Bardukh Vardanyan

Bardukh Vardanyan

Bardukh Vardanyan, (December 5, 1897 - July 7, 1987, Yerevan, Armenia) was an Armenian artist, a prominent representative of expressionism in Armenian painting.

Bardukh Vardanyan was born in Western Armenia. Until 1915 he studied at the Armenian gymnasium in Constantinople. During the Armenian Genocide in Turkey, together with 600 students of the gymnasium, was transported by cargo ship to Romania. He lived in Bucharest, Romania, and graduated from the Bucharest Academy of Fine Arts. From 1923 to 1925, he lived and worked in Detroit. In 1926, he moved to Paris, participated in the Autumn Salon and was awarded the silver medal of the exhibition. In 1946, he moved to Armenia. In 1947, he was exiled to Siberia for 10 years. Solo exhibitions in Romania, USA, France (in Paris), In Armenia (in Yerevan). He was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Armenian SSR in 1965. He is a recognized master of still life painting. Numerous works by Bardukh Vardanyan are kept in the National (State) Gallery of Armenia, in private collections in Armenia and abroad.