Eldar Gurban is an Honored Artist of Azerbaijan and member of Artists Union of Azerbaijan. In
1969 he graduated from the Painting Faculty of the Azim Azimzade Art College and Graphic Arts Faculty of the V.I. Lenin Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute. Since his first exhibition in 1972, his work has been exhibited in numerous countries worldwide. He was awarded a gold medal and First-Class Diploma at the 1989 Caspian Republics’ Biennale for his work, Poet and Muse. He is one of the few artists representing the style of primitivism within the Azerbaijani art scene.