Armen Vardapetyan
Armen Vardapetyan (VAR) is a jeweler, artist, sculptor, and Armenian folk artist of applied art.
Armen Vardapetyan
- Birth Name
- Armen Ruben Vardapetyan (VAR)
- Born
- 23 January 1980
- Birthplace
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Field
- Sculpture, painting, jewellery
- Nationality
- Armenia
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor
- Education
- Nelson Stepanyan School #71 · National Center of Aesthetics after Henrik Igityan · Armenian National Agrarian University
- Languages
- Armenian
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Armen Vardapetyan (VAR) is a jeweler, artist, sculptor, and Armenian folk artist of applied art.
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• Birth Name — Armen Ruben Vardapetyan (VAR) • Born — 23 January 1980 • Birthplace — Yerevan, Armenia • Field — Sculpture, painting, jewellery
Biography
Biography
Born on 23 January 1980 in Yerevan, Armenia, Armen graduated from the N. Stepanyan Yerevan secondary school of № 71 in 1996. Since 1990, studied in Genrih Igityan National school of aesthetics, as a sculptor of small forms. In 1996, due to his love for animals, Armen entered the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Armenian Agricultural Academy. From 2001 -2004, he was a postgraduate student at the Armenian Agricultural Academy and defended PhD thesis. Since 2006 Armen works at the Yerevan State University.
Career
Career
Armen Vardapetyan lifelong was engaged in creative work: sculpture, painting, creation of jewellery, working with different materials. Since 2008, he studying jewelry art, exhibit, and sold his works under the creative nickname VAR (translated from the Armenian language – bright, colorful). In 2010 he was awarded "The Folk Artist of Armenia" title. A. Vardapetyan is a member of the Armenian Jewelers Association. Since 2015 member of Armenian Artists Union. VAR jewellery is available in art galleries of Armenia, Russia and Europe. Nowadays VAR is working on a jewelry collection in national style named "KILIKIA" after the ancient Armenian Kingdom.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Slovak Design Week, Bratislava, 26–27.09.2009 • Vienna Design Week, Vienna, Schullin Gallery, 01-09.10.2009 • "European Heritage Days" National Folk Museum, Yerevan, 18–19.09.2010 • Art Exhibition organized by Armenian Young Women's Association, Yerevan, Marriott Hotel, 6 April 2011 • EXPO Health and Beauty 2011, Yerevan, • ARMENIA EXPO 2011, Yerevan, 9-11.09.2011 • "20 Years of Armenia Independence" Artists' Union of Armenia, Yerevan, 15 September 2011 • Yerevan International Jewellery Show, Yerevan, 21–23.09.2011 • "Erebuni-Yerevan", Artists' Union of Armenia, Yerevan, 12 October 2011 • "20th Anniversary of Shushi Emancipation", Artists' Union of Armenia, Yerevan, 5 May 2012 • "80th Anniversary of Artists Union of Armenia", Artists' Union of Armenia, Yerevan, 30 October 2012 • Yerevan International Jewellery Show, Yerevan, 2014 • "Made in Armenia" EXPO. Meridian EXPO Center, Yerevan 26–28.05.2015 • First International ARvesT EXPO'15. Hay-Art Gallery, Yerevan, 19–29.05.2015
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