Born in 1927 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

1949 - A. Azimzadeh State Art College, Baku, Azerbaijan

1949-1956 - V.I.Surikov’s Moscow State Art Institute, Moscow, Russia  

1959 - member of the Artists Union of Azerbaijan

1964 - awarded with the title of Honored Artist of Azerbaijan

1989 - awarded with the title of People’s Artist of Azerbaijan

Selected exhibitions:

2000 – solo exhibition, Baku, Azerbaijan

1996 – Manej, Moscow, Russia

1996 – “Renato Yuhen Gallery”, Jokhem, Germany

1990 – solo exhibition, “Gallery Kayforsblom”, Finland

1990 – “Gallery L'Orangerie”, Paris, France

1987 – “Gallery de France”, Paris, France

1977 – solo exhibition, Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan

1977 – solo exhibition, Moscow, Russia

1976 – solo exhibition, S. Bakhlulzade exhibition hall, Baku, Azerbaijan

The works of Rasim Babayev are kept in The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow; The Museum of Oriental culture, Moscow; Russian Museum, St. Petersburg; National Art Museum of Azerbaijan, Baku; Modern Art Museum, Baku; Museum of Art, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia; Museum of Art, Ternopol, Ukraine; Museum of Art, Bishkek, Kirghizstan; Gallery “De France”, Paris; Gallery “Gallery Kayforsblom”, Finland; Museum “Zimmerli”, New Brunswick University, N.J., USA; Museum of Modern Art, Moscow.