Karo Mkrtchyan

Karo MkrtchyanKaro Mkrtchyan (Armenian: Կարո Մկրտչյան, 28 March 1951 – 2001) was a well-known Armenian painter and public figure. He was aligned with the avant-garde movement. An independent and freethinker, Karo fled the USSR's cultural blockade. For much of his life Karo Mkrtchyan lived and painted outside his native USSR.

Biography

Karo Mkrtchyan was born in the Banants village, Gardman Province of Artsakh, Armenia. In 1968 he left secondary school. Karo became a member of the Artists' Union of Armenia in 1971 and two years later, in 1973, graduated from the Yerevan State Institute of Art and Drama. In 1981 he was nominated as a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. He graduated from the Moscow Academy of Painting in 1982. From 1996, Karo was a member of International Association of Artists UNESCO. From 1996 to 1999 he worked in Paris at the International Association of Art. Karo Mkrtchyan died in Yerevan in 2001.

Expositions

Since 1967 in Armenia Since 1974 in Russia 1980 Uzbekistan, Tashkent 1981 Russia, Moscow 1982 Japan, Tokyo 1982 Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia 1983 Bulgaria, Sofia 1984 Ukraine, Gurzuf 1984 Germany, Norway, Denmark, Hungary, Egypt, Italy, Finland 1985 Russia, Moscow 1985 Ukraine, Kiev 1987 Spain, Madrid 1989 Russia, Novosibirsk 1990 India, Delhi 1994 UAE, Dubai 1996 France, Paris 1997 UAE, Dubai and in other countries Prizes 1969 The First prize for “Autumn” picture, in the child group of RCP. of Transcaucasia 1978 State prize of Armenia in the nomination “The best work of year” 1983 In the International competition in Sofia, the prize "The best artist" 1983 YCL prize of Armenia 1986 The first prize awarded for painting at the international exhibition in Sofia

Press articles about Karo Mkrtchyan

Armenian and foreign press wrote a lot about Karo Mkrtchyan's life and activity.

Prizes

First prize for "Autumn" picture 1969 State Prize of Armenia in the nomination "The Best Work Of Year" 1978 The international competition in Sofia, "The Best Artist" 1983 YCL of Armenia 1983 First prize awarded for painting at the international exhibition in Sofia 1986.

Paintings are kept in the National Picture Gallery of Armenia, the Museum of Modern Art of Armenia, The Union of Artist of Armenia, in the Fund of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia, the Moscow State Picture galleries, the Art Museum of London, Japan, France, USA and in many private collections.