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Ashot Avagyan (Armenian: Աշոտ Ավագյան; born May 20, 1958) is a modern Armenian artist who lives and works in Sisian, Armenia. The cornerstone of Avagyan's artistic work is the cultural heritage of his homeland Sisian and Syunik. Iconography of the Neolithic petroglyphs and Middle Age Armenian grave stones are present in Avagyan's works on canvas, while the ancient tales, rituals and their interpretations and ancient local monuments (Zorats Karer, Portakar, Ukhtasar petroglyphs) are integrated into his performances.

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  • Aschot Awagjan (armenisch Աշոտ Ավագյան, englische Umschrift Ashot Avagyan; * 20. Mai 1958 in Sissian, Sjunik, Armenien) ist ein armenischer Maler und Aktionskünstler. (de)
  • Ashot Avagyan (Armenian: Աշոտ Ավագյան; born May 20, 1958) is a modern Armenian artist who lives and works in Sisian, Armenia. The cornerstone of Avagyan's artistic work is the cultural heritage of his homeland Sisian and Syunik. Iconography of the Neolithic petroglyphs and Middle Age Armenian grave stones are present in Avagyan's works on canvas, while the ancient tales, rituals and their interpretations and ancient local monuments (Zorats Karer, Portakar, Ukhtasar petroglyphs) are integrated into his performances. Ashot Avagyan was awarded the state prize in 2013 for the fresco “Mashtots”(Matenadaran, the symposium hall of the newly built subsidiary building of Mesrop Mashtots Research Institute of Old Manuscripts). Besides artistic work, Avagyan taught fine arts in Sisian Children's Art School after Z. Khachatryan from 1981-2016. From 2010-2018 Ashot was curating works of megalithic site ''Zorats Karer historical-cultural reserve''. Since 1988 he has been actively engaged in sociopolitical activities of Armenia, particularly Sisian. He was involved in local politics, elected as a member of City Council of Elders and has since 1990 been a member of Sisian committee of Armenian Revolutionary Federation․ Besides, artist has participated in First Nagorno-Karabakh War, 2016 Nagorno-Karbakh conflict and Second Nagorno-Karabakh War among Sisakan volunteer detachment of freedom fighters. (en)
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  • State Prize 2013 (en)
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  • Sisian, Syunik, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (en)
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  • Ashot Avagyan in 2007, photo by German Avagyan (en)
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  • Ashot Avagyan (en)
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  • Aschot Awagjan (armenisch Աշոտ Ավագյան, englische Umschrift Ashot Avagyan; * 20. Mai 1958 in Sissian, Sjunik, Armenien) ist ein armenischer Maler und Aktionskünstler. (de)
  • Ashot Avagyan (Armenian: Աշոտ Ավագյան; born May 20, 1958) is a modern Armenian artist who lives and works in Sisian, Armenia. The cornerstone of Avagyan's artistic work is the cultural heritage of his homeland Sisian and Syunik. Iconography of the Neolithic petroglyphs and Middle Age Armenian grave stones are present in Avagyan's works on canvas, while the ancient tales, rituals and their interpretations and ancient local monuments (Zorats Karer, Portakar, Ukhtasar petroglyphs) are integrated into his performances. (en)
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  • Ashot Avagyan (en)
  • Aschot Awagjan (de)
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