Robert Elibekyan

Robert Elibekyan
Ռոբերտ Էլիբեկյան
Robert Elibekyan; Ռոբերտ Էլիբեկյան
Born	April 21, 1941 (age 83); Tbilisi, Georgia
Nationality	Armenian
Known for	Painter
Awards	Honoured Art Worker of Armenia; People’s Artist of Armenia;

Robert Elibekyan (Armenian: Ռոբերտ Էլիբեկյան; born 21 April 1941) is an Armenian painter.

Biography

Robert Elibekyan was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1960 he moved to Armenia and settled in Yerevan. 1960-1965 he studied in the Yerevan Arts and Theatre Institute. Since 1970 Elibekyan has been a member of the Union of Artists of Armenia. For many years Elibekyan is successfully involved in stage design in theatres of Armenia and overseas. Simultaneously he worked as a designer and producer of a number of films shot at the ArmenFilm Studio.

Elibekyan's canvases are exhibited at famous museums and private collections such as the National Gallery of Armenia, the Modern Art Museum of Yerevan, the Tretyakov Gallery and the Museum of Oriental Arts in Moscow, the Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum in Detroit, the Élysée Palace in Paris, Armenia's Presidential Residence, Government Office, the White House in Washington, the Zimerli Art Museum in New Jersey, the Matenadaran, the Sergey Parajanov Museum in Armenia, and the Etchmiadzin Cathedral Museum.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Personal exhibitions

Elibekyan's exhibitions were organized and held not only in Armenia, Moscow, Vilnius and other cities of former Soviet Union, but also in major centers of Europe-Gallerie Soleil, Montreal, Gallery Artima, Paris, Gallery Catherine Guerard, Paris, International City of Arts, Paris, Gallery Claude Bessard, Paris, Gallery L'Oeil, Brussels, Gallery 22, Antwerpen and America-AGBU Gallery, Los Angeles, in Detroit and Boston.

Awards

1977 ‐ Honoured Art Worker of Armenia
1981 ‐ State Prize of Armenia
2001 ‐ Movses Khorenatsi medal
2008 ‐ People’s Artist of Armenia

Family

Grandfather - Haroutyun Elibekyan, ingot master
Father - Vagharshak Elibekyan, Honored Artist of Georgia
Mother - Flora Elibekyan
Brother - Henry Elibekyan, Artist
Sister - Louisa Elibekyan, architect
Wife - Mary Haytayan-Elibekyan, teacher
Son - Yervand Elibekyan, doctor
Son - Areg Elibekyan, artist

Books

"24 Armenian Artists from Soviet Armenia & France", Gulbenkian Hall, London (England), 1979
"Armenian Colors" catalog, 12 contemporary artists from Soviet ARmenia, AGBU Gallery, New York (USA), 1978
Robert Elibekian, Calerie Soleil, Montreal, Canada
"Robert Elibekyan", catalog, Editions GARNI, Imprimerie EREBOUNI, BEIRUT, 1992
Robert Elibekian, Book-album, 2014