Rafig Mahmud oghlu Mehdiyev (, June 10, 1933–November 28, 2009) was an Azerbaijani painter and professor. He was awarded the title of the
People's Artist of Azerbaijan
People's Artist of Azerbaijan () is the honorary title and award granted for contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture in the fields of visual art and painting. The People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR, People's Artists of the Aze ...
, and served as a professor and chairman of the graphics section of the
Union of Artists of Azerbaijan
Union of Artists of Azerbaijan - is a creative public organization, volunteer union of professional artists and art critics - creative people working in the territory of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Bo ...
. He was a presidential scholarship holder.
Biography
Rafig Mehdiyev was born on June 10, 1933, in
Shahbuz District
Shahbuz District () is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Julfa, Babek, and the Syunik and Vayots Dzor provinces of Armenia. Its capital and largest city is Shahbu ...
of
Nakhchivan ASSR. He graduated from Azim Azimzade art college (1948–1953), and graphic faculty of
Surikov Moscow State Art Institute (1953–1958).
He worked as a teacher at A. Azimzade art college (1962), then as a dean at
Azerbaijan State Art Institute, and as a teacher at the
Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts
Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Arts is a higher art school that is located in the city of Baku in Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan. It was founded in 2000 by a presidential decree. The academy aims the only higher education institution in the ...
.
He received the title of associate professor in 1988, and professor in 1992. Since 2003, he has been a presidential pensioner. Mehdiyev was elected several times as a deputy of the
Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR
The Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR, later renamed as the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Republic from 1991 until its abolition in 1995, was the supreme soviet (main legislative institution) of the Azerbaijan SSR, and later the Republic ...
.
Mehdiyev died in 2009 in
Baku
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.
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Awards
*People's Artist of Azerbaijan
People's Artist of Azerbaijan () is the honorary title and award granted for contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture in the fields of visual art and painting. The People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR, People's Artists of the Aze ...
— 1992[
*]Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR
Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (; ) was an honorary title awarded by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR) and was one of the forms of recognition by the state and society of the meri ...
— December 18, 1980
See also
* List of Azerbaijani artists The following list of Azerbaijani artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Azerbaijan, of Azerbaijani descent or who produce works that are primarily about Azerbaijan.
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References
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People's Artists of Azerbaijan
1933 births
2009 deaths
Honored Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR
20th-century Azerbaijani painters
21st-century Azerbaijani painters
Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic