Gayane Khachaturian ( hy, Գայանե Խաչատրյան, ka, გაიანე ხაჩატურიანი) (May 9, 1942 – May 1, 2009) was a

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painter and graphic artist.

Biography

Gayane Khachaturian was born into an Armenian family in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...

, capital of Georgia, and studied art at the Nikoladze Art School. She became seriously involved in the art scene after graduating from the Secondary School of Working Youth in 1960. She met

Sergei Parajanov Sergei Parajanov, ka, სერგო ფარაჯანოვი, uk, Сергій Параджанов (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was an Armenian filmmaker. Parajanov is regarded by film critics, film historians and filmmakers t ...

in 1967 at

Elene Akhvlediani Elene Akhvlediani () (April 5, 1898 in Telavi – December 30, 1975 in Tbilisi) was a 20th-century Georgian painter, graphic artist, and theater decorator. Akhvlediani is famous for her depictions of Georgian towns, for her illustrations for t ...

's house and they maintained a close friendship which lasted until his death. Some of Khachaturian’s works are permanently exhibited at the

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Museum of Modern Art, the

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Sergei Parajanov Museum The Sergei Parajanov Museum ( hy, Սերգեյ Փարաջանովի թանգարան) is a tribute to Soviet Armenian director and artist Sergei Parajanov and is one of the most popular museums in Yerevan. It represents Parajanov's diverse artis ...

in Yerevan as well as are in a number of private collections, including those owned by Valerie Khanukaev, Bagrat Nikogosyan, and Artashes Aleksanyan. When she was alive, her tiny studio on Bakinskaya Street had become a tourist attraction. According to Russian art critic Vitaly Patsyukov, "Khachaturian is among those pioneers of new artistic consciousness who draw into their focus all phenomenal aspects of European 'actual view' and the radical sensuousness and natural freedom of plastic gesture." Khachaturian died on May 1, 2009, and is buried in the

Armenian Pantheon of Tbilisi The Armenian Pantheon of Tbilisi, also known as Khojivank ( ka, ხოჯივანქი ''Khojivank'i''; hy, Խոջիվանք) or Khojavank ( hy, Խոջավանք), is an Armenian architectural complex in north-eastern part of Avlabar ...

(

Khojivank The Armenian Pantheon of Tbilisi, also known as Khojivank ( ka, ხოჯივანქი ''Khojivank'i''; hy, Խոջիվանք) or Khojavank ( hy, Խոջավանք), is an Armenian architectural complex in north-eastern part of Avlabar ...

Exhibitions

The tombstone of Gayane Khachaturian in Khojivank

Gayane Khachaturian's first informal solo exhibition was at the Skvoznyachok Café in Yerevan in 1967 by the invitation of Sergei Parajanov. Since then her work began to appear in various shows and exhibitions: * 1970 — National Gallery of Georgia, Tbilisi, Group exhibition * 1971 — House of Painters, Yerevan, Solo exhibition * 1972 — House of Actors, named after A.Khorava in Tbilisi * 1978 —

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in Portugal, Lisbon * 1979 —

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— Lyon — Marseille * 1979 —

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* 1987 — "Days of Armenian Culture" in Venice * 1995 — "Contemporary Armenian Art," Paris — Metz — Poitiers — Pontivy, Solo exhibition * 1995 — "The Paths of Armenia," Palace of Youth, Paris * 1996 —

, Yerevan, Group exhibition of Georgian and Armenian artists * 2001 — "I Am Gayane from Tiflis," Nashchokin House Gallery, Moscow * 2009 — "Painting — Film," with

Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky ( rus, Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greates ...

and

, National Center for Contemporary Arts, Moscow * 2009 — Armenian Pavilion, 53rd International Art Exhibition of the

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* 2010 — "In Memoriam of Gayane Khachaturian" National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan

References

External links

Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art

Gayane Khachaturian Foundation (in Russian)

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