Arte, Olot, Spain

Ara Mikaelian Biography

EDUCATION

1982-1987 Yerevan University. Architecture. Grade “A”. Honour Distinction.

1983-1985 Yerevan University. Public Professions. Art’s Critic.

1974-1979 Art School.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1987-1990 Armenia’s Republic Institute of Projects "Armgosproyect" Architect, Yerevan.

                    Project of the Ashtarak Culture’s Palace, Armenia.

                    Spitak’s Reconstruction Project, after 1988’s earthquake.

                    Different sort of projects: Mountain’s Homes, Children’s Restaurant, Play Area for children and Art’s Gallery.

1987 Member of the Armenian Architects Union.

1990 Professor of design of lithography and painting in the republic centre of aesthetic education of children. Yerevan

1992 Member of the Armenian Artists Union.

1996 Architect in Architect’s Buffet in Malgrat de Mar.

EXPOSITIONS

1971-1972 Individual exposition, 2-7 years old in National Exposition (VDNJ) of Moscow

1972 Individual exposition in Museum of Children’s Art of Yerevan, Armenia

1972-1973 Exposition, sponsored UNESCO in Praga and Budapest

1971-1981 Annual expositions in college nº138, Yerevan, Armenia

1976-1980 Annual expositions in college of drawing “Kodzoyan”, Yerevan

1979 Exposition, “Prodigy Children of Armenia”, Republic Palace of Culture

1982-1986 Annual expositions in the Polytechnic University of Armenia

1985 Exposition, Union of Architects of Armenia, Yerevan

1986-1993 Annual traditional expositions “Exposition of one work”, Union of Painters of Armenia, Yerevan

1987-1994 Museum of Contemporaneous Art in Yerevan, Armenia.

1987 Expositions Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

1988 Collective exposition in Helsinki.

1989 Collective exposition in Warsaw and Zurich.

1990 Collective exposition in Budapest and New York

1991 Collective exposition in Los Angeles.

1992 Collective exposition in Paris.

1995 Collective exposition, FORUM Art Gallery, Girona.

1995 Collective exposition, Palau Caramany, Girona.

1996 Collective exposition at The Official Technical Architects College of Girona, Expositions Sala "La Punxa".

1996 Collective exposition at Sala Pares, in Barcelona.

1996 Collective exposition at the Museum “Comarcal d'Olot”, Girona.

1996 Winner of the Art’s Contest "Biennal" in Malgrat de Mar.

1997 Individual exposition in History’s Museum of Girona.

1997 Winner of the Art’s Contest "V Certamen Juan Viladevall" in Malgrat de Mar.

1998 Winner of the Gustavino’s Art Prize, Vilassar de Dalt, Barcelona.

1999 Individual exposition, “Pou d’Art” Gallery, Sant Cugat, Barcelona

1999 Collective exposition “Exposition of one work”, hall of “Agrupació d’aquarel.listes de Catalunya”, Barcelona

1999 Individual exposition, “Art I Traça” Gallery, Olot, Girona

1999 Individual exposition, hall of “Agrupació d’aquarel.listes de Catalunya”, Barcelona

1999 y 2001 Collective exposition, “Premi Centelles”, Centelles, Barcelona

1999 Collective exposition, “Centro de Exposiçiones, Arte e Multimedia “CRUZADAS”, Lisbon, Portugal

1999 Honorific mention, concurs of “Union de aquarelistas” Caja de Madrid, Barcelona

1999-2000 Exposition, “Michail Lombardo Gallery”, New York

2000 Exposition at the Art Gallery “Chagall Gallery”, Barcelona

2000 Exposition at the Art Gallery “Al Vent”, Barcelona

2000 Individual exposition, “Centre Cívic Santa Eugenia”, Girona

2000 Participation with Art Gallery “Kronberg”, “ARTEXPO-2000”, Barcelona

2000 Participation with Art Gallery “Sala Oganes”, “ARTEXPO-2000”, Barcelona

2000 Silver medal, LXXXIX annual collective exposition of Watercolorists' Union of Catalonia, Barcelona

2000 Individual exposition at the Art Gallery “Sala Oganes”, Barcelona

2000 Participation at the International Art Event “InterART”, Valencia

2001 Participation at the International Art Event of Modern Art “Arte Sevilla”, Sevilla

2001 Individual exposition at the Sala “Caja de Madrid”, Barcelona

2001 -2002 Exposition at the Art Gallery “Sala Oganes”, Barcelona

2001 Participation in the Fair International of Art’s “Holland Art Fair”, Utrecht, “Iris – 4” Art Gallery

2001 Individual exposition at the Museum of Watercolours of Llançà, Girona

2002 Individual exposition at the Art Gallery “Iris – 4”, Barcelona

2002 Exposition at the Art Gallery “Cordeiros galería”, Congress’s Palace of Estoril, Portugal”

2003 Individual exposition at the Museum of “Domenech i Montaner”, Barcelona

2003 Individual exposition at the Art Gallery “Akros Gallery”, Bilbao

2003 Exposition at the Palace of Congress of Estoril, Portugal

2003 Individual exposition at the Art Gallery “Virginia Nieto”, Valencia

2004 Individual exposition at the hall of expositions Caixa Laietana, Mataró, Barcelona

2004 Individual exposition at the 2004 Parliament of the World’s Religions, Forum of Barcelona

2004 Individual exposition at the Art Gallery “Mariam”, Barcelona

2004-2005 Exposition at the Art Gallery “Antoni Botey”, Granollers (Barcelona)

2005 Individual exposition at the Art Gallery “Akros Gallery”, Bilbao

2005 Exposition “Salon Primavera” of Watercolorists' Union of Catalonia, Barcelona

2005 Gold medal, annual collective exposition of Watercolorists' Union of Catalonia, Barcelona

2005 Individual exposition at the “Caja Madrid”, Aranjuez

2005 Participation in the Fair International of Art’s “Fira d’Art Girona”, Girona

2006 Individual exposition at the "Sala de Agrupación de Acuarelistas de Cataluña". Barcelona

2006 Exposition at the Art Gallery “Ágora”, Sitges (Barcelona)

2006 Exposition at the Art Gallery “Lorelei”, Bruselas

2007 Individual exposition at the Art Gallery “Akros Gallery”, Bilbao

2007 Exposition at the “Orangerie Du Luxembourg”, Paris

2008 Individual exposition at the "Fundació Ángel Planells" - Blanes, Girona

2008-2009 Exposition at the Art Gallery “Antoni Botey”, Granollers (Barcelona)

2009 Individual exposition at the Museum of Art, Girona

2009 Individual exposition at the Art Gallery “Roger Viñuela”, Barcelona

2010 Individual exposition at the Art Gallery “Art Petritxol”, Barcelona

2010 Individual exposition at the Art Gallery “Ateneu Caixa Laietana”, Mataró, (Barcelona)

2010 Individual exposition at the Art Gallery “Roger Viñuela”, Barcelona

Pictures are exposed at different Museums and Private Collections around the world: Yerevan (Republic of Armenia),

Moscow and Saint Petersburg, Tel-Aviv, Thessalonica, New York, Los Angeles,Washington, Texas, Chicago,

París, Marsella, Londres, Bruselas, Berlín, Frankfurt.