Vahagn Hamalbashyan

1983 Born in Armenia

1991 - 1999 National Center of Aesthetics, Fine Arts and Decorative Art Studio-college,Yerevan, Armenia

1999 - 2005 Armenian State Academy of Fine Arts, Yerevan, Armenia

2009 “Art Territory” project, Vilnius, Lithuania

2011 Lempa Art School, Lemba, Cyprus

2012 Professional exchange, Leeds University School of Design, Leeds, United Kingdom

2012 Nida Art Colony, Nida, Lithuania

One of the leading and up-and-coming young contemporary avant garde artists, Vahagn uses, among others, his amazing artistic professional skills in graphics, panel painting, etching, monotyping, and Stencil to project multimedia and vibrant powerful and controversial art. His interposition of images superimposed by emotion and profound and subliminal messages makes Vahagns works among the forefront of expressive art. Vahagn does not shy away from expressing his contemporary views and current state of affairs projected in his works. His messages, artistic juxtaposition and collaborative mixed media flow through his works as a powerful yet seamless, disciplined and mature beautifully crafted art.

Vahagn is one to watch as he bursts further into the scene of contemporary art.

Solo-Exhibitions:

2014 “Article”, Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art, Yerevan, Armenia

2012 Corridor Gallery, School of Design, Leeds, United Kingdom

2010 Bureaucrat Art Center, Yerevan, Armenia

2009 “No Comment”, Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art, Yerevan, Armenia

Group Exhibitions:

2015 “Will to Life”, Style gallery, Gyumri, Armenia

2015 “Never Again” 19th annual festival of alternative art, ACCEA, Yerevan, Armenia

2014 Living for Art, Gallery 25, Gyumri, Armenia

2014 In order to live, Dalan Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia

2014 Step between transforming and forming, Artists Union, Yerevan, Armenia

2012 “9 Artist +20 Years” Group Exhibition, Center for Contemporary and Experimental Art, Yerevan, Armenia

2012 “Taking Time” Exhibition, Gallery “Akademija” of Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania

2012 5th Tbilisi International Contemporary Art Exhibition “Artisterium”, Tbilisi, Georgia

2012 8th International Biennale, Gyumri, Armenia

2011 4th Tbilisi International Contemporary Art Exhibition “Artisterium”, Tbilisi, Georgia

2010 “The Body” Exhibition, “Artists’ Union of Armenia” gallery, Yerevan, Armenia

2010 “Optimizm” Exhibition, “Artists’ Union of Armenia” gallery, Yerevan, Armenia

2009 “Art Territory” Project, Creative Workshops for Artists in residency, Vilnius, Lithuania

2008 Exhibition in “Artists’ Union of Armenia” Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia

2008 Exhibition Armenian Center for Contemporary and Experimental Art, Yerevan, Armenia

2004 4th International Biennale, Gyumri, Armenia

2002 3th International Biennale, Gyumri, Armenia

2000 2nd International Biennale, Gyumri, Armenia

2000 “Stand up, speak out” book illustrating, Peace Child International Company, England, United Kingdom

1998 – 2004 Exhibitions Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art, Yerevan, Armenia

1998 Group Exhibition of State Academy of Fine Arts students, Museum of Hovhannes Tumanyan, Armenia