Knarik Grigori Vardanyan (Armenian: Քնարիկ Վարդանյան; 1914–1996) was an Armenian Soviet artist, best known as a painter, and printmaker.[1][2][3] She was awarded the title, Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR (1967).[4][5]
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Քնարիկ Վարդանյան | |
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| Born | Knarik Grigori Vardanyan 24 November 1914 Panik (formerly Kaftarlı village), Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire |
| Died | 25 December 1996 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Education | House of Armenian Culture |
| Alma mater | Leninakan Construction Technical College, Panos Terlemezyan State College of Fine Arts, Yerevan State Institute of Fine Arts and Theater |
| Known for | Painting, printmaking |
| Spouse | Davit Poghossian |
| Awards | Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR (1967) |
Biography edit
Knarik Vardanyan was born on 24 November 1914 in Kaftarli village (now known as Panik), Alexandropol uezd, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire.[1]
She graduated in 1933 from Leninakan Construction Technical College (now known as Gyumri State Technical College).[1] The following year from 1933 to 1934, Vardanyan worked in Alexander Tamanian's architectural studio as an assistant.[1][6] In 1941, she graduated from Panos Terlemezyan State College of Fine Arts; followed by a graduation in 1950 from Yerevan State Institute of Fine Arts and Theater; and study from 1950 to 1952 in the painting department at the House of Armenian Culture in Moscow, under B. V. Johanson.[1]
From 1942 to 1944, she worked as the main artist in the Hovhannes Tumanyan Puppet Theatre of Yerevan, and helped create a number of performances.[1] Starting in 1950, Vardanyan was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). She was married to opera singer Davit Poghossian (1911–2004).[1][7]
Vardanyan painted on the theme of the everyday life of a working man.[1] In the 1960s and 1970s, she started changing her line work and color palette to reflect on nature.[1] She had solo exhibitions in Yerevan (1965, 1978, 1981), Leninakan (1981), Kirovakan (1981), Yeghegnadzor (1982), and Tbilisi (1982).[1] Many of her artworks can be found in museum collections, including an extensive collection at the National Gallery of Armenia.[8]
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References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "- Քնարիկ Վարդանյան" [Knarik Vardanyan]. AVProduction.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ Հայկական սովետական հանրագիտարան [Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia]. Vol. 11. Institute of History, Armenian Academy of Sciences. p. 323.
- ^ "Women's Art versus Feminist Art: Categories and Contradictions in Practices of Armenian Art | Feminism and Gender Democracy". Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ Խոստիկյան, Գոհար (1979). Քնարիկ Վարդանյան : ՀՍՍՀ վաստակավոր նկարիչ = Кнарик Варданян. Засл. худ. Арм. ССР /. Union of Artists of Armenia. Yerevan.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Vardanyan Knarik (1914-1996)". Shedevr (in Armenian). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ "Թամանյանի ու Հալաբյան արվեստանոցներից մինչև Գեղարվեստաթատերական ինստիտուտ… Քնարիկ Վարդանյան (լուսանկարներ)". Panorama.am (in Armenian). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ "Դավիթ Պողոսյան" [Davit Poghossian]. AVproduction.am. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ "Collection". National Gallery of Armenia.