Gunel Rzayeva

My work explores the emotional landscape of the human experience through color, texture, and layered materials. Using collage, soft pastels, inks, acrylics, watercolors, oil paint, and words or letters, I investigate the tension between clarity and chaos, structure and spontaneity. Each piece becomes a dialogue between control and imperfection — an expression of transformation and acceptance. I view “mistakes” not as flaws, but as essential elements of both the creative and human journey. Through this process, my art reveals the beauty of vulnerability and the quiet strength found in embracing imperfection.

Modern Art & Ideas
By MoMA through Coursera - 2016
Bachelor’s Degree in Painting Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara, Italy - 2025
Master’s Degree (Second Level Diploma) in Painting (Two-year program) Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara, Italy - ongoing

Group Exhibitions
• "Artim", Yarat, Baku, Azerbaijan, May 2017
• "Start", Arts Council Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan, September 2018
• "Silk Way", Center of Modern Art, Baku, Azerbaijan, September 2019
• "Axin", Azerbaijan State Gallery, Baku, Azerbaijan, February 2020
• Online exhibition of Azerbaijan State Gallery, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 2020
• "Create Because We Care", digital exhibition at Big Screen Plaza, New York, USA, July 2020
• "Axin", online exhibition of Azerbaijan State Gallery, Baku, Azerbaijan, February 2021
• "Ehval", Artlife, Baku, Azerbaijan, December 2021
• "Pitagora" International Exhibition, Santa Severina, Italy, July 2022
• "Untitled", Artistic Pictures Gallery, Carrara, Italy, May 2024
• Carrara Studi Aperti, Carrara, Italy, June 2024
• 40 anni di Ambiente, Carrara, Italy, July 2024
• C/ART – Creativi in dialogo, Festival of Creativity, Carrara, Italy, July 2024
• 2nd Painting and Poetry Exhibition “Dialoghi d'arte tra colline e mare”, 3rd Prize in Painting Section, Luni,
Italy, September 2024
• "Il canto di Dafne", Carrara, Italy, November 2024
• "Roses for Carrara Project 2024", participant, Carrara, Italy, November 2024
• "Oltre i Muri", Prato, Italy, March 2025
• Carrara Studi Aperti, Carrara, Italy, Jun...