Edman Ayvazyan (, , – ) was an Iranian-Armenian painter. He was the first Iranian artist to join the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.
Biography Edman Ayvazyan was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1932.Edik Ayvazian (Edman)
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,Edik Ayvazian (Edman) and in 1982 contributed a major work to the Royal Mosque of King Khalid International Airport, in the form of a marble mosaic band featuring Arabic calligraphy, around the mosque's central dome.
Ayvazyan died on 25 March 2020 in London, England, due to COVID-19.London-based Armenian painter Edman Ayvazian passed awayISNA news agency
Exhibitions From 1950 to 1990 Ayvazyan participated in group and solo exhibitions in Iran, Armenia, the UK and the United States.Սփյուռքահայ նկարիչ էդման Այվազյանի աշխատանքները կցուցադրվեն Հայաստանի ազգային պատկերասրահում
Artists' Union of Armenia, Yerevan, 1987 Ararat club, TehranIranian-Armenian artist Ayvazian brings solo exhibit home "Colors of homeland", Yerevan, National Gallery of Armenia, 2015էդման Այվազյան «Հայրենիքի գույները»
Awards Arshil Gorki medal of Armenia Ministry of Diaspora, 2015.
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