He is an Egyptian–Armenian contemporary artist and sculptor, born to Armenian parents living in Cairo, Egypt, where he was influenced daily by the two ancient cultures. The two heritages created in him a continuous reevaluation of values, which led…
Chant Avedissian is an Egyptian artist with Armenian roots-his grandparents fled from Izmir, Turkey during World War I-was born on 24 November 1951 in Boulaq Cairo. He was known for his stenciled Pop Art portraits of famous Egyptians of the…
Baruyr Bardizbanian (1887-1932), was born in Istanbul, and studied architecture and painting in its School of Fine Arts, probably between 1902 and 1907 In 1923, Bardizbanian came to Egypt according to doctors’ advice because of its mild and dry climate…
Anna Boghiguian is one of the leading contemporary Egyptian-Canadian artists of Armenian origin. Born in Egypt to an Armenian family, she studied economics and political science in 1969 at the American University in Cairo, while simultaneously taking painting classes with…
Armenia is one of the world’s most ancient nations, dating back more than three millennia as well as its literature. It was the crossroad, homeland of many eastern and western ancient cultures, many religions that already contained mythologies affected its…
Many of the city’s most famous structures, such as the American Colony Hotel and the Rockefeller Museum, are decorated with tiles The Armenian ceramic craft industry in Jerusalem is credited to David Ohannessian (1884–1953), who founded the pottery in…
Krikor Partamian (July 27, 1921–2010) was a talented amateur opera singer and actor who acted in plays. He was born in Turkey and may have been two years old upon arriving in Egypt. He had a childhood and young…
The story started a long time ago, before the Melkonian and Matossian brothers. It begins with Nestor Gianaclis, the founder of the industry, a Greek who arrived in Egypt in 1864 and 1871 and established a factory in the Khairy…
Vahan Telpian was a mystic artist who practiced painting, sculpting, and decorative design. Born in 1963 to an Egyptian Armenian family, inheriting the Armenian artistic genes, and growing up in multicultural Cairo, he was an art lover. Inspired by his…
