Getik Baghdasarian

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Nationality Armenian Known for sculpture		Name Getik Baghdasarian

Born February 26, 1949 ( 1949-02-26 ) village Borisovka, Sisian, Syunik Province Notable work "The Pope's Monument" in Echmiadzin city, "Hazaran Blbul" in Arzny city, Zangezur Gateways, 12 bas-relief in Saint Sargis Church and many more

Getik Baghdasarian also Baghdasaryan(Armenian: Գետիկ Հովհաննեսի Բաղդասարյան; born 1949 in village Borisovka) is an Armenian sculptor based in Yerevan, Armenia. He is the nephew of Armenian architect Baghdasar Arzoumanian.

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Education and academic career

During 1964 – 1968 Baghdasarian studied in the Terlemezian Fine Arts College. Then he graduated with honors from the Sculpture Department of the Fine Arts and Drama Institute (1969–1974).

He has been a member of the faculty at the Yerevan Fine Arts Academy since 1975, and the head of the Sculpture Department since 1993.

In 2006 he was the winner for sculpture of the annual arts awards, instituted by the president of Armenia. The prize was a medal, diploma and 2.5 million drams. Baghdasarian's winning work was a monument erected two years previously in Sisian to the writer Hamo Sahian. One of his famous compatriots and colleagues is talanted sculptor Rafik Khachatryan (1937-1993).

Exhibitions/awards

Getik Baghdasaryan participated in the following exhibitions

1980 "We build Communism" exhibitions in Yerevan, Armenia and Moscow, Russia

1983 "The man and the Land", Moscow, Russia

1984 "Our Contemporary", Moscow – Czech Republic (2nd prize)

1984 Single Piece Exhibition, Best Work Award for “Arno Babajanyan”, Yerevan, Armenia

1985 Winner “A. Babajanyan”, “Paravon Mirzoyan” in USSR international contest

1989 Diplomat USSR Fine Arts Academy “Horse takers” and “A. Babajanyan”

1989 personal exhibitions at Moscow Lazarev Gymnasia

1991 "Sculpture 91", Yerevan, Armenia – Moscow, Russia

1993 13 Artist’s Exhibition, Kochar museum, Yerevan, Armenia

1994 Winner “Paradise – Life – Hades”, Dante’ contest, Ravenna, Italy

1998 Exhibition-competition dedicated to Dante along with 12 Armenian sculptures, Florence (awarded with gold medal)

2001 Centro Dantesco, Ravenna, Italy

2001 exhibition dedicated to 1700 anniversary of adopting Christianity in Armenia, awarded with the prize for the best work

2003 “Vahagn” award in national contest for 12 reliefs in Gyumri St. Hakob Church, Armenia

2004 Exhibiting in “Gevorgyan Gallery”, Yerevan, Armenia

2005 Galerie Bel Air, Geneva, Switzerland

2006 Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Gevorgian Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia

Solo exhibitions

1989 "Sculpture 81", Lazaryan gymnasium, Moscow, Russia

1999 Artists Union, Yerevan, Armenia

2004 “Albert and Tove Boyajyan” Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia

Sculptures

1982 "The Pope's Monument" in Echmiadzin
1982 "Hazaran Blbul" in Arzni
1985 "Zitan" symposium in Ijevan
1986 "Hazaran Blbul" symposium in Ijevan
1987 Zangezur Gateways
1988 "Ktrich's Monument" in Sisian
1990 "Fairytale" symposium in Ijevan
1999 12 bas-relief in Saint Sargis Church, Yerevan
2001 "Sculpture of Saint Thaddeus" in Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral, Yerevan

Also have works in Moscow Tretyakov Gallery, State Gallery of Ivanov city-Russia, State Gallery of Tiumen city-Russia, Yeghishe Charent's house museum in Yerevan and Charentsavan, Museum of Wood Art in Yerevan, Bergori museum in Lachin and a number of other places. His works are comprised in private collections of different countries of the world: Belgium, Poland, Hungary, Check Republic, the USA, Sudan, Italy, Denmark, China, Germany, UAE, Russia, France, Armenia and a number of other countries.

Other awards

2008 Tekeyan Award for the sculpture of Yeghishe Charents.
2010 Republic of Armenia President Award for the statue of Nerses Ashtaraketsi in Ashtarak, Armenia.

References

Getik Baghdasarian Wikipedia

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