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Zhirayr Agavelyan

Zhirayr  Lendrushovich    Agavelyan (born December  8, 1955, Yerevan), armenian tv director, artist, actor, writer,  tv scenarist,  musician,  member  of artists’ Union  of Armenia (2015)

Biography
Zhirayr Agavelyan was born  in 1955 in Yerevan, Armenia. In 1972 he graduated  from Hagop Paronian school  #59 in  Yerevan. 1973-1977 studied and graduated from Echmiadzin college  tv department  in  Armenia. 1975-1977 served in the army (Germany). 1977- 1980 graduated from  “Armenfilm” studio, with the qualification  of actor  for tv and theatre. 1977-1991 he worked as a tv director in the Armenian State  tv in Yerevan. 1984-1989 studied and graduated  from Leningrad  culture institute  tv department  in Russia. In 1991 left for United States of America. In 2012 he returned  Armenia. From 2009 he began working  with photo art. He held numerous exhibitions in Armenia and outside country.

He has been engaged in photography since 2009. He has had many exhibitions not only in the homeland, but also abroad. "'Since I am a TV director by profession, I decided to turn photography into a movement and give it a spirituaal, philosophical life. It became the beginning and the color search called photo navigation. Later, the inner instinct opened a new way to photography. ”"

Fine Arts - Documentary Films
Zhirayr Aghavelyan is the author of several films.


 * “VARDANANK” (1984)
 * “SYMPHONY OF STONES” (1987)
 * “LAVASH” (1988)
 * “WHO IS HE? EDWARD GHAZARYAN” (1988)
 * “AFLAMED WITH POMEGRANATE  BRANCHES” (1989)
 * “ETERNAL TRAVELER” (1989)
 * “GIVE FORGIVENESS TO MY SINS”(1990)
 * “ARMENIAN STRUGGLE” (1993, USA )

Diplomas

 * Inter- republican festival, “Symphony of stones”  1987, Vilnius, Lithuania
 * White nights-1988, ”Who is he? Edward Ghazaryan” 1988,  Leningrad, Russia
 * Inter- republican festival, “Symphony of stones”  1987, Vilnius, Lithuania
 * “ARMENIAN STRUGGLE”,  HOMETOWN VIDEO FESTIVAL  WINNER, 1993, BOSTON, USA
 * DIPLOMA FOR “NEW APPROACH  ESTABLISHED IN PHOTO ART”, TAVUSH REGION, 2015,ARMENIA
 * “Armenian struggle”, Hometown video festival winner, 1993, Boston, USA

Books
He has published three books: "Take Me in Your Hands" (published by Gasprint Publishing House, 2012), "Miniatures of thought" (phylosophical  aphorisms, Yerevan Author Publishing House, 2013), "Three ages" autobiographical novel with photo art pictures, Lusakn Publishing House, 2015).

Exhibitions

 * "99 Pleasant" dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Armenia's independence, Naregatsi Art Institute Exhibition Hall, 2011
 * Today I am a pure-minded person", Tekeyan Foundation Cultural Center Gallery, Yerevan, 2012
 * "Take me in your arms", Yerevan, 2012, Narekatsi Art Institute Exhibition Hall
 * Naregatsi Art Institute Exhibition Hall, Yerevan, 2013
 * Exhibition dedicated to the 50th anniversary of YSU Faculty of Psychology and Philosophy, YSU Gallery, Yerevan, 2014
 * Tekeyan Foundation Cultural Center Exhibition Hall, Yerevan, 2015
 * "Following Traces of Destiny" Exhibition Hall of "Tekeyan Foundation" Cultural Center, Yerevan, 2015
 * "Return", Tekeyan Foundation Cultural Center Exhibition Hall, 2015
 * "New style in art", Ijevan Municipality Gallery, 2015
 * "Rebirth", Union of Artists of Armenia, Yerevan, 2016
 * "Roots", Kapan Geological Museum, Kapan, 2016
 * "Creation", State Museum of Nature of Armenia, Yerevan, 2016

Articles published in the press

 * Voice of the Homeland 1989, Komitas's concurrence
 * Soviet Armenia newspaper 1989, The Eternal Traveler
 * Screen N 6-1990, The Devoted
 * Наша завота, 2009, О замечательном фильме:
 * Opinion N 34-2011, 99 Pleasant
 * Contact, N 159-2011, Vistovka v Zabote:
 * Contact, N 162-2011, In us in Zabote 9 May:
 * Morning N 182/4029 / - 2011, How to make reality an art
 * Contact, N 171-2012, Other live photos:
 * Boston, N 263-2012, Center Makor photo art:
 * Mirror spectator 6, 2012, Exhibit photo collage:
 * Hayrenik N 133-2012, Photo art:
 * Republic of Armenia N 188-2012, The color of nostalgia
 * Call N 13-2012, The lesson is conducted by a photographer
 * Contact, N 155-2012, Signs of all persons:
 * Book world 4-6 / 67-69 / 2013, In my hands
 * Irates N 21 602-2015, A child as sincere. Dreamy like a teenager, wise like an old man
 * Unwritten laws N 1- 2015, Back to someone. He broke the three
 * Republic of Armenia N 46/60 92/2015, Conversations of the Spirit with the call of the roots Aravot N 213/5056/2015, Jirayr Aghavelyan, To paint beautifully does not mean to breathe paintings  Ijjan N 666-2015, A game of colors that awakens the human imagination  Tsolker N 3/42 / For me there is incense of love of soul, faith  Economics N 31 - 2016, Boomerang realism  Syunats Yerkir N 36/412/2016, "Roots" օրը Library day in the regional administration  Irates N 63/720 / - 2016, Breathed pictures  Nation N 6/258/2016, The sensory field of the word ույ colors