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Karen Aghamyan, Armenia

1946 – Born in Yerevan, Armenia 1964 – Finished Fine Arts college after P. Terlemezyan 1969 – Graduated from Fine Art and Theatre Institute 1970 – Lecturer at Yerevan Fine Art and Theatre Institute 1974 – Member of the USSR Union of Artists’ 1980 – Awarded the prize of Armenian Young Communists’ League 1981-1983 – Chief artist of the Art Found of Armenia 1982 – Diploma of the Academy of Arts of USSR 1986 – Assistant Professor at Yerevan Fine Art and Theatre Institute 1982-88 – Board member of the USSR Union of Artists 1988 – Member of the USSR Union of Designers 1988-1993 – Head of the Design department of Yerevan Fine Art and Theatre Institute (now – State Academy of Fine Arts) 1990 – Professor. Moscow High Attesting Committee 1991 – Professor of Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts 1998 – President of the Artists’ Union of Armenia 2000 – Manager of the pavilion “Armenia” at the “EXPO 2000”, Hanover, Germany 2004 – Member of the Council of Cultural of the President of Armenia 2005 – Honorary Artist of Republic of Armenia 2010 – Honorary Member of Russian Academy of Art PERMANENT EXIBITION Modern Art Museum, Yerevan, Armenia Museum in Magnitagorsk, Russia Museum in Kirovakan, Armenia Museum in Novi Urengoy, Russia Contemporary Art Museum, Toulouse, France Contemporary Art Museum, Yerevan, Armenia National Art Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia Museum in Heifei, China Museum of Holly Echmiastnin His works of art can also be founded in funds and archives of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia and Russia. The works are kept in the founds of Armenia and Russia Ministry of Culture as well as in personal collections of different countries of the world. Hundreds of successful projects in different spheres of design. GROUP EXHIBITIONS Since 1970 he has participated in more then 250 republican, international and foreign exhibitions in Armenia, Russia, Hungary, Cuba, USA, France, Germany, Belgium China and in other countries.