Murad Allahverdiyev is an Azerbaijani artist, Associate Professor, and Doctor of Sciences. He graduated from the Baku College of Art and the Lviv State Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts (Ukraine). Murad is a member of the International Union of European Artists, as well as the Unions of Artists of Russia and Azerbaijan. Since 1989, the artist has been teaching at the Azerbaijan State University of Arts, and since 2000, at the Azerbaijan State Academy of Painting, where he was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 2004. He continues his teaching career. He has participated in numerous national and international group exhibitions and held solo exhibitions. The artist’s works are held in private collections and museums across Europe.