Zarouhie Abdalian

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Zarouhie Abdalian
Born1982 (age 41–42)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma mater
Known for Site-specific art
Awards SECA Art Award
2012
Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant
2017–2018
Joan Mitchell Foundation grant
2020
Website zarouhie.com

Zarouhie Abdalian (born 1982) [1] is an American artist of Armenian descent, known for site-specific sculptures and installations.

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Biography

Zarouhie Abdalian was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana; and is of Armenian descent. [1] [2] Abdalian obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University in 2003, and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from the California College of the Arts in 2010. [1] [3]

Abdalian is particularly attentive to the ways in which historical processes are embedded in physical transformations of spaces. [2] She is a 2012 recipient of the SECA Art Award. [4] She was also a 2017–2018 Pollock-Krasner Foundation grantee. [5] In 2020, she was awarded a Joan Mitchell Foundation grant. [6]

Work

Abdalian's first solo exhibition in New York, at Clifton Benevento, presented a constellation of subtly altered found objects that echo the features of the gallery and of each other.

Abdalian produces site-specific sculptural works and interventions. Prior to focusing on her site-specific work, Abdalian worked in printmaking and painting. She became more interested in working directly with the elements of space after a 2004 exhibition in a non-traditional venue. [7] Her works respond directly to architectural and outdoor spaces, using sound, light, and other natural forces to create subtle experiences that are open to multiple interpretations. [8]

She had a 2013 show called "Zarouhie Abdalian / MATRIX 249" at the Berkeley Art Museum, with sculptures that are sensitive to the exhibition space. The sculptures were set up to use the out-of-the-way location of the gallery and aspects of the walls and space as part of the effect of the art. [9] In 2013 she also installed a sound sculpture, "Occasional Music", in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Oakland, with brass bells that occasionally ring together out of sight. [10] [11]

Exhibitions

Her work has been included in the following group exhibitions:

She has had solo exhibitions of her work at the following venues:

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