Nina Narimanova’s oil-on-linen paintings depict women in both peaceful repose and in unsettling contortions. Embracing material exploration, the Baku, Azerbaijan -born artist has sliced into her canvases, incorporated acoustic foam amid the linen, painted on wood, made sculpture, sketched, and choreographed performance. Narimanova draws on disparate influences including Renaissance painting, Persian miniature painting, Art Nouveau, and her own experience as a woman in the Azerbaijan diaspora. Narimanova studied at the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) in Russia. She has exhibited in several galleries in Azerbaijan.

I've been drawing for as long as I remember myself. I draw in graphics, realism and cartoon/comics styles, my skills have been sharpened through the oil, watercolor, graphic drawing techniques. Now I use the Wacom Intuos pro graphic tablet to create illustrations and cartoon portraits.