Ashot Hovhannisyan

1929 – Born in Mayisyan village (Armenia).

1943-1947 – Studied at the S. Merkurov Art School (Leninakhan).

1948-1950 – Studied at the Art College (Yerevan).

1951 – Drafted into the Soviet Army.

1955 – Moved to Leningrad.

1957-1964 – Studied at the Leningrad Academy of Fine Arts under Yu. Neprintsev.

1965-1967 – Taught painting at School No. 2 in Leninakan.

1967 – Taught at the M. Nalbandian State Pedagogical Institute in Leninakan.

Began participating in national and international group exhibitions.

1968 – Taught at the Leninakan Night School.

1969 – Moved to Yerevan.

The search for contemporary forms led the artist towards geometric abstraction.

1970 – Became a member of the Union of Artists of Armenia.

1976 – Began exploring new free forms, working on large canvases titled “Blessing,” “Love,” and “Struggle.”

1977 – Participated in the “Works of 50 Soviet Armenian Artists” exhibition (Paris).

1978 – Participated in the exhibition of contemporary Armenian artists organized by the Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon).

1980 – Created a series of portraits: “Portrait of My Mother,” “Portrait of My Father,” “Portrait of Minas,” “Portrait of Arshile Gorky,” “Portrait of My Daughter,” “Self-Portrait,” and “Armenian Woman.”

1982 – Participated in the “Armenian Painting and Graphics” exhibition (Budapest).

1984 – Participated in the “Soviet Armenian Art” exhibition (Berlin).

1990 – Received the title of Honored Artist of Armenia.

1992 – Participated in a private collection exhibition (London).

1995 – Participated in an exhibition in Bochum (Germany).

1996 – Awarded the first prize at the exhibition-competition organized by the UN Development Programme dedicated to the World Congress for the painting “Disaster.”

1997 – Passed away in Yerevan.

2007 – Published the album “Ashot Hovhannisyan” (Henrik Ighityan, “Tigran the Great” Publishing House, Yerevan).

His works are held in the Contemporary Art Museum (Yerevan), the National Gallery of Armenia, and numerous private collections in Armenia and abroad.