mission
FIGURATIVE
Sculpture Vision
Dear Patrons of the Arts & Sculpture Lovers,
The Figurative Sculpture Fund helps me continue a dedicated studio practice that cultivates & advances contemporary figurative sculpting in the Hudson Valley, NY. It allows continued funding of resource-intensive studio initiatives & processes, including artist fees & related expenses. Thank You for supporting an independent sculptor’s mission.
Sculptor Mission
My sculpture practice & artistic vision are inspired by my love for figurative art, while my creative mission is driven by the responsibility to represent figurative sculpting locally and to bring awareness to this resource-intensive studio practice. With my dedication to figurative sculpture, I pursue it’s visibility and adequate representation in local galleries & art venues by inspiring a new interest in figurative sculpting (active participation in local exhibitions and representation within the art organizations, as a member and a board director), and making sculpting accessible to art community & public (offering workshops & demos)
Funding History
2022 NYSCA Individual Artist Grant Award
This support is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
2023 TALENT Prize Awards from Teravarna Fine Art Gallery
6th FIGURATIVE International Juried Art Competition | August
7th ANIMAL International Juried Art Competition | June
about
meet the creator
brief bio
Gülnar Babayeva
Artist Photo: courtesy of Madeline Krause
GÜLNAR BABAYEVA is a figurative sculptor & designer at @caspianmuse, based in the Hudson Valley, NY. Babayeva has been sculpting the human form since 2012, and started her explorations in ceramic vessel design in 2020. Babayeva’s multidisciplinary nature as a creative explores the versatility of her chosen medium from the perspectives of designer and sculptor identities interchangeably. Gülnar Babayeva brings representation as a sculptor and designer to the local arts communities with her active participation as an exhibiting artist, volunteer, board director, instructor and curator.
GÜLNAR BABAYEVA SCULPTURE have been actively exhibited at local galleries in solo, duo and group exhibitions, and acquired for private collections. Babayeva was awarded the 2022 NYSCA Individual Artist Grant by the New York State Council on the Arts to pursue her artistic vision & mission of cultivating figurative sculpture locally. Additionally, Babayeva is an associate member of the National Sculpture Society. Babayeva offers figurative sculpture & ceramic vessel workshops, creative services & consulting, collaboration opportunities in mental wellness, and sculpture commissions as Caspian Müse Studio.
