Born Yerevan, Armenia, 1946. Resides in Los Angeles, California
Education
1974-75 - Assisted Richard Serra in creation of “Black” drawings, New York
1970 - Art Academy of Rome
1970-71 - Assistant to Benjamin Bufano, San Francisco
1969-70 - Art Academy of Rome, Italy
1965-66 - Istanbul Art Academy, Turkey
1960-65 - Panos Terlemezian Art Academy, Yerevan, Armenia
1950-60 - Children’s Palace Dept. of Sculpture, Yerevan, Armenia
Solo Exhibitions
2012 - Maloney Fine Art, California
1995 - Janarte Galerie, Pasadena, California
1995 - Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York
1988 - Holly Street Gallery, Pasadena, California
1985 - Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, California
1980 - Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
1979 - Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
1978 - Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Tehran, Iran
1977 - P.S.1, New York
1976 - 9 Jay Street, New York
1974 - 112 Greene Gallery, New York
1973 - 112 Greene Gallery, New York
1972 - Ankrum Gallery, Los Angeles
1970 - Gallery La Casapanca, Rome, Italy
Group Exhibitions
2014 - The Loft at Liz's, California
2014 - Melissa Morgan Fine Art, California
2013 - The Loft at Liz's, California
2012 - Maloney Fine Art, California
2011 - Art Dubai, Etemad Gallery, Dubai
2008 - Tom Otterness Studio, New York
1996 - Janarte Galerie, Pasadena, California
1995 - Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York
1992 - Presunic Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel
1992 - Presunic Gallery, Paris, France
1991 - Presunic Gallery, New York
1987 - Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
1986 - Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
1984 - Vine St. Studios, Los Angeles
1984 - Creative Studies Gallery, University of California, Santa Barbara
1983 - Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
1974 - James Yu Gallery, New York
1967 - Galerie Margaux, Beirut, Lebanon
1966 - Istanbul Art Academy, Turkey
1964 - Modern Art Museum, Yerevan
1964 - Modern Art Museum, Moscow
1976 - P.S.1, New York
1975 - P.S.1, New York
1987 - The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, New York
Grants
2001 - LA Council for the Arts, “Caravan” project
2000 - AGBU, “Caravan” project
2000 - Kune Foundation, “Caravan” project
1999 - ARPA Foundation for Film, Music and Art, “Caravan” project
1975 - C.A.P.S. “Gilded Studio”, New York
Public Installations
1974 - Robert Rauschenberg, studio space grant