Edman Ayvazyan

Edman Ayvazyan (Armenian: Էդման Այվազյան, Persian: ادمان آیوازیان, (1932-08-10)10 August 1932 – (2020-03-25)25 March 2020) was an Iranian-Armenian painter. He was the first Iranian artist to join Royal Institute of Oil Painters.^[1]

Edman Ayvazyan
Էդման Այվազյան ادمان آیوازیان
Born	Edik Ayvazyan (1931-08-10)10 August 1931 Tehran, Iran
Died	25 March 2020(2020-03-25) (aged 88) London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality	Iranian-Armenian
Occupation(s)	Painter, architect, fashioner

Biography

Edman Ayvazyan was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1932.^[2]

Ayvazyan depicted Daredevils of Sassoun, the works of Hovhannes Tumanyan, and created many portraits, landscapes, and seascapes. His works can be found in many churches and museums including the Lazar Gallery, House-Museum of Aram Khachaturian,^[3] and in 1982 contributed a major work for the Royal Mosque of King Khalid International Airport, in the form of a band of marble mosaic of Arabic calligraphy around its central dome.

Ayvazyan died on 25 March 2020 in London, England, due to COVID-19.^[4][5]

Exhibitions

From 1950 to 1990 Ayvazyan participated in group and solo exhibitions in Iran, Armenia, the UK and the United States.^[6]

• Artists' Union of Armenia, Yerevan, 1987
• Ararat club, Tehran^[7]
• "Colors of homeland", Yerevan, National Gallery of Armenia, 2015^[8]

Awards

• Arshil Gorki medal of Armenia Ministry of Diaspora, 2015^{[citation needed]}.