Passionate about art from the age of 2 years, Jivan Hovhannisyan studied Art in Sisian and then graduated from the Panos Terlemzyan Fine Arts High College in Yerevan in 1997. After moving to Dubai, Jivan has been teaching pencil drawing, freehand drawing, and oil painting to advanced level students at the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre (DUCTAC). With over 33 years of experience as an artists and painting, Jivan has produced unique masterpieces of work, using mediums including oil, watercolors and pastels, while also specializing in needlework and computer designs. Listen to his podcast below to know more about Jivan!
He has been a member of the “Center of Armenian Artists” since 1990, and a representative of the “Foundation for the Armenian Fine Arts” in the UAE since 2016.
Some of the exhibitions that Jivan Hovhannisyan has exhibited at including:
1985:
- Group Exhibition in Geneva, Switzerland
- Group Exhibition at Central House of Artists in Moscow, Russia (also exhibited in years 1985, 1991, 1992, 1995)
1988:
- Solo Exhibition in Altes Lager Jüterbog, Germany
1989:
- Group Exhibition at Artists’ Union in Tallinn, Estonia
1991:
- Group Exhibition in Yerevan, Armenia (also exhibited in year 1999)
- Group Exhibition at Central House of Artists in Moscow, Russia
1994:
- Gallery - 34 in Washington, USA
- Gallery “Mr. Marshel “in Richmond, USA
1996:
- Solo Exhibition in Voronej, Russia International Exhibitions
1998:
- Group Exhibition in Sisian, Armenia
- National Gallery of Armenia in Yerevan, Armenia
2001:
- Artists’ Union of Russia in Moscow, Russia
2004:
- Architects’ Union in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
2005:
- Solo Exhibition at International Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan
- Group Exhibition at Al Awais Cultural Centre in Dubai, UAE
- Museum of Modern Art in Kazan, Russia
2008:
- Cultural Centre of Russian Embassy in Cairo, Egypt
2010:
- Solo Exhibition at Art Forum “ARMENI”
- Solo Exhibition at Museum Castel-de-Ovo in Naples, Italy
- Group Exhibition at the castle of Montemiletto in Italy
2011:
- Solo Exhibition “ARMENI E IRPINI” in Avellino, Italy
2012:
- Solo Exhibition of Armenian Artists in Scafati, Italy
- Solo Exhibition of Armenian artist in Florence, Italy
2013:
- Solo Exhibition at Villa Raffaella in Santa Caesarea Terme, Italy
- Group Exhibition at Gallery of Lights in Dubai, UAE
2014:
- National Museum of Turkmenistan in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan
- Gallery “Meridian Center” in Yerevan, Armenia
2016:
- Group Exhibition in Abu Dhabi, UAE (also participated in years 2013, 2014, 2015)
- Museum Mi chael Savitskiy in Belarus, Minsk
- Exhibition at the Russian-Armenian cultural center ≪Vernatun≫ in St. Petersburg, Russia
2017:
- Solo Exhibition, World Art Dubai Exhibition in Dubai, UAE
- Group Exhibition at the Rotana Hotel in Dubai, UAE
- Group Exhibition at the Paris-Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Group Exhibition at the Hotel Show in Dubai, UAE
- Museum Stepanakert in Stepanakert, Artsakh
- Eduard Isabekyan Gallery in Erevan, Armenia
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