About

Aysha Nagieva (b. 1999) is a painter who graduated from City & Guilds of London Art School with a First-Class BA in Fine Art in August of 2021. After graduation she was shortlisted for the ACS Studio Prize 2021 she uses distinct memories from her childhood featuring the Nevalyashka doll and utilises them as the perfect surrogate for self-portraiture. Nagieva paints the dolls repeatedly in order to manifest her own memories and recollections of the past. By showcasing them in oil paint or watercolours, she creates time capsules that are external from her. The resultant works are memory …