SHOTA VOSKANIAN
1960 Born in Yerevan, Armenia
1982 -1987 Studied at the Moscow University of Arts
1995 Member of Artists’ Union of Armenia.
Since 2015 Shota Voskanian holds the title of Honorable Artist of Republic of Armenia
Group Exhibitions
1993 Armenian Modern Art Stockholm, Sweden
1993 Armenian Days Moscow, Russia
1993 Armenian Young Association Jerusalem, Israel
1994 Armenian Art ”Melnikov Gallery” Heidelberg, Germany
1994 Eternal Armenia Paris, France
1994 With love from Armenia, Gallery of Natalia Galkina Sochi, Russia
1994 House of the Composers Yerevan, Armenia
1994 The New York Genealogical Society New York, USA
1995 Tekeyan Days Yerevan, Armenia
1995 Drouot Richelieu Paris, France
1997 Armenian Art Exhibition “Hilton Gallery” Nicosia, Cyprus
1998 Armenia Art Exhibition in Embassy of France Yerevan, Armenia
1999 Gallery Saint-Luc Lyon, France
2001 Galerie d’Orsay Boston, USA
2002 Galerie d’Orsay Boston, USA
2003 Galreie d’Orsay Boston, USA
2003 International Artexpo New York, USA
2003 “JAF” Cultural Center Marcel, France
2004 Arame Art Gallery has represented his art in International Artexpo New York, USA
2005 Arame Art Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
2006 International Artexpo New York, USA
2007 Tours Castle Tours, France
2008 Arame Art Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
2009 Arame Art Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
2010 New Masterpieces of Arame Art Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
2012 Grand Opening of a New Art Center of Arame Art Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
2012 “Symphony of Colors” Beirut, Lebanon
2013 10th Anniversary of Arame Art Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
2013 “Sensual Revelations” Beirut, Lebanon
2014 “Beauty in the Palm” Beirut, Lebanon
2015 ՛՛Circus of Life” featuring the works by Shota Voskanian Yerevan, Armenia
2015 Representing Arame Art Gallery USA
2015 ‘’Artworks of Honorable Artists’’ USA
2015 ‘’Inner Lighthouse’’ Beirut, Lebanon
2016 ''Armenian Masters of Contemporary Art'' USA
2016 ‘’Spring Art Exhibition’’ USA
2016 Representing the book ”Art Beyond Time” Yerevan, Armenia
2016 “Enchanted Reality” Beirut, Lebanon
2017 ''Beirut Art Fair'' Beirut, Lebanon
2017 ‘’Celebration of Dreams’’ Beirut, Lebanon
2018 "Beirut Art Fair" Beirut Lebanon
2019 ''Daydreams on Canvas'' Beirut, Lebanon
2019 "Beirut Art Fair" Beirut Lebanon
2019 “Contemporary Armenian Fine Art” Kuwait
2019 Beirur Art Fair
2020 10th Anniversary Beirut Branch
2022 “Magical Transformations” Armenian Art Exhibition in Kuwait
Personal Exhibitions
1995 House of Architects Yerevan, Armenia
2000 Exhibition in Embassy of France Yerevan, Armenia
2001 Exhibition Paris, France
2003 Teryan 83 Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
2004 Arame Art Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
2011 Artists’ Union of Armenia in cooperation with Arame Art Gallery
2015 “Circus of Life” featuring the works by Shota Voskanian at Arame Art Gallery Yerevan, Armenia
Passion, 2010
Self-contained, 2015
Flittering dance,2016
The Model, 2010
The New Hat Of The Model, 2015
Curiosity
Awakening, 2018
Morning bliss, 2019
A Street in Venice, 2021
To the St. Mark's Square, 2021
Dancing Beauties, 2019
Musical thoughts, 2021
Passionate dancer, 2021
Dancing for you, 2021
Concert, 2021
Decoration, 2021
Everyday Life in Circus, 2021
The Tightrope Walker, 2022
Puppet family, 2023
In the Kingdom of Kindness, 2021
Coquette, 2024
Evening, 2023
In the Studio, 2024
Shota Voskanian is one of the unique modern artists of Armenia, whose art is lighted up with sensitive relationship of humanity. The compositions of Shota Voskanian are small enclosed worlds, where the tendency towards calmness and sensitivity is felt. They are named to illustrate the inner feelings of men soul, through which is shown the surrounding world.
The beauty and idea of objects for Shota are centralized on simple shapes, which are hidden for us, inscribed on their inner structures. The artist gives them roundness, plasticity, volume. He is not destroying its natural structure, he is not destroying the natural integrity of objects, he is not turning it upside down, but the shapes of his compositions attract with their material determination. The artist has a special feeling of figurative surfaces of objects, special relation towards the invoices. Under that “leather” objects is covered the monolith essence, powerful casted plastic, powered by secret energy. In secluded interiors are observed some languor. Sitting, standing, nude figures radiate spiritual warmness with no sharp accentual movements. The main elements forming Shota’s works are light-colors. Light and color are the main means and language for his art. Today, such are specifics of his works, in which is reflected the perception of life.
Marina Stepanian
Art critic
