Onik Sahakian
Born
in 1936, Tehran (Iran)
Education
1953 Fine Arts Institute of Tehran (Honarestan Zibae Keshvar) (Iran)
1964 Chouniard Art School, Los Angeles, California (USA)
1958-1978 was Salvador Dali’s disciple
49.5x40 mixed medium
Work Experience
1972 - 1976 The Club-librarian college in Edchmiadzin Senior teacher
of drawing.
1977 - Yerevan Academy of Fine Arts & Theatre Department of
drawing Professor.
1990 - Yerevan Academy of Fine Arts & Theatre. Dean of the
faculty of Fine Arts.
1992 -
The Secretary of the section of sculpture in the Artist’s Union of
Armenia.
Exhibitions
1971 “Sakowitz Gallery”, Huston, Texas (USA) (jewelry & paintings)
“Rockfeller Center”, New York (USA) (jewelry & paintings)
1972 “Rockfeller Center”, New York (USA) (jewelry & paintings)
“Levy Gallery”, Tucson, Arizona (USA) (jewelry & paintings)
1973 “Liberty House Gallery”, San Francisco (USA) (jewelry & paintings)
1975 “Gallery Dalzel Hatfild”, Los Angeles (USA)
1977 to 1980 6 expositions no 6 Bullock’s Galleries, California (USA) (jewelry & paintings)
1982 “Nina Gallery” (Mexico)
1984 “1-2 Gallery”, Salvador
1991 “Galeria Antonio Clara”, Lisbon (Portugal)
“Galeria Carvalho Araujo”, Braga (Portugal)
“Dyansen Gallery”, Trump Tower, New York (USA)
“Rockfeller Center”, New York (USA) (jewelry & paintings)
1992 “Galeria S. Mamede”, Lisbon (Portugal)
“Galeria Arte Varia”,Couimbra (Portugal)
1994 “Museu Nacional do Traje”, 3rd International Jewelry Symposium, Lisbon (Portugal)
“Galeria Escada Quartro”
“Galeria Santa Joana”, Aveiro (Portugal)
1996 “Galeria Arte Varia”, Couimbra (Portugal)
“Salon D’Automme”, Grand Palais, Paris (France) (group expo)
“Contemporary Art Museum”, Moscow (Russia)
1997 “Galeria Euroamerica”, Barcelona (Spain)
1998 “Galeria Conventual”, Alcobasa (Portugal)
1999 MAC, Lisbon (Portugal)
“Galeria Ipanema Park”, Porto (Portugal)
“15o Aniversario da Inter-Atrium”, Porto (Portugal) (group expo)
“Exposicao Colectiva na Culturgest”, Lisbon (Portugal)
“Embaixadados Estados Unidos”, Lisbon (Portugal) (group expo)
2000 “Inter-Atrium”, Porto (Portugal)
“VI Aniversario do MAC”, Lisbon (Portugal) (group expo)
MAC, Lisbon (Portugal)
“Embaixadados Estados Unidos”, Lisbon (Portugal) (group expo)
2001 “VII Aniversario do MAC”, Lisbon (Portugal) (group expo)
“Galeria Boavista”, Elvas
2002 “Museu do Conselho de Europa Project Bor In Europe” from 2002-2005
“Museu da Ceramica”, Loures (Portugal)
“Museu da Agua”, Lisbon (Portugal)
Museum of Popular Culture (Austria)
National Musium (Copenhagen)
Museum of World Culture (Gothenburg)
Museum of European Culture, Berlin (Germany)
2004 MAC, Lisbon (Portugal)
2005 Museu da Agua, Lisbon (Portugal)
“Centro de Cultura de Congressos”, Porto (Portugal)(Dali & Onik)