LEVON JAMGOCHIAN
Born December 4, Beirut, LEBANON; American of Armenian descent
STUDIO
11613 Gail Street, Wheaton, Maryland 20902, USA, 301.942.8347
STUDIED
1964-66 – Academy of Fine Arts, Venice, ITALY with G. Santomaso
1964-66 – Art Institute, Venice, ITALY, Degree in Ceramics with G. Gazikian
1966-68 – Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan, ITALY with G.F. Usellini
Degree in Decorative Arts, equivalent to M. F. A.
THESES
1968 – Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan, ITALY
ARMENIAN MINIATURES (from the origins to 14th century)
HOW TO LOOK AT ART WORK (with analytic approach)
PERMANENT PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
– National Gallery, Yerevan, Gyumri, Chermoog, Yeghegnatzor, Etchmiadzin, ARMENIA
– Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
– Pushkin Museum, Moscow, RUSSIA
– Johnson Wax of Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC, USA
– Shevchenko Museum, Kiev, UKRAINE
– Miami Museum of Modern Art, Miami, Florida, USA
– Museum of Modern Art, Yerevan, ARMENIA
– Musee Armenien de France, Paris, FRANCE
– Museo di San Lazzaro, Venice, ITALY
– Lenin Museum, Kiev, UKRAINE
– The New York City Main Library, New York, New York, USA
– Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum, Etchmiadzin, ARMENIA
– Edward and Helen Mardigian Museum, Jerusalem
– Alex and Marie Manoogian Museum, Southfield, Michigan, USA
– Diocese of the Armenian Church Museum, New York, New York, USA
– Museum of The Catholicosate of The Great House of Cilicia, Antelias, LEBANON
– Broward County Main Library, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
– Armenian Genocide Museum, Yerevan, ARMENIA
– National Architecture and Urban Life Museum, Gyumri, ARMENIA
– National Gallery, Stepanakert, ARTSAKH
– National Gallery, Shooshy, ARTSAKH
– Fine Arts Museum, Vanatsor, ARMENIA
– Geognostic Museum of Yegheknatsor, ARMENIA
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
In numerous major Middle Eastern, European, former Soviet, Canadian, South American, and US cities.
ART DIRECTOR
1969-70 Gallery Art+Art, Miami, Florida, USA
1973-75 Asam Galleries, Washington, DC, USA
EDUCATIONAL FILMS
1990 – Sponsored by Ministry of Education, Yerevan, ARMENIA
Produced and directed two 45-minute videos/films on varied media of printmaking process. All footage was filmed during various seminar-workshops conducted by LEVON, in Talin and Yerevan, Armenia
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1967 – “La Peinture Italienne Du Futurisme A Nos Jours” by Gabriel Mandel, Milan, ITALY
1967 – “Enciclopedia Universale Seda della Pittura Moderna” by Bolaffi, Milan, ITALY
1977 – “Armenian Artists” a brief dictionary by Daniel Dznooni, Looys Publishing, Yerevan, ARMENIA
1981 – “Bibliographical Dictionary” Armenian Cultural Figures by Karnig Stepanian, Soviet Writer Publishing, Yerevan, ARMENIA
1984 – “Who’s Who in American Art” Jaques Cattell Press, Tempe, ARZ, USA
1989 – “Brief Encyclopedia”, C.I. Publishing, Yerevan, ARMENIA
ONE-MAN SHOWS
1966 – Galerie L’Orient, Beirut, LEBANON
1967 – Galleria Marina, Milan, ITALY
1967 – Municipal Art Gallery, Istanbul, TURKEY
1968 – Galleria San Vidal, Venice, ITALY
1968 – Galleria La Cave, Treviso, ITALY
1968 – Galleria Cairola, Milan, ITALY
1968 – Gallerie Dille de Beaute, Bastia-Corsica, FRANCE
1968 – St. John’s Cultural Center, Southfield, Detroit, MICH, USA
1968 – AGBU Cultural Center, Watertown, Boston, MASS, USA
1968 – AGBU Gallery, New York, NY, USA
1969 – Miami Museum of Modern Art, Miami, FLA, USA
1969 – Gallery Art+Art, Miami, FLA, USA
1970 – Ball State University Gallery, Muncle, IND, USA
1972 – The Walkup Gallery, Miami, FLA, USA
1972 – Asam Galleries, Washington, DC, USA
1977 – The Rowe House Gallery, Washington, DC, USA
1977 – Westbury Gallery, Toronto, ONTARIO, CANADA
1978 – AGBU Gallery, New York, NY, USA
1979 – Journalists’ House (gallery), Yerevan, ARMENIA
1979 – Armenian House (cultural center), Kensington, London, ENGLAND
1979 – UGAB Centre Alex Manoogian, Paris, FRANCE
1979 – UGAB Salle Yervant Hussissian, Valence, FRANCE
1979 – UGAB Centre Culturel, Marseille, FRANCE
1979 – Casa Armena (cultural center), Milan, ITALY
1979 – Palazzo Zennobio di Collegio Armeno, Venice, ITALY
1980 – Foxhall Gallery, Washington, DC, USA
1981 – The Wallnuts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
1982 – Foxhall Gallery, Washington, DC, USA
1984 – Galerie Gorky (G. Basmadjian), Paris, FRANCE
1984 – UGAB Centre Culturel Alex Manoogian, Paris, FRANCE
1984 – Salle Culturel Eglise Armenienne, Lyon, FRANCE
1984 – UGAB Salle Yervant Hussissian, Valence, FRANCE
1984 – Galleria Centro Culturale San Fidele, Milan, ITALY
1984 – Casa Armena (cultural center), Milan, ITALY
1985 – US Congress Cannon House Rotunda, Washington, DC, USA
1986 – Dade County Public Library Galley, South Miami, FLA, USA
1988 – Broward County Main Library Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FLA, USA
1989 – Armenia Artists’ House Gallery, Yerevan, ARMENIA
1989 – Armenian National Gallery, Yeghegnatzor Branch, ARMENIA
1989 – Armenian National Gallery, Chermoog Branch, ARMENIA
1990 – Armenian SSR Cultural Center/Museum, Moscow, RUSSIA
1990 – Lenin Museum, Kiev, UKRAINE
1990 – Armenian National Gallery, Etchmiadzin Branch, ARMENIA
1991 – Aesthetics Center Gallery, Gyumri, ARMENIA
1992 – Punik Gallery, Yerevan, ARMENIA
2010 – National Architecture and Urban Life Museum (Dzitoghtsians), Gyumri, ARMENIA
2011 – Glenview Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville Civic Center Park, Rockville, MD, USA
NUMEROUS EXHIBITION CATALOGS
1967 – by Giorgio Kaisserlian, Milan, ITALY
1968 – by Domenico Cara, Venice, ITALY
1969 – by Bernard Davis, Miami, FLA, USA
1982 – by Lee Fleming & Richard Rubenfeld, Washington, DC, USA
1984 – by Derek Guthrie, Richard Rubenfeld, Lee Fleming & James Mahoney, Washington, DC, USA
1988 – by Anne Atanosian, Ft. Lauderdale, FLA, USA
1989 – by Vahan Haroutiunian, Shahen Khatchatrian, Henrik Igitian & Martin Michaelian, Yerevan, ARMENIA
1990 – by Aleksandr Kamensky, Moscow, RUSSIA and Gyumri, Yerevan, ARMENIA 1991-92
LECTURES-SEMINARS
Around the world on various topics of art, printmaking, and design.
LEVON has been extensively recognized by the media worldwide. Hundreds of newspaper and periodicals have praised him and he has been on numerous radio-TV interviews and talk shows. He has participated in a number of invitational and selective group shows throughout, European, former Soviet, and American major galleries.