Asli Samadova Seed Awards recipient

Asli Samadova is an interdependent curator, art manager and museum specialist from Baku, Azerbaijan. Prior to the shift to art and culture, she worked as a strategy consultant with a CEMS Masters in International Management from Bocconi University and LSE. She worked on the ilk Treasures. 16-18th century embroideries from Azerbaijanaccompanied by a bookcatalogue, Azerbaijan (2017-2018), urandokht. Radio Riddlesmigrating sound installation in Venice oldest botanical garden (2019) and a group show of three generations of Azerbaijani artists titled ff the Velvet Chest Russia (2019-2020). She currently manages Ta(r)dino 6 Art Platform (TAP), a Baku-born self-organised non-hierarchical initiative, and is focused on turning TAP into a self-sustainable organisation that contributes to a discourse on contemporary art from Azerbaijan and beyond. Recently TAP was registered as a cultural NGO.