Aylin Alakbarli is a New York based interdisciplinary designer, artist and animator. She holds an MFA degree in Graphic Design from Yale School of Art.
design
web
animation
video
About
aylinal282@gmail.com
Her creative exploration spans various fields such as creative direction, time based media, graphic design and film. She received her B.Sc from French Azerbaijani University, and MFA from Yale University. She frequently collaborates with artists from various mediums, including sculptors, dancers, and musicians. Her work serves as a dynamic dialogue between human experience, the natural world, and language, creating an imagery that celebrates the profound connections between them.
BSc in Geophysical Engineering, French Azerbaijani University, 2022
Art Director, Motra, 2026
Freelance Graphic Designer, 2018–present
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Yale University, 2024–2025
Designer, Yale School of Art Communication Office, 2022–2025
Ultra Space Fellow, Center for Collaborative Arts and Media, 2023
Designer, Azerbaijani Women in Science, 2021–2022
Design Researcher, 1001epochs, 2021
Freelance Designer, Cult Baku Club, 2020
Crossing 橫水, Group Exhibition. Galerie du Monde, Hong Kong
Upward Spiral, Group Exhibition. New Haven, CT
Neum Underwater Film Festival. Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Scottish Queer International Film Festival. Glasgow, Scotland
Film One Fest. Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Voronezh International Animation Festival. Voronezh, Russian Federation
Lift-O Filmmaker Session, Pinewood Studios. Iver, England
Bountiful Gathering, WQED Studio. Pittsburgh, PA
Animation Night 2 at Yale University. New Haven, CT
Meeting of the Minds Festival. Pittsburgh, PA
Animur International Animation Film Festival. Khabarovsk, Russian Federation
Animal Humane Feline Film Festival. Albuquerque, NM
6th ANIMAFILM International Animation Festival. Baku, Azerbaijan
Student World Impact Film Festival. New York City, NY
This Design is Very Human, Group Exhibition. New Haven, CT
In Between, ZAZ Corner, ZAZ 10TS. New York City, NY
why do i always fall out of the bed at night. New Haven, CT
2nd Place in Animation, Student World Impact Film Festival
1st Place Genderhack, Organized by UNDP, UNFPA and UN Women
Gender Equality Prize, Co-organized by FR and DE Embassies
2nd Place Baku Food Hackathon, Organized by the EU Delegation
3rd Place Aquahack, Organized by Ministry of Ecology and UNDP
State Program for the Education at Prestigious Universities of Foreign Countries
Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit Scholarship