Gülnar Babayeva

GÜLNAR BABAYEVA is a figurative sculptor & designer at studio. Originally from Azerbaijan, she moved to New York’s Hudson Valley in 2010 to study art & design thanks to the generosity of a local American family. She graduated with double associate degrees in Fine Arts and Advertising Design & Graphic Technology in 2012 from SUNY Ulster, and was awarded the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence in the same year. Babayeva holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies from Azerbaijan University of Languages.

She has been sculpting since 2012, and began focusing on her sculptor identity during the pandemic, which led to Babayeva’s debut solo exhibition of sculpture R e v i v a l at the Arts Society of Kingston in June 2021. Her sculptures have been shown in group and juried exhibitions locally + virtually, and have been acquired for private collections.

Babayeva’s love for figurative art propels her mission to make figurative sculpture visible and adequately represented in local galleries & art venues by inspiring a new interest in figurative sculpting and making it accessible to the art community & public, while pursuing its inclusion and advancement in educational art organizations. Rec...

Associate of Arts • Fine Arts: Visual Arts
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012
SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY, USA

Associate of Science • Advertising Design & Graphic Technology
Jan 2011 – Dec 2012
SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY, USA

Bachelor of Arts • American Studies
Sep 2005 – Jul 2009
Azerbaijan University of Languages, Baku, Azerbaijan


Studio Art - Sculpture Practice
Professional Advancement
2013 – 2015, 2017 – Mar 2020
Woodstock School of Art, NY, USA

SOLO
Jun 5 – 27 2021  
R E V I V A L Solo Exhibition of Sculpture, Arts Society of ⁣Kingston, NY, USA


GROUP
Jan 28 – Mar 13, 2022
Small Works: Winter 2022 / Juried, Woodstock Artists Association & Museum | WAAM, Woodstock, NY, USA

Jan 22 – Mar 20 2022
Best In Show / Curated Virtual Exhibition on Artsy, Emerge Gallery & Art Space, Saugerties, NY, USA

Jan 1 – 31 2022
Color, Color, and More Color: Work in any style and interpretation of color - Virtual Members Exhibition, Arts Society of Kingston, NY, USA

Dec 4 – 26 2021
Small Works – Members Exhibition, Arts Society of Kingston, NY, USA

Nov 20 – Dec 26 2021
Petit: Smaller Sized Art, Emerge Gallery & Art Space, Saugerties, NY, USA

Nov 19 – Dec 31 2021
Gratitude: Annual Members’ Holiday Exhibition & Sale, Woodstock Artists Association & Museum | WAAM, Woodstock, NY, USA

Nov 13 – Dec 31 2021
Small Works (A-G), Woodstock Artists Association & Museum | WAAM, Woodstock, NY, USA

Oct 01 – Nov 14 2021
The Alumni of SUNY Ulster - A Juried Show⁣, Muroff-Kotler Visual Arts Gallery, SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge, NY, USA

Oct 2 – 30 2021
It's Music To My Eyes! - Members Show, Arts Society of Kingston, NY, USA

Sep 24 – Nov 7 2021
Active Members’ Autumn Ex...