Levon Lachikyan (, 1955, September 7) is an Armenian
art critic
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and graphic artist. He is the brother of artist Samvel Lajikian, who is an honoured artist of Armenia.
Biography
In 1977 Levon Lachikyan graduated from the philological department of
Yerevan State University
Yerevan State University (YSU; , , ), also simply University of Yerevan, is the oldest continuously operating public university in Armenia. Founded in 1919, it is the largest university in the country. It is thus informally known as Armenia's ...
(YSU) then completed his Ph.D. in Aesthetics at YSU in 1980. He has been a member of the RA Artists' Union since 2009 and a member of the RA Journalists' Union since 2005.
Between 1981 and 1996, Lachikyan lectured at Yerevan State University. From 1992 to 1994 he worked as an art columnist at the daily “AZG”. Starting in 1996 until 2011 he held the position of press secretary at the Fund for Armenian Relief. Since 2012 he has been the Head of the Department of Armenian Communities of America at the RA Ministry of Diaspora. Since 2013 he has been a lecturer at his alma mater Yerevan State University. He has also previously lectured at the
Komitas Yerevan Conservatory.
Lachikyan's scientific and art articles have been published in various Armenian and international journals (“Bazmavep,” ''Hantes amsorya'' etc.) and encyclopedias (“Christian Armenia Encyclopedia”)
Books
* “Spiritual Tinklings of Dark Days”, (Arm.), Yerevan, 2004
* “The Wonderful Alphabet”, (Eng.) New York, 2005
* “Ode to Armenian,” (Arm.), Yerevan, 2005
* “Crossing Roads,” (Arm.) Yerevan, 2006
* “Crossing Roads,” (Eng.), Yerevan, 2012,
* ‘’My Armenia’’, (Arm.), Yerevan, 2015
Personal exhibitions
* “Native lands”,
Goris
Goris ( ) is a town and the centre of the Goris Municipality in the Syunik Province in southern Armenia. Located in the valley of the Goris (or Vararak) River, it is 254 kilometres from the Armenian capital Yerevan and 67 kilometres from the provi ...
, July 2010
* “Crossing Roads”, Narekatsi Art Center, Yerevan, September 2010
* “Gyumri, my Love”, Gyumri, December 2010,
* “Crossing Roads”, Educational-Culture Center “Espas,” Yerevan, July 2011
* “The Armenian World”,
New York City
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, Kalustian Hall, December 2011
* “Heritage without Borders”, The State Museum of Nature of Armenia, Yerevan, September 2013
* “Bolis Reflections”, Eurasia Partnership Foundation-Armenia, Yerevan, April 2015
* “Istanbul: So close and so far!”, Istanbul, Kinali Island, July 2015
Awards
In 2010 Lachikyan was awarded a Gold Medal of the RA Ministry of Culture,
for his achievements in culture and art, as well as for designing the new series of Armenian postage stamps.
Gallery
Makaravanq (XIIIc.).jpg, Makaravank
Goris. Aksel Bakunts Museum.tif.jpg, Goris, Aksel Bakunts Museum
Gyumri. Street No. 14.jpg, Gyumri, st. 14
Levon Lachikyan, 2015.jpg, K. Polis, Dolmabahche
Galata Tower by Levon Lachkyan.jpg, Galata Tower
References
External links
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1955 births
People from Gyumri
Living people