Armen Manukyan

I was born in Armenia, in the city of Yerevan. My love for art and artistic skills have been revealed since my childhood. Drawing has become great sense in my life. I am writing in a realistic style.
Long stay on the sea inspire me to create etudes from which paintings are born. I move the delight in front of the greatness and beauty of nature, sincere love for the sea and devotion to art. In my view the creation of a picture (from its conception to its realization) is, as well, a means of existence for me, constant and involuntary work of mind and emotions. I strive for my works not only to see with eyes, but also felt the heart.
On finishing both arts school and arts college I went on to study at Lviv National Arts Academy (LNAA) in Ukraine, which is place of living.
Although I’ve been doing sculpture, drawing and painting, I prefer the latter. In search of my own style, I’ve been studying creative works of European and Russian schools of painting. And the paintings and personal Aivazovsky played a big role in the formation of my creativity.
I work exclusively with oil paints as they are much better in multilayer glazing techniques, giving pictures the depth.
My works are in public collections: in the residence of the head o...

1976 - 1980 - Training and end of the art school. Akopa Cajoyan. Armenia, Yerevan.
1981 - 1983 - Training and end of the Yerevan Art College.
1988 - 1993 - Training and end of LNAA (Ukraine; Lviv National Academy of Arts).

1991 - Exhibition in the National Museum in Lviv named Andrei Sheptitsky.
2002 - Personal exhibition in Germany in Pulheim.
2008 - 2009 - Exhibition "Christmas gifts" during the International Art-Show.
2011 - Personal exhibition in the gallery "Anna", Lviv.
2012 - Personal exhibition in the gallery "Anna", Lviv.
2012 - Exhibition in the gallery "Farming of Arts" in the Government building of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Kiev.
2013 - An exhibition "Enthusiasm" in the "Extravaganza of the Arts" Gallery in the Government Building of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Kiev.
2013 - Personal exhibition "Happy Ukraine" in the gallery "Extravaganza of the Arts" in the Government Building of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Kiev.