Tahmina Ali
TAHMINA ALI
TAHMINA ALI
TAHMINA ALI
TAHMINA ALI

BIO
Born in 1984, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Tahmina Aliyeva began photographing in 2002 while still a student of the Azerbaijan Academy of Art. Most of her photography work documents the state of environment in her home city of Baku and its surrounding regions. She is currently lives and works in Toronto, Canada.
Awards
2011 - "Photographer Of The Year" award from the Azerbaijani Union of Photographers
2011 - Open Society Documentary Photography Project - Grant Winner (project: Arranged Family Marriages in Azerbaijan)
2010 – 1st prize. Women Forum photography contest: Role of women in today’s society
2004 - Golden medal from the Azerbaijan Union of Photographers
2004 - 1st prize. Youth Culture and Art competition for the NIS countries
2003 - “Hope” award from the Azerbaijani Union of Photographers
2003 - 1st prize in young photographers competition held by the cultural department of the French embassy in Baku
Exhibitions
2014 – “Time To Dream” The Fourth International Biennale of Young Art, Moscow, Russia
2013 – The “Home Sweet Home” exhibition of “Yarat!”. Contemporary Art Space in Paris, France
2012 – “Tbilisi Photo Festival”. Tbilisi, Georgia
2007 – Group show on Azerbaijan Photography, Modern Art Museum, Moscow, Russia
2005 – “Aluminum” contemporary art festival, Baku, Azerbaijan
2004 – Solo show “Reflections”, French cultural center, Baku, Azerbaijan
2002 – Group show “Aina” photography festival Baku, Azerbaijan