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Robert Elibekyan (Armenian: Ռոբերտ Էլիբեկյան; born 21 April 1941) is an Armenian painter.

Robert Elibekyan Ռոբերտ Էլիբեկյան
Born	(1941-04-21) April 21, 1941 (age 81) Tbilisi, Georgia
Nationality	Armenian
Known for	Painter
Awards	Honoured Art Worker of the Republic of Armenia People’s Artist of the Republic of Armenia

Biography

Robert Elibekyan was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1960 he moved to Armenia and settled in Yerevan. 1960-1965 he studied in the Yerevan Arts and Theatre Institute. Since 1970 Elibekyan is a member of the Union of Artists of Armenia. For many years Elibekyan is successfully involved in stage design in theatres of Armenia and overseas. Simultaneously he worked as a designer and producer of a number of films shot at the ArmenFilm Studio.

Elibekyan's canvases are exhibited at famous museums and private collections such as the National Gallery of Armenia, Modern Art Museum of Yerevan, the Tretyakov Gallery and the Museum of Oriental Arts in Moscow, Alex Manoogian Museum in Detroit, Elyseum Palace in Paris, Presidential Residence of the RA, RA Government Office, the White House in Washington, Zimerli Museum in New-Jersi, in RA Matenadaran, Sergey Parajanov Museum of RA, Etchmiadzin Cathedral Museum.[1][2][3]

Personal exhibitions

Elibekyan's exhibitions were organized and held not only in Armenia, Moscow, Vilnius and other cities of former Soviet Union, but also in major centers of Europe-Gallerie Soleil, Montreal, Gallery Artima, Paris, Gallery Catherine Guerard, Paris, International City of Arts, Paris, Gallery Claude Bessard, Paris, Gallery L'Oeil, Brussels, Gallery 22, Antwerpen and America-AGBU Gallery, Los Angeles, in Detroit and Boston.

Awards

• 1977 ‐ Honoured Art Worker of the Republic of Armenia
• 1981 ‐ State Prize of the Republic of Armenia
• 2001 ‐ Movses Khorenatsi medal
• 2008 ‐ People’s Artist of the Republic of Armenia

Family

• Grandfather- Haroutyun Elibekyan, ingot master
• Father- Vagharshak Elibekyan, Honored Artist of Georgia
• Mother- Flora Elibekyan
• Brother- Henry Elibekyan, Artist
• Sister- Louisa Elibekyan, architect
• Wife - Mary Haytayan-Elibekyan, teacher
• Son - Yervand Elibekyan, doctor
• Son - Areg Elibekyan, artist

See also

• List of Armenian artists
• List of Armenians
• Culture of Armenia

Books

• "24 Armenian Artists from Soviet Armenia & France", Gulbenkian Hall, London (England), 1979
• "Armenian Colors" catalog, 12 contemporary artists from Soviet ARmenia, AGBU Gallery, New York (USA), 1978
• Robert Elibekian, Calerie Soleil, Montreal, Canada
• "Robert Elibekyan", catalog, Editions GARNI, Imprimerie EREBOUNI, BEIRUT, 1992
• Robert Elibekian, Book-album, 2014

Gallery

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  "Sun Vision", 1988
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  Sketches of costumes
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  "Iran", 2009
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  Sketches of costumes for operate Katine, 2013
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  "Half-face", tray, 2006,
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  Sketches, 2006
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  "Mary", 1984
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  "Pantomime", 1982
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  "In the artist's Studio", 1988
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  Nocturne,coffee pot, 2009
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  Sketches, 1976
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  Curtain Sketches, 1978
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  Sketches of costumes, 1978
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  "Flora", 1992-1993

References

External links

• Robert Elibekyan's biography

На других языках

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- [en] Robert Elibekyan

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[ru] Элибекян, Роберт Вагаршакович

Роберт Элибекян (арм. Ռոբերտ Էլիբեկյան; 21 апреля 1941) — армянский художник, народный художник Армении (2008).

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