Khachik Abrahamyan | |
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| Born | Khachik Abrahamyan January 15, 1960 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Known for | Painter |
Khachik Abrahamyan (Armenian: Խաչիկ Աբրահամյան; born January 15, 1960, in Yerevan), is an Armenian artist. Honored Artist of the Republic of Armenia,[1] member of the International Artists’ Association of UNESCO, president of the "Center of Armenian Artists", honorary president of the "Foundation for the Armenian Fine Arts", full member (academician) of the European Academy of Natural Sciences (Hanover, Germany).[2]
Khachik Abrahamyan was born in 1960 in Yerevan. In 1990 he graduated from Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts. During his student years and since the eighties, the artist took part and contributed to numerous national and international exhibitions, symposiums, biennales and art fairs.[3] Khachik Abrahamyan founded the "Center of Young Armenian Artists" with the aim to initiate and to bring to life innovative art projects on international level. As center’s president and mentor Khachik Abrahamyan leads its activities over many years launching many original avant-garde events and artistic projects in Armenia and abroad.[4] Khachik Abrahamyan is member of the Artists’ Union of Armenia (since 1992), of the Artists’ Union of the Russian Federation (since 1994) and of Moscow Artists Union (since 2011). In 1995, the artist having gained a high professional reputation became a member of the International Artists’ Association of UNESCO (Paris, France). In 2016, Khachik Abrahamyan is elected full member of the European Academy of Natural Sciences (Hanover, Germany).[4] Equally interested in creating abstract and figurative compositions, the painter aims to convey, through inventive formal and coloristic explorations, his unique artistic vision rich in emotional, sensitive and retrospective tonalities. The works of Khachik Abrahamyan are included in prestigious art collections of state museums and private galleries worldwide.[4][5]
