Maro Mkhitaryan

Hi, I am Maro.
My works are a mixture of my feelings, internal needs, experiences and dreams. Before the creation of a drawing, images are spinning in my head, which I bring in my mind to more visibility, and after that, they appear on the canvas. The creating process then continues with using materials: visible, tangible, physical. But the light of those images, which have been shining in my thoughts, where I am looking for beauty, kindness, happiness. Kindness, purity, love and beauty in this life, are important things for me and I am trying to express them in my paintings. Since my paintings are born out of the mess in my thoughts, they show a more emotional part of life. In portraits of women their moods, thoughts, passions, desires, are shown without emphasizing their appearance, in animals, there is nature, strength, beauty, in landscapes are expressed feelings and thoughts when the time stops, and you are left alone with the view.
Series of creations with their techniques and styles are periodically changing for me: It happens regardless of my intention, as if automatically, when the moment comes, the picture appears in my mind, already demanding other forms. I stay true to my inner sense, t...

1994-1999 Armavir Art School.Armair city,Armenia
1999-2004 State College of Fine Arts named after Panos Terlemezyan. Yerevan city,Armenia
2004-2008 Armenian State Academy of Fine Arts .Yerevan,Armenia

2020 June-November- Exhibition hall of the National Assembly of Armenia. Solo exhibition. I have presented my thirty-three works.Armenia, Yerevan

2020 February- Artists union of Armenia. Rating youth exhibition dedicated to the Day of St. Sarkis. Game Two, 2009, oil paint, 33-35.Armenia,Yerevan

2019 August- Artists' Union of Armenia: Youth Rating Exhibition. "Wet City", 2010, oil paint, 50-70. I received the award for best work in the painting category. Armenia,Yerevan

2013 My works were published in "Catalog of Armenian Illustrators". A series of etchings Illustrations of Jean-Paul Sartre's "Room".Armenia,Yerevan

2011 March - Artists' Union of Armenia. Exhibition dedicated to "Motherhood and Beauty" holiday. "Beginning and End", 2009, oil paint, 70-50. Armenia,Yerevan

2008 May - "Artbridge" bookstore cafe. Solo exhibition.Armenia ,Yerevan
2007 June - "Artbridge" bookstore cafe. Solo exhibition.Armenia,Yerevan

2007 March - Museum of the city of Yerevan. Group exhibition.Armenia,Yerevan

2007 January – “Narekatsi Art Center”. Solo exhibition.Armenia,Yerevan

2006 June – “ Armavir Art Center”. Group exhibition.Armenia,Armavir