Peter Ujal Hagverdiyev (; 9 June 1960 – 18 December 2004) was an Azerbaijani painter, member of the

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Biography

Ujal Hagverdiyev was born on 9 June 1960 in

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. He studied at Art School named after Azim Azimzade. In 1979 he was admitted to the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR, but continued his education at

Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University (''Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Dövlət Pedaqoji Universiteti)'' or short ASPU - public university specializing in the training of pedagogical staff and professionals across a diverse ra ...

named after

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(now named after N.Tusi). In 1985 Hagverdiyev joined the Young Artists Union under the Union of Artists. Since 1997, he became a member of the

. In 1987 U.Hagverdiyev started participating in exhibitions in the

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and

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. The same year, he became an Orthodox Christian, got

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and took the name "Peter". In 1988–1991, he was a pensioner of the USSR Academy of Arts and participated in the Academy's reporting exhibitions. In 1990 Ujal Hagverdiyev participated in an exhibition of young Azerbaijani artists in

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and in 1995 in a joint exhibition of Azerbaijani and Turkish artists in

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. Also his personal exhibitions were held in

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(in

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- 1991), in

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(in

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- 1992), in

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(in

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- 1993). The artist also participated in symposiums in

and

. In 1998–1999, he participated at "Land ART" project with a number of artists, and in 2000 was awarded the

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as a part of the "Labyrinth" group. From 2000 to 2004, he volunteered for the artistic design of the Michael Archangel Church in Baku. Ujal Hagverdiyev's works have been demonstrated in the

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and

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. Peter Ujal Hagverdiyev died on 18 December 2004 in Baku.

Family

*Son of Hasan Hagverdiyev *Brother of

Ali Hagverdiyev Ali ibn Abi Talib (; ) was the fourth Rashidun caliph who ruled from until his assassination in 661, as well as the first Shia Imam. He was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Born to Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib and ...

, Huseyn Hagverdiyev, Zemfira Gafarova *Husband of Yelena Hagverdiyeva

References

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