Tereza Gaikovna Mirzoyan ( hy, Թերեզա Միրզոյան; August 11, 1922, Kirovokan,

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— 7 August 2016,

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) was an Armenian sculptor. A member of the

Artists' Union of the USSR The Artists' Union of the USSR (russian: Союз художников СССР, translit=Soyuz khudozhnikov SSSR) was a creative union of the Soviet artists and art critics embracing the Republics of the Soviet Union, Republics of the Soviet Union ...

, she was an Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR (1967) and Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR (1986), as well as a teacher and professor.

Life and Work

Mirzoyan was born on 11 August 1922 in Kirovokan in Soviet Armenia (today the

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of Armenia). In 1946, she graduated Tbilisi Academy of Fine Arts. Since 1949, Mirzoyan was a Member of the Union of Artists of the Armenian SSR. Since 1950, she was an active participant in exhibitions of the Union of Artists of Armenia. She has repeatedly exhibited her works abroad. Mirzoyan is an author of numerous sculptures and monumental works both in Armenia and abroad. When creating sculptural works, she worked with various materials, including marble, bronze, tuff, porcelain, wood, basalt, etc. She was awarded with numerous awards, medals, certificates of honor and prizes from the USSR, the Armenian SSR, Armenia and foreign countries. Tereza Mirzoyan died on 7 August 2016 at the age of 94.

Pedagogical career

Mirzoyan has devoted more than 55 years to teaching at the Art Institute (now the

Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia (SAFAA, hy, Հայաստանի գեղարվեստի պետական ակադեմիա), is a state-owned public university located in Yerevan, Armenia. Founded in 1946, operating jointly with the Yerevan State ...

). Over the years, Mirzoyan contributed to the artistic, professional and moral education of many generations of Armenian sculptors. Among her students are world-famous sculptors and professional teachers. Mirzoyan was a teacher of Armenian sculptor Zaven Koshtoyan.

Art

* Bronze sculpture of the Armenian singer of songs and dances of the peoples of the world A. Baghdasaryan (

National Gallery of Armenia The National Gallery of Armenia ( hy, Հայաստանի ազգային պատկերասրահ, ''Hayastani azgayin patkerasrah'') is the largest art museum in Armenia. Located on Yerevan's Republic Square, the museum has one of the most prominent ...

, 1951) * Bust of the Hero of the Soviet Union U. Avetisyan (Yerevan, 1956) * Bronze bust of the Armenian healer of the XII century

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(Yerevan) * Sculpture "Loves me, loves me not" (Yerevan)

Awards

* Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR (1967) * Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR (1986) * Medal "For Labor Merit" (1956)

References

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