Arshak Sarkissian

Born 1981 in Gyumri, Armenia
Lives and works between Yerevan, Armenia and London, UK

Education
1993-1998 National Aesthetic Center of Art, Yerevan, Armenia
2001-2002 BA, Postgraduate Cyprus College of Art, Paphos, Cyprus

Solo Exhibitions
2020 Solo Exhibition in Italia, Rome Museum of Baroque, known as a PaLazzo Chigi in Ariccia
2018 Arshak Sarkissian: Visual Poet, Tufenkian Gallery, Los Angles, USA
2017 Arshak Sarkissian: Portrays fo imaginary souls, Antikyan Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2016 Contemporary Man, AC Gallery, Lublijana, Slovenia
2016 Citizens, Antikian Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2015 Arshak Sarkissian: Studio Vendome, New York, USA
2015 Tera-Genesis, Pharos Contemporary Art Museum, Nicosia, Cyprus
2014 Arshak Sarkissian: Opus 39 Gallery, Cyprus, Nicosia
2013 Personality Antikyan Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2010 Brning Man, Mildberry Gallery, Russia, Moscow
2010 Radio Gaga, Gavriel Gallery, Bremen, Germany
2011 Arshak Sarkissian: drawings, Opus 39 Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
2009 Winter Show, Albemarle Gallery, London, UK
2005 Night life, Academy Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
1999 Circular, National Aesthetic Center of Art, Armenia
2000 Arshak Sarkissian: Opus 39, Nicosia, Cyprus
2004 Arshak Sarkissian: Opus 39, Nicosia, Cyprus

Group exhibitions
2019 Prague Quadrennial 2019, Armenian Pavilion, Prague, Czech Republic
2019 ‘’ Unwritten Structures ‘’ The Italy of People, and realized in collaboration with the Museum of Arts and popular culture oF Rome, Italy ,promoted by UNESCO
2017 Arshak Sarkissian, Tufenkian, Gallery Los angles, USA
2016 Albemarle Gallery, London ,UK
2013 Anthology, Finalist, Charlie Smith Gallery, London ,UK
2008 Center for Contemporary Experimental Art, Yerevan, Armenia
2007 Harvest Gallery, California, USA
2006 Marie Pavgas, Gallery, Arsheville, North Carolina, USA
2005 Edwar’s Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco, USA
2005 Gyumri International Biennial, Yerevan, Armenia
2002 Morphi Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus
2001 ACCEA Virtual Art, Yerevan, Armenia
2000 II International Biennial Gyumri, Armenia
1999 Mind Fanatics, ACCEA, Yerevan, Armenia
1998 Take It, Center of Modern and Experimental Art, Yerevan, Armenia
1998 First Gyumri International Biennial, Armenia
1997 Circular, Modern Art Museum, Yerevan, Armenia

Award and Residencies
2005 RA Presidential Youth Award, The President of the Republic of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
1998 Stand Up For Your Rights, Design and Illustration Team
Residence program, Buntingford, UK
Art Omi: 2008 International Artist Residency4, Ghent, New York, USA

Commissions
2006 Illustration, commissioned by Apostolic Ambassador in Trans Caucasus, Rome, Italia
2008 Andranik Ozanian, Stamp design for Armenia-Bulgaria joint stamp issue HayPost CJSC Post of Yerevan, Armenia
2007 Member of the Stamp Advisory Committee HayPost CJSC Post of Armenia
2006 Zvartnots Armenia International Airport, Interior design of Passenger Terminal

Selected Publications
Arshak Sarkissian, Blake and Wite by IN VITRO 2003
Albemarle Gallery, The Look 2009
Albemarle Gallery, Figurative Art 2010
Albemarle The Russian Eastern & Oriental Fine Art Fir 9-12 June 2010 London UK
Armenian Figurative Art today 2011
Armenian Modern Art today 2011
Palimpsest New Art Museum Cyprus 2012
Printinfo Arshak Sarkissian, Yerevan, Armenia 2013

Public Collections
Modern Art Museum, Yerevan, Armenia
Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Pharos Arts Foundation, Nicosia, Cyprus
Vatican Museum, Vatican, Italy