Lusik Aguletsi
Lusik Aguletsi (born Lusik Zhorzhiki Harutyunyan May 31, 1946 - July 13, 2018) was a Nakhichevan-born Armenian painter, ethnographer, and Honored Artist of Armenia. She was a prominent figure who dedicated her life to preserving and promoting Armenian heritage, particularly folk art.
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- Name
- Lusik Aguletsi
- Birth Name
- Lusik Zhorik Harutyunyan
- Education
- Panos Terlemezyan Art College (1967)
- Born
- May 31, 1946
- Birthplace
- Verin Agulis, Nakhichevan ASSR, Azerbaijan SSR (now Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan)
- Died
- July 13, 2018 (72 years old)
- Place of death
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Spouse
- Yuri Samvelyan
- Awards
- *Honored Artist of Armenia
- Full name
- Լուսիկ Ժորիկի Հարությունյան.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Armenia.
- Occupation
- painter, ethnologist and artist.
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Lusik Aguletsi (born Lusik Zhorzhiki Harutyunyan May 31, 1946 - July 13, 2018) was a Nakhichevan-born Armenian painter, ethnographer, and Honored Artist of Armenia. She was a prominent figure who dedicated her life to preserving and promoting Armenian heritage, particularly folk art.
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Lusik Aguletsi (1946–2018) was an artist, ethnologist and painter, a national of Armenia and the Soviet Union. The artist was born Լուսիկ Ժորիկի Հարությունյան in Yuxarı Əylis.
Lusik Aguletsi was educated at Panos Terlemezyan State College of Fine Arts. The artist was a member of Artist Union of Armenia and lived in Yerevan.
Works are held at National Gallery of Armenia. Honours include Honored Cultural Worker of Armenia and Khorenatsi medal.
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Biography
Lusik Aguletsi studied at Panos Terlemezyan State College of Fine Arts. Residence is recorded at Yerevan. Work by Lusik Aguletsi is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Armenia. Distinctions recorded are Honored Cultural Worker of Armenia and Khorenatsi medal.
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Key facts
• Name — Lusik Aguletsi • Native Name — Լուսիկ Ագուլեցի • Birth Name — Lusik Zhorik Harutyunyan • Education — Panos Terlemezyan Art College (1967) • Born — May 31, 1946 • Birthplace — Verin Agulis, Nakhichevan ASSR, Azerbaijan SSR (now Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan) • Died — July 13, 2018 (72 years old) • Place of death — Yerevan, Armenia • Spouse — Yuri Samvelyan • Awards — *Honored Artist of Armenia • Movses Khorenatsi medal
Life and education
Life and education
Aguletsi was born on May 31, 1946, in the village of Verin Agulis in Nakhichevan, to the Harutyunyan family. They were one of the last Armenians living in Agulis after the 1919 Agulis massacre committed by the Azerbaijanis. In 1953, Aguletsi's family moved to Yerevan. From 1963 till 1967, she studied at the Panos Terlemezyan Art College and received a special prize from the Avangard newspaper. She became a member of the Artists' Union of Armenia in 1974. Lusik Aguletsi died on July 13, 2018, at the age of 72.
Works
Works
• Lusik Aguletsi, Relics of the Past collection, Yerevan, (2010)
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Yerevan.
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Yuxarı Əylis.
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Legacy
• Illustration — Lusik Aguletsi House-Museum and Art Cafe Aguletsi's house on Muratsan Street was converted into a home muesuem.
Awards and prizes
• Illustration — Movses Khorenatsi Medal • Illustration — Lusik Aguletsi in Armenian traditional attire and jewelry • Honored Artist of Armenia • Gold medal of Yerevan City Hall • Movses Khorenatsi medal
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