Valmar (painter)

Valmar
Վալմար
Valmar; Վալմար
Born	Volodya Margaryan; April 21, 1948 (age 70); Gyumri
Nationality	Armenian
Known for	Painter
Awards	2006 Honored Artist of The Republic of Armenia.; 2007 Golden medal after “Catholicos of all Armenians, Vazgen 1-st”.; 2008 Golden medal of the “Ministry of Culture”.; 2011 Prime-minister medal.; 2011 “Master” honourable gold medal.; 2013 RA Culture Ministry “ Grigor Narekatsy” medal.

Last updated April 08, 2019

Volodya Margaryan (Armenian : Վոլոդյա Մարգարյան) known as Valmar (Armenian : Վալմար; born 21 April 1948), is an Armenian painter. People's artist of the Republic of Armenia (2015).^[1]

Armenian language Indo-European language

The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken primarily by Armenians. It is the official language of Armenia. Historically being spoken throughout the Armenian Highlands, today, Armenian is widely spoken throughout the Armenian diaspora. Armenian is written in its own writing system, the Armenian alphabet, introduced in 405 AD by Mesrop Mashtots.

Armenians are an ethnic group native to the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface. The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. The final work is also called a painting.

Biography

Volodya Margaryan was born in 1948 in Gyumri. 1966 he studied at Merkurov School of Fine Arts, Gyumri. 1972 he graduated from Yerevan Fine Arts Institute, he was a student of Armenian Painter and sculptor Yervand Kochar. Since 1972 Valmar participated in many exhibitions organized in the Armenian Republic and abroad. In 1976 he became member of the Artist Union of the USSR, since 1994 member of international union of artists (UNESCO). 1976-1980 he has been the director of Akhourian Fine Arts School and Secretary of the Armenian Artists Union of Gyumri. In 1980 he became head of the art department at Yerevan Art School #1. In 2004 Valmar founded "Valmar Art Gallery" in Yerevan.

Gyumri, is an urban municipal community and the second largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative centre of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th century, when the city was known as Alexandropol, it was one of the largest cities of Russian-ruled Eastern Armenia with a population similar to that of Yerevan. It was renamed to Leninakan during the Soviet period. The city's population grew above 200,000 prior to the 1988 Spitak earthquake, when it was devastated. As of the 2011 census, the city had a population of 121,976, down from 150,917 reported at the 2001 census.

Yervand "Kochar" Kocharyan also known as Ervand Kochar was a prominent sculptor and modern artist of the twentieth century and a founder of Painting in Space art movement. The Ervand Kochar Museum is located in Yerevan, Armenia and showcases much of his work.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris. Its declared purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through educational, scientific, and cultural reforms in order to increase universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights along with fundamental freedom proclaimed in the United Nations Charter. It is the successor of the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.

Valmar is an author of many art and design books.^[2]

Valmar's works are kept in National Gallery of Armenia, Museum of Modern Art, Art Museum of Vanadzor, Echmiadzin, Jermuk and Gyumri, Museum of Friendship of Russia and Armenian Peoples (Abovyan), Ministry of Culture of Armenia (Archives of Fine Arts), The Tretiakov State Art Gallery, The Museum of Eastern Peoples, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Archives of the Ministry of Culture of Russia, in Hammer Collection, Alex Manoukian Museum (Detroit), Kew Gallery New York, The “Stamp” company, Italy, “Eadou ko LTD” company, Japan, Galerie Basmajian, France.^[3]

The National Gallery of Armenia is the largest art museum in Armenia. Located on Yerevan's Republic Square, the museum has one of the most prominent locations in the Armenian capital. The NGA houses significant collections of Russian and Western European art, and the world's largest collection of Armenian art. The museum had 65,000 visitors in 2005.

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.

Vanadzor, is an urban municipal community and the third-largest city in Armenia serving as the capital of Lori Province in the northern part of the country. It is located around 128 kilometres north of the capital Yerevan. As of the 2011 census, the city had a population of 86,199, down from 148,876 reported at the 1979 official census. Currently, the town has an approximate population of 82,200 as per the 2016 official estimate. Vanadzor is the seat of the Diocese of Gougark of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Exhibitions

2013 Valmar art gallery, “Spanish Impression” Yerevan, Armenia ^[4]
2012 Valmar art gallery, “Graphic Works” Yerevan, Armenia
2011 Valmar art gallery, “Venetian Impression” Yerevan, Armenia
2010 Valmar art gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2009 Valmar art gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2008 National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
2007 “Stephani’s Art Gallery” La Canada, CA, United States
2006 Cultural Center of the City of Nant, France
2005 Valmar art Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2004 The first international Visual Art EXPO “Art Caucasus” Tbilisi, Georgia
2004 “International Club Berlin” Armenian Embassy, Germany
2003 Gallery Evan, New York, USA (Group Show)
2002 Cultural Center of the City of Athens
2002 Maison de la Artisanat, Marseille, France
2001 Green Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2000 Kew Gallery, New York City, USA (Group Show)
2000 International Art Festival, Kiev, Ukraine
2000 Al Fayrouz Gallery, Manama, Bahrain
1999 Cite Internationale des Arts Paris, France
1998 Hovnanian School, New Jersey, USA
1998 National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
1998 Armenian Embassy, Los Angeles, Washington, New York, USA
1997 Armenian Embassy, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Canada
1997 Union Armenienne de Suisse, Geneva, Porrentruy, Switzerland
1996 Hilton Hotel, New York, USA
1996 Armenian Prelacy, New York, USA
1996 Galerie Etienne de Causans, Paris, France
1995 Hamazkayin, Aleppo, Syria
1995 Gallery Chaura, Damascus, Syria
1994 Maison Armenienne, Marseilles, France
1994 Galerie Les Cent, Paris, France
1994 Gallery Chaura, Damascus, Syria
1993 Armenian Prelacy, Beirut, Lebanon
1992 Union of Armenian Artists, Yerevan, Armenia
1992 Hamazkayin, San Francisco, USA
1991 Anahit Association, London, England
1990 Palace of Culture, Budapest, Hungary
1989 A.G.B.U. Art Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
1988 A.G.B.U. Art Gallery, Detroit, Los Angeles, USA
1987 Galerie Basmajian, Paris, France
1986 Zintari Creative House, Latvia
1986 Art Workers House, Moscow, Russia
1985 Journalists House, Yerevan, Armenia
1980 Tartu Artists House, Estonia
1977 Museum of Modern Arts, Yerevan, Armenia

Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia as well as one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country. It has been the capital since 1918, the fourteenth in the history of Armenia and the seventh located in or around the Ararat plain. The city also serves as the seat of the Araratian Pontifical Diocese; the largest diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and one of the oldest dioceses in the world.

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Family

Valmar's daughter Hripsime Margaryan is the head of "Valmar Art Gallery", Yerevan. She is an artist and designer.

Gallery

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[1] State titles were awarded

[2] Valmar, Volodya Margaryan

[3] Valmar’s Venice

[4] The famous painter shared his “Spanish impressions”