Lala Arif

I was born in Baku and grew up in a family of artists. From an early age, I was surrounded by art and creativity. My father received his education in Moscow at the Surikov Art Institute, where he studied under the great Alexander Deyneka. He was a member of the Artists’ Union and a lecturer at the State Academy of Fine Arts.

Although I do not have formal art education, art has always been a natural part of my life. My father was my first and most important teacher, and I received from him the most valuable knowledge and understanding of painting.

Today I continue to create, carrying forward the artistic heritage he left me, expressing my inner world through painting.

Higher education: incomplete

I have participated in a group exhibition in the past.