Arkady Baghdasaryan (Arko) ( , 25 August 1945 – 2022), artist. Honored artist of Armenia, People's Artist of Armenia.Ա. Զ. ԲԱՂԴԱՍԱՐՅԱՆԻՆ ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԺՈՂՈՎՐԴԱԿԱՆ ՆԿԱՐՉԻ ՊԱՏՎԱՎՈՐ ԿՈՉՈՒՄ ՇՆՈՐՀԵԼՈՒ ՄԱՍԻՆ One of Armenia’s first abstractionists.
Biography Born on 25 August 1945 in Baku. In 1971 Arko Baghdasaryan graduated from Yerevan Theatre – Art Institute, the Department of Painting.
Since 1968 Baghdasaryan participated in the Republican and International Exhibitions in Armenia, Russia, United States, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Belgium, Japan, Luxembourg, etc. Since 1990 he has been exhibiting his work in solo and group exhibitions throughout Germany. In 2009 Arko participated in group exhibition entitled "Yerevan, my love" in HayArt centerof Yerevan.
Since 1976 he is a member of Artists' Union of Armenia, since 1994 the member of International Association of Professional Artists.
Arko Baghdasaryan’s works are in museums and galleries, private or personal collections of Armenia, Russia and other foreign countries.
Exhibitions 1975 – Yerevan (House of Radio) Armenia 1976 – Yerevan (Union of Architects) Armenia 1977 – Yerevan (Museum of Modern Art) Armenia 1988 – Marburg (Gerder’s Institute) Germany 1989 – Moscow (Cultural Center of Armenia) Russia 1989 – Fulda (Republican House) Germany 1990 – Moscow (Gallery of Modern Arts ”Mars) Russia 1991 – Erftstadt (City House) Germany 1991 – Cologne (Gallery ”Art – Garden”) Germany 1992 – Heidelberg (Melnikov’s Gallery) Germany 1994 – Ziegenhighn ( Savings Bank ) Germany 1996 – Heidelberg (Melnikov’s Gallery) Germany 1997 – Paris (Mann’s Gallery) France 1997 – Kassel (Museums of brothers Grimm) Germany 2000 – Yerevan (House of the Artists of Armenia) Armenia 2001 – Stepanakert (House of Culture) Nagorny-Karabagh 2005 – Yerevan (House of the Artists of Armenia) Armenia
See also List of Armenian artists List of Armenians Culture of Armenia
References
External links Arko Baghdasaryan – An Artist Caught in a Conflict Մանրանկարչության և արդի գեղանկարչության ավանդույթների միահյուսում, Արկո Բաղդասարյան Serzh Sargsyan congratulates Arkadi Baghdasaryan on his birthdayվ Arkady Baghdasaryan Painter Arkadi Baghdasaryan, Arko