Avetis Khachatrian

“I perceive the world through feelings. My canvases are the result of my sensations. I see myself in all my characters… and bring my childhood to the present. If we don’t carry our childhood within ourselves we cease to be creators… When I am not able to paint for a long time, I turn to my paintings, I look at them, ask questions to them. Gradually they become members of my family. While passing from one room to another, I stop for a moment, observe them, talk to them. I talk to the paintings that were in my family, but have got married (I have sold them), I miss them. I see them in my dreams. In some dreams I get drunk together with my characters, we dance, make merry… I sleep little. I am used to sitting up late, as I feel a constant urge to create…” 1979 Born in Yerevan, Armenia. 2000 Graduated from the faculty of Wood Carving at Yerevan Art college. In 2006 he graduated from the faculty of visual arts at Panos Terlemezian Arts College. 2006 Member of the Artists’ Union of Armenia. Personal exhibitions: Yerevan, Armenia (2006, 2009), Venice, Italy (2008), Moscow, Russia (2010, 2013), Beirut, Lebanon (2015, 2022).