Pharaon Mirzoyan

Pharaon Mirzoyan
Փարավոն Միրզոյան
Born (1949-12-02) December 2, 1949
Salvard, Syunik Region
Nationality Armenian
Known for Painter
Awards
  • Honoured Art Worker of the Republic of Armenia
  • People’s Artist of the Republic of Armenia

Pharaon Mirzoyan (Armenian: Փարավոն Միքայելի Միրզոյան; December 2, 1949) is an Armenian painter, the director of the National Gallery of Armenia.

Biography

1975 Graduated from the Leningrad State Academy of Fine Arts after I. Repin, since 1975 he participates in republican, all-union and international exhibitions. 1975 Lecturer at Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts, 1976 Member of Union of Artists of the USSR, 1977-1979 Scholar of Union of Artists of the USSR. Since 1989 head of the art studio of Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts. 1989-2002 Head of the Chair of Painting and Composition at Yerevan State Academy of Arts, 1995 Professor of the Chair of Painting and Composition (Russian Federation). 2002-2015 Pharaon Mirzoyan has been the director of the National Gallery of Armenia. 2005 Decorated with the title “Honoured Citizen of Sisian”. Since 2014 Head of the chair of Fine Arts at Yerevan State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan

Pharaon Mirzoyan’s works are preserved in the museums of Armenia, Russia, the Ukraine, United States, France, India, Syria, Spain, as well as in private collections[1]

Personal Exhibitions

Awards

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Books

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