Ayyub Huseynov

Ayyub Huseynov was an Azerbaijani artist, pedagogue, Honored Art Worker of the USSR, member of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan.

Biography Ayyub Huseynov was born in Khok in Norashen district (now Kangarli) in the Russian Empire. His first education was received in 1930 in the Azerbaijan Painting Technique in Baku and later in 1935 at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts.

In 1948, Ayyub Huseynov moved from Nakhchivan to Baku. Here, in addition to teaching at the Azerbaijan State School of Art named after Azim Azimzade, where he once studied, he also engaged in independent creative work. From 1948 until the end of his life, Ayyub Huseynov taught at the school, and from 1956 to 1965, he served as its director.

Since 1949, he was a member of the Azerbaijan Artists' Union and for a long time was elected chairman of the union's party committee. He served as a district deputy for three terms. For many years, he was elected a member and chairman of the art council under the Azerbaijan Art Fund.

His works are preserved in the Azerbaijan National Museum of Art, the State Archive of Literature and Art of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan State Art Gallery, the fund of the Azerbaijan Artists' Union, as well as in private collections and his own studio.

Ayyub Huseynov died in Baku on April 17, 1998. During this period, a successful outcome of the school teaching process was that most of our artists and sculptors, representing Azerbaijan's deserving art in the world, have been trained in the years when he was the director. He played an important role in the history of "Azimzadeh School", which was the prestigious educational institution in the former USSR. While it is difficult to combine pedagogical activity with creativity, Ayyub Huseynov managed to succeed. An artist who has been participating in exhibitions in Baku and the former USSR, as well as outside the country's borders, has introduced himself as a master artist in all genres of his own art.

Legacy In 2006 and 2016, exhibitions dedicated to the 90th and 100th anniversaries of the artist were organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. In 2018, the Nizami Cinema Center hosted the premiere of the documentary film “Self-Portrait”, which was dedicated to the life and work of Ayyub Huseynov and commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Awards

Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR— December 18, 1980 Medal for Distinguished Labor — June 9, 1959