Gegham Aleksanyan

Gegham Aleksanyan (Armenian: Գեղամ Ալեքսանյան; born 1962) is an Armenian-born artist working in the United States since 2004.^[1]

Gegham received his artistic training under Armen Atayan—the student of Martiros Saryan and Alexander Osmerkin. Gegham received his Master of Arts degree from Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts in 1984 and is a member of the Artists Trade Union of the Russian Federation.^[2][3] Gegham had his first solo exhibition in the United States in 2005. The subject of numerous publications, Gegham's artistic merit has been recognized in the United States by various art publications, such as Art Business News.^[4] Several of his paintings have also shown digitally at Times Square as part of Art Takes Times Square 2012.^[5][6] In 2011, Artexpo New York recognized Gegham's The Last Light (2000) as Artwork of the Day on March 16.^[2] Gegham has also been the subject of numerous publications in his native country of Armenia prior to moving to the United States.^[7][8]

Gegham's oeuvre merges traditional and modern techniques and subjects in a seamless manner across various media and with a fresh perspective.^{[9] [10]} Some of his most recent work will be showing at several juried exhibitions across the United States this fall. On the West Coast, Gegham will exhibit one of his most seminal works to date as part of "Ingenuity" - a sculpture piece which takes on an entirely fresh perspective on the portrayal of one of the most central themes in the history of art - Judith and Holofernes.^[11] On the East Coast, Gegham will exhibit one of his recent mixed media pieces as part of "Art Takes SoHo".^[12]

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