Ashot Azatyan

By Anush Titanyan.

A great Armenian contemporary artist Ashot Azatyan predetermined his career path long before entering the professional sphere of arts. The love toward art was in Azatyan’s genes, as his father was also fond of drawing: “Although he was self-taught, I remember how complicated and masterful his compositions were,” states Azatyan.

Both during and after graduating from Terlemezyan State College of Fine Arts and State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia, Azatyan was actively participating in various collective exhibitions. Already in 1987, his first personal exhibition took place in Rossiya Cinema, Yerevan, which predetermined a new stage in the artist’s professional career. Later, Azatyan was part of both solo and collective exhibitions at the Central House of Painters and the International Federation of artists in Moscow.

As a child, Azatyan had many hobbies, such as music, sports, and reading. However, it was unquestionable that becoming a painter the greatest mission of his life. Painting for more than five decades does not prevent the painter from refining his skills. Azatyan states that he is going to aspire to perfection in drawing as long as he lives: “There are no limits in arts. As you age, you realiz...

State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia - 1989
Yerevan State Collage оf Arts named after P.Terlemezian - 1981

2019 - Exhibition of the Republic Armenia
2018 - Mogilev Outdoor Exhibition, Belarus
2018 - Watercolor Exhibition, Armenia
2017 - 85 anniversary - Armenia Republic exhibition
2017 - Museum of Nature of Armenia Charity Exhibition for the Protection of Nature / landscape
2017 - Exhibition of the Republic Armenia
2016 - Exhibition of the Republic of Armenia
2015 - Dalan Gallery Solo Exhibition, Armenia
2014 - Exhibition of watercolors - Union of Artists, Armenia
2014 - "Classmates 30 years" - Union of Artists, Armenia
2013 - Exhibition of the Republic of Armenia
2012 - 80 years of the Union of Painters of Armenia
2011 - The 50 years of the painter. Personal exhibition, Armenia
2010 - Exposure of the Republic of Armenia of works on paper
2010 - Armenian Punik Foundation. "19 years of independence", Armenia
2009 - Group show in Boston, USA
2008 - 75 years of the union painters of Armenia
2005 - Exhibition of the Republic of Armenia
2004 - Exhibition of the Union of Painters of Armenia
2003 - "The desperation of the ocean", Armenia
2003 - Armenian Republic Exhibition of Portraits, Armenia
2003 - Exhibition of the Republic of Armenia of graphic works
1996 - Personal exhibition at the International federation o...