Grigor Khanjyan

Grigor Khanjian (1926-2000) Grigor Khanjian (1926-2000) In 1926

- was born in Yerevan.

In 1945

- graduated from P.

Terlemezyan Art School (Yerevan).

In 1951

- graduated from Yerevan Art and Theater Institute.

Multiple laureate of republican, all-union and international awards.

Honored artist of Armenia since 1961.

Since 1963, an honored figure of art of the ASSR.

People's artist of the ASSR since 1967.

1969 - was awarded the State Prize of the USSR.

Since 1973, a true member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.

Correspondent-member of the NAS of Armenia since 1982.

People's Artist of the USSR since 1983.

Awarded to Hayk.

SSR State Prize.

He created both in the field of painting and graphics (Parisian, Italian, Spanish, Mexican stages).

He illustrated a number of literary works: Jovh.

Tumanyan's "Sako of Loretsi", "Davit of Sassoon", Kh.

Abovyan's novel "Wound of Armenia", P.

Sevak's "Silent bell tower" and G.

Emin's "Dance of Sassoon" poems, M.

Sholokhov's short story "The Fate of Man" etc.

In 1981

- created the large-scale multi-figure tapestry canvases "Vardanan" and "Armenian Alphabet".

In 1990

- was elected a true member of the Academy of Sciences of the ASSR.

2000

- died in Yerevan.

Individual exhibitions.

In 1959

- Yerevan In 1965

- Yerevan In 1981

- Yerevan In 1990

- USA (Michigan, California, New Jersey).

In 2006

- exhibition dedicated to the artist's 80th birthday (National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan).

In 2006

- "Academia" gallery, Yerevan.

The works are in the Museum of Modern Art (Yerevan), the National Gallery of Armenia (Yerevan), the funds of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia (Yerevan.)