Sirak Melkonian

1931 – 2024

Iran

Sirak Melkonian (b. 1931) is a contemporary Armenian/Iranian painter who paints landscapes abstractly in his works concentrating on line and form. The artist’s works show neither imaginary nor real nature, not even surreal nor realistic in a unique language.

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  1. 1930Born in Tehran, Iran
  2. 1950Group show, "Iran-USSR Society", Tehran
  3. 1958The Imperial Court Prize, Tehran Biennial
  4. 1959Won the 1st prize, Paris Biennial, Paris
  5. 1962Solo show, Iran-India Culture Relation Society, Tehran
  6. 1974Won the 1st prize, International art show, Tehran
  7. 1977FIAC 77 Art Contemporain, Grand Palais, Paris
  8. 1982Moved to Toronto
  9. 1983Solo show, Gorky Gallery, New York
  10. 1997Solo show, AMV Graphic Organisation, Toronto
  11. 2004Solo show, Arshel Gorky Art Gallery, Toronto
  12. 2015Solo show, "Sirak Melkonian’s Seven Decades of Painting", Ab-Anbar Gallery, Tehran
  13. 2020Art fair, Teer Art, Represented by Aria Gallery, Tehran
  1. 1930Born in Tehran, Iran
  2. 2015Solo show, "Sirak Melkonian’s Seven Decades of Painting", Ab-Anbar Gallery, Tehran
  3. 2020Art fair, Teer Art, Represented by Aria Gallery, Tehran
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