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 her studio @caspianmuse , based in the Hudson Valley, NY. Originally from Azerbaijan, she moved to New York’s Hudson Valley in 2010. Babayeva was awarded the 2022 NYSCA Individual Artist Grant to pursue her artistic vision & mission of cultivating figurative sculpture locally. Sculptures from her 2021 debut exhibition Revival have been actively exhibited and acquired for private collections. She is an associate member of the National Sculpture Society and an active member of local art organizations like WAAM, ASK Gallery Committee [ Jan 2021-Jan 2022, Apr 2023- Apr 2024] & an elected Director to the ASK Board of Directors. Gülnar Babayeva offers collaboration opportunities that include creative consulting, figurative sculpture & ceramic vessel workshops, sculpture commissions and design services at Caspian Müse Studio.
