“Spontaneous paint eruptions are my escape “auto psychotherapy” in this crazy, vile and wonderful life! Pulsating and breathing expression of contemporary time”.
Vladimir Shahinyan
ABOUT
Vladimir Shahinyan is Yerevan and Stockholm based contemporary Armenian artist.
BIOGRAPHY
Born in February 1950 in Batumi, Georgian SSR
College of Fine Arts, 1961 - 1967, Batumi, Georgian SSR
Moved to Yerevan, Armenian SSR, 1967
Yerevan State Polytechnic Institute, Faculty of Architecture, 1967 - 1973, Yerevan, Armenian SSR
Architectural practice, 1973 - 1991, Yerevan, Armenian SSR
Member of USSR & Armenian Union of Architects, 1977 - present
Architectural practice, 1995 - 1998, Armenia, Russia, Ukraine
Professional Artist, 2000 - present
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibition at US Embassy, March 2008, Yerevan, Armenia
6th Florence Biennale - International Biennial of Contemporary Art, December 2007, Florence, Italy
Group Exhibition at Armenian Association of Architects, 1980, Yerevan, Armenia
Group Exhibition at Latvian Association of Architects, 1979, Riga, Latvia
Solo Exhibition “Dry Pastels and Watercolors” at Armenian Center For Cultural Connections with Diaspora, 1974, Yerevan, Armenia
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Vladimir Shahinyan’s artworks are in private collections in France, Armenia, United States, Brazil, UAE, Germany, Switzerland, China, Russia, United Kingdom, Greece, Ukraine, Belgium, Italy, Lebanon, Iran, Sweden, Canada, Netherlands, Austria and other countries.