Edman Ayvazyan
Edman Ayvazyan (Armenian: Էդման Այվազյան, Persian: ادمان آیوازیان, (1932-08-10)10 August 1932 – (2020-03-25)25 March 2020) was an Iranian-Armenian painter. He was the first Iranian artist to join the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.
Edman Ayvazyan

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- Born
- 1932 · Tehran.
- Died
- 2020 · London.
- Nationality
- Iran
- Occupation
- painter
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Edman Ayvazyan (Armenian: Էդման Այվազյան, Persian: ادمان آیوازیان, (1932-08-10)10 August 1932 – (2020-03-25)25 March 2020) was an Iranian-Armenian painter. He was the first Iranian artist to join the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.
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Edman Ayvazyan (1932–2020) was a painter, of Iranian nationality. The painter was born in Tehran and died in London.
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Edman Ayvazyan was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1932. Ayvazyan depicted Daredevils of Sassoun, the works of Hovhannes Tumanyan, and created many portraits, landscapes, and seascapes. His works can be found in many churches and museums including the Lazar Gallery, House-Museum of Aram Khachaturian, and in 1982 contributed a major work to the Royal Mosque of King Khalid International Airport, in the form of a marble mosaic band featuring Arabic calligraphy, around the mosque's central dome. Ayvazyan died on 25 March 2020 in London, England, due to COVID-19.
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Exhibitions
From 1950 to 1990 Ayvazyan participated in group and solo exhibitions in Iran, Armenia, the UK and the United States. Artists' Union of Armenia, Yerevan, 1987 Ararat club, Tehran "Colors of homeland", Yerevan, National Gallery of Armenia, 2015
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1932
Edman Ayvazyan was born on 10 August 1932.
2020
Edman Ayvazyan died on 25 March 2020.
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Arshil Gorki medal of Armenia Ministry of Diaspora, 2015.
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- 1.Edman O'Alvazian. The Royal Institute of Oil Painters.
- 2.Edik Ayvazian (Edman)
- 3.Edik Ayvazian (Edman)
- 4.London-based Armenian painter Edman Ayvazian passed away
- 5.ISNA news agency
- 6.Սփյուռքահայ նկարիչ էդման Այվազյանի աշխատանքները կցուցադրվեն Հայաստանի ազգային պատկերասրահում
- 7.Iranian-Armenian artist Ayvazian brings solo exhibit home
- 8.էդման Այվազյան «Հայրենիքի գույները»
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