of the USSR (1988). Member of Eurasian Art Union (2022).
== Evaluation of creativity ==
According to the cultural analyst Ilya Abel, Rafael Aliyev’s work both in painting and in embossing, has its own individual flavor. It traces folk traditions, signs, saturation with deep content. According to Abel, some of Aliyeva’s paintings feature Pablo Picasso’s style. Aliyeva’s works have been exhibited at numerous exhibitions besides her native Azerbaijan and CIS countries, also in Germany, USA, UAE, UK and etc.
Her works are in the collections of the Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan), Azerbaijan Art Gallery, Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, International Monetary Fund, other prestigious collections and private collections, including the private collection of George Soros.
By 2022, Rafael Aliyev’s works had participated in five solo and thirty-seven collective exhibitions.
== Exhibitions ==
=== Personal exhibitions ===
* 1991 — Azerbaijan, Baku.
* 1993 — Azerbaijan, Baku.
* 1994 — Azerbaijan, Baku.
* 2022 — Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
* 2022 — QGallery, Azerbaijan, Baku.
=== Group exhibitions ===
* 1986 — Germany, Leipzig.
* 1989 — USA, Houston.
* 1991 — Germany, Hamburg.
* 1992 — Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
* 1995 — Kazakhstan, Almaty.
* 2007 — United Kingdom, London.
* 2017 — Gallery «Gyz Galasi», Baku.
* 2018 — Modern Art Center, Baku.
* 2018 — Gallery «Leyla Khazari», Baku.
* 2019 — Emin Gahramanov Art Gallery, Baku.
* 2019 — «Art Tover», Baku - «Women’s Secrets».
* 2019 — Crystall hall, Baku.
* 2019 — UAE, Dubai, «Baku breeze».
* 2019 — Luxembourg, Steinfort, Villa «Collart».
* 2019 — 8th Beijing Biennale, China, «Colorful World and Common Future».
* 2019 — Embassy of Azerbaijan in Belgium, «Once in Azerbaijan".
* 2019 — Cultural Center «Karabakh». Luxembourg, «Other colors».
* 2019 — Museum of Modern Art, Baku.
* 2020 — Shahdag Resort & Spa.
* 2021 — Gallery «Leyla Khazari», Baku, «Summer delight».
* 2021 — Shahdag Truskavets, Guba.
* 2021 — Marxal Resort & Spa.
* 2021 — Gallery «Mince Senet», Baku.
* 2021 — Shusha, Azerbaijan.
* 2021 — Shahdag Resort & Spa.
* 2022 — 9 Beijing Biennale.
* 2022 — Tufandag Mountain Resort.
* 2022 — Louvre, Paris, France.
* 2022 — Cultural Center «Karabakh», Luxembourg.
* 2022 — Gallery «Leyla Khazari», Baku, «Children of War».
* 2022 — Casanova, Baku.
* 2022 — Palace complex "Nurallboy", Khiva, Uzbekistan.
* 2022 — Trade House of Azerbaijan, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.
* 2022 — "Surakhani" ship-museum, Baku.
* 2022 — Marxal Resort & Spa.
* 2022 — Qalaalti Hotel & Spa.
== Famous collections ==
* Ministry of Culture (Azerbaijan);
* Azerbaijan National Museum of Art. R. Mustafayev;
* Union of Artists of Azerbaijan;
* Ministry of Culture (Russia), Moscow;
* Azerbaijan Carpet Museum;
* Baku Art Center;
* George Soros private collection;
* International Monetary Fund;
* Centre for Modern Art in Baku;
* In private collections in Azerbaijan and abroad.
Category:1953 births
Category:Azerbaijani artists
Category:Azerbaijani people