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Gyumri artist Hovik Aghekyan to exhibit at Roslin Art Gallery
March 1, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Glendale, CA – Roslin Art Gallery will exhibit the work of Armenian artist from Gyumri, HOVIK AGHEKYAN, at an upcoming show titled, From Gyumri to Glendale, donating a portion of the sales to The Terchoonian Home Orphanage of Gyumri, from MARCH 1 – 17, 2018 at 415 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA. Gallery hours are from 10:00am to 7:00pm, Monday through Saturday. Opening reception will be on Thursday, March 1 at 7:00pm. Closing reception will be on Saturday, March 17 at 7:00pm with a conversation with the artist in Armenian. Admission is free.
The ancient city of Gyumri has always been a place of comedy and tragedy. Although its name has changed throughout history, its culture and people have thrived and blossomed. With their distinct folklore and humor, the people of Gyumri have dealt with countless blows and hardships coming their way. One of the most recent events marking the city is the terrifying earthquake of 1988. More than 10,000 people were killed, many of them children, and the city was left in ruins.
The art of Hovik Aghekyan is an outcome of this tragicomic city. He has coped with loss through art. His colorful abstractions paradoxically bring order to the destruction around him and attempt to make sense of the chaos. Within the haze of his drawings lies a focus, a focus of the splendor and laughter of the people and places of the past and future. The sharp contrasting worlds of the black and the white come together in harmony. In 2015, Gyumri and Glendale became sister cities. Through this exhibit, we are honored to celebrate the creations of this remarkable artist and to bring our two cities together.
HOVIK AGHEKYAN was born in 1957 in Gyumri, Armenia (formerly known as Leninakan). He attended the art school named after Merkurov in Gyumri and graduated in 1972. He continued his education with a Master’s Degree in History at the yerevan State University, graduating in 1979. Aghekyan has participated in many exhibitions in Gyumri. He has worked at the “Kumayri” Reserve-Museum and lectured at the Gyumri Arts Academy as well as the Gyumri Pedagogical Institute. He currently works at the Shirak Geology Museum and is in charge of drawing all archaeological findings.
THE TERCHOONIAN HOME ORPHANAGE OF GYUMRI opened its doors in the fall of 2003. This was made possible by a generous donation in the name of the late Vahan Terchoonian by his family, to establish an orphanage in Gyumri (Alexandropol), Armenia. This was the same city Terchoonian found refuge in after escaping from Turkey, before he eventually immigrated to the United States. Today, there are 74 children and a staff of 54.
The art of Hovik Aghekyan is an outcome of this tragicomic city. He has coped with loss through art. His colorful abstractions paradoxically bring order to the destruction around him and attempt to make sense of the chaos. Within the haze of his drawings lies a focus, a focus of the splendor and laughter of the people and places of the past and future. The sharp contrasting worlds of the black and the white come together in harmony. In 2015, Gyumri and Glendale became sister cities. Through this exhibit, we are honored to celebrate the creations of this remarkable artist and to bring our two cities together.
HOVIK AGHEKYAN was born in 1957 in Gyumri, Armenia (formerly known as Leninakan). He attended the art school named after Merkurov in Gyumri and graduated in 1972. He continued his education with a Master’s Degree in History at the yerevan State University, graduating in 1979. Aghekyan has participated in many exhibitions in Gyumri. He has worked at the “Kumayri” Reserve-Museum and lectured at the Gyumri Arts Academy as well as the Gyumri Pedagogical Institute. He currently works at the Shirak Geology Museum and is in charge of drawing all archaeological findings.
THE TERCHOONIAN HOME ORPHANAGE OF GYUMRI opened its doors in the fall of 2003. This was made possible by a generous donation in the name of the late Vahan Terchoonian by his family, to establish an orphanage in Gyumri (Alexandropol), Armenia. This was the same city Terchoonian found refuge in after escaping from Turkey, before he eventually immigrated to the United States. Today, there are 74 children and a staff of 54.
Presented by Roslin Art Gallery.
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CONTACT: Arno Yeretzian at Roslin Art Gallery (818) 241-0611.
