Farkhad Khalilov
Born October 26, 1946 in Baku, Azerbaijan;
1966 – Graduated from A. Azimzade State Art College in Baku;
1966-1968 – Studied in Moscow Industrial Art College (former Stroganov’s Academy of Art);
1975 – Graduated from Moscow Polygraphic Institute;
1969 – Member of the Artists Union of the USSR;
1987 – Selected the head of the Artists Union of Azerbaijan SSR Awarded with a Silver Medal of the USSR Academy of Arts;
2000 – Awarded the Chevalier Medal of Literature and Art, Golden medal of the Artists Union of Russia, dedicated to the 200th anniversary of A. Pushkin;
2002 – Awarded with the title of People’s Artist of Azerbaijan;
2008 – Honorary member of the Russian Academy of Arts;
2012 – Awarded with Gold medal of Russian Academy of Arts;
Since 1967 – participated in different art exhibitions;
Participated in joint exhibitions in more than 40 countries all over the world, including USA, Germany, Japan, Poland, France, Spain, Italy.