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Getik Baghdasarian also Baghdasaryan(; born 26 February 1949,
Sisian Sisian ( ) is a town and the centre of the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia. It is located on both banks of the Vorotan River, at an altitude of 1600 m above sea level, 6 km south of the Yerevan- Meghri highway, at ...
,
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) is an Armenian sculptor based in
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. He is a nephew of architect
Baghdasar Arzoumanian Baghdasar Arzoumanian (; January 1, 1916 – November 19, 2001) was an Armenian architect and designer based in Yerevan, Armenia. He designed a large body of civil and religious buildings as well as many smaller works. Education and background ...
.


Education and academic career

From 1964–68, Baghdasarian studied in the Terlemezian Fine Arts College. Then he graduated with honors from the Sculpture Department of the Fine Arts and Drama Institute (1969–1974). He has been a member of the faculty at the Yerevan Fine Arts Academy since 1975, and the head of the Sculpture Department since 1993. In 2006, he was the winner for sculpture of the annual arts awards, instituted by the president of Armenia. The prize was a medal, diploma and 2.5 million drams. Baghdasarian's winning work was a monument erected two years previously in Sisian to the writer Hamo Sahian. One of his famous compatriots and colleagues is talented sculptor
Rafik Khachatryan Rafik Khachatryan (; October 7, 1937 – January 16, 1993) was an Armenian sculptor. He was the father of Garegin Khachatryan (1975–1995). Biography Khachatryan was a direct descendant of the house of Daniel-Bek of Sassun (province Sassun ...
(1937-1993).


Exhibitions/awards

Getik Baghdasaryan has participated in the following exhibitions: *1980 "We build Communism" exhibitions in
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, Armenia and Moscow, Russia *1983 "The man and the Land", Moscow, Russia *1984 "Our Contemporary", Moscow –
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(2nd prize) *1984 Single Piece Exhibition, Best Work Award for “Arno Babajanyan”,
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, Armenia *1985 Winner “A. Babajanyan”, “Paravon Mirzoyan” in
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international contest *1989 Diplomat
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Fine Arts Academy “Horse takers” and “A. Babajanyan” *1989 personal exhibitions at Moscow Lazarev Gymnasia *1991 "Sculpture 91",
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, Armenia – Moscow, Russia *1993 13 Artist's Exhibition, Kochar museum,
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, Armenia *1994 Winner “Paradise – Life – Hades”, Dante’ contest,
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, Italy *1998 Exhibition-competition dedicated to Dante along with 12 Armenian sculptures,
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(awarded with gold medal) *2001 Centro Dantesco,
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, Italy *2001 exhibition dedicated to 1700 anniversary of adopting Christianity in Armenia, awarded with the prize for the best work *2003 “Vahagn” award in national contest for 12 reliefs in
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St. Hakob Church,
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*2004 Exhibiting in “Gevorgyan Gallery”,
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, Armenia *2005 Galerie Bel Air,
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, Switzerland *2006 Exhibition of Contemporary Art, Gevorgian Gallery,
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, Armenia


Solo exhibitions

*1989 "Sculpture 81", Lazaryan gymnasium, Moscow, Russia *1999 Artists Union,
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, Armenia *2004 “Albert and Tove Boyajyan” Gallery,
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, Armenia


Sculptures

1982 "The Pope's Monument" in Echmiadzin
1982 "Hazaran Blbul" in Arzni
1985 "Zitan" symposium in
Ijevan Ijevan ( ) is a town and urban municipal community in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia, also serving as the province's administrative centre. It is located at the center of the region, at the foot of Ijevan ridge of Guga ...

1986 "Hazaran Blbul" symposium in
Ijevan Ijevan ( ) is a town and urban municipal community in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia, also serving as the province's administrative centre. It is located at the center of the region, at the foot of Ijevan ridge of Guga ...

1987 Zangezur Gateways
1988 "Ktrich's Monument" in
Sisian Sisian ( ) is a town and the centre of the Sisian Municipality of the Syunik Province in southern Armenia. It is located on both banks of the Vorotan River, at an altitude of 1600 m above sea level, 6 km south of the Yerevan- Meghri highway, at ...

1990 "Fairytale" symposium in
Ijevan Ijevan ( ) is a town and urban municipal community in the Ijevan Municipality of the Tavush Province of Armenia, also serving as the province's administrative centre. It is located at the center of the region, at the foot of Ijevan ridge of Guga ...

1999 12 bas-relief in Saint Sargis Church,
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2001 "Sculpture of Saint Thaddeus" in Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral,
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Also have works in Moscow Tretyakov Gallery, State Gallery of Ivanov city-Russia, State Gallery of Tiumen city-Russia, Yeghishe Charent's house museum in
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and
Charentsavan Charentsavan (), is a town and urban municipal community in the Kotayk Province of Armenia. It was founded in 1947 as ''Lusavan'', and renamed in 1967 after the poet Yeghishe Charents. According to the 2011 census, the population of Charentsavan ...
, Museum of Wood Art in
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, Bergori museum in
Lachin Lachin (, , ; ) is a town in Azerbaijan and the administrative centre of the Lachin District. It was located within the strategic Lachin corridor, which used to link the Nagorno-Karabakh region with Armenia. The town was under control of Armen ...
and a number of other places. His works are comprised in private collections of different countries of the world: Belgium, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, the US, Sudan, Italy, Denmark, China, Germany, UAE, Russia, France, Armenia and a number of other countries.


Other awards

2008 Tekeyan Award for the sculpture of
Yeghishe Charents Yeghishe Charents (; , 1897 – November 27, 1937) was an Armenian poet, writer and public activist. Charents' literary subject matter ranged from his experiences in the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and frequently Armenia and Arme ...
.
2010 The Boghossian Prize for the statue of
Nerses Ashtaraketsi Nerses V of Ashtarak (, ; 1770 – February 13, 1857) served as the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 1843 and 1857. Previously, he served as the leader of the Diocese of Georgia from 1811 to 1830 and as the leader of the Dio ...
in
Ashtarak Ashtarak ( ) is a town in the Ashtarak Municipality of the Aragatsotn Province of Armenia, located on the left bank of Kasagh River along the gorge, 20 kms northwest of the capital Yerevan. It is the administrative centre of the province and an i ...
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References


External links


Getik Baghdasarian's biography
(in Armenian)

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