Eduard Arakelyan - biography
Eduard Arakelyan was born in Gumri , previously Leninakan , Armenia , in February 28 , 1950 . He
graduated from Children’s Artistic Academy in 1965.
Eduard Arakelyan was accepted to Art School of
Panos Terlemezyan in 1966. After that he was accepted to the Artist- Actor Institute majoring in design.
During these years he has had many personal exhibitions, has received many awards and has been
awarded many medals for being an outstanding student. Starting in 1978 till September of 1998.
Eduard
Arakelyan
has been teaching in Art School of Panos Terlemezyan . Since 1981 he is a member of
Armenian Youth Artist’s section. During 80-s he has many exhibitions as well. An exhibition of Armenian
Water Paint Masters was opened in Poland in 1988, where his painting “White Roses” brought
excitement to everybody In the exhibition the Japanese computer system was pointed to the painting,
which exploded in music and colors . For that painting , and for others also , he was awarded prizes . He
was accepted to the USSR’s Union of Artists in 1988. In 1994 he visited Sweden and was painting there
for two months.
Eduard Arakelyan’s paintings are now being a part of personal belongings of people living in Australia,
Hungary, Russia, Sweden, Canada and United States. His paintings are in different galleries of
Republics of USSR and countries of Europe. From 1994-1998 he participated in a series of exhibitions
of Russia, Georgia and Armenia. Since 1991 he is a member of the World’s Union of Professional
Artists of UNESCO. Since September of 1998 he resides in New York. In December of 1998 he
participated in Monica Goldstrom’s gallery favorable exhibition dedicated to Long Island’s Breast Cancer
foundation.
Eduard Arakelyan is a successful artist, who is painting more than 40 years and his
paintings are in the hearts, minds and galleries of many people all over the world. His painting ranges
between graphics, aqua and the most amazing mixed technique, which represents the union of aqua
colors with graphics.
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