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Arman Nur (Armenian: Արման Նուռ, October 11, 1971, Yerevan, ASSR, USSR) is Armenian designer, jeweler, sculptor, painter. In 2012, Nur was awarded the RA Ministry of Culture's Gold, and in 2013 he got the RA President's Movses Khorenatsi Medal s.

Life and Education
Arman Nur was born in Yerevan on October 11, 1971. He studied at the Ceramics Department of Yerevan Children's Aesthetics Development Center and at the Toros Roslin Institute of Applied Art, Faculty of Metal Design. He participated the courses at the Moscow Institute of Gemology for the Study of Precious Stones, Identification and Research. Nur also took classes at the Miami Institute of Arts and Design.

Since 1999 Arman Nur is founderof the "Nur Design" creative studio.

Since 2015 Arman Nur is the founder and owner of the Nur Art Gallery Yerevan.

Solo Exhibitions

 * 2001 Art Gallery gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
 * 2004 Gevorgyan gallery, Yerevan, Armenia,
 * 2004 Tour exhibitions in Düsseldorf, Cologne, Bonn, Brussels, Paris, Vienna, Moscow
 * 2007 Aratta, Collection of jewelry symbolizing 12 cities of historic Armenia, Komitas Chamber Music House, Yerevan, Armenia
 * 2008 Aratta collection exhibition, VDNKh - The Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy, Moscow, Russia
 * 2016 YerevanUHI exhibition dedicated to Armenian woman, Yerevan History Museum, Armenia
 * 2018 The Fly, Multimedia exhibition, Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Yerevan, Armenia.

Group Exhibitions

 * 2001 Jeweler 2001 International exhibition, Moscow, Russia
 * 2002 JUNWEX Petersburg International exhibition, St. Petersburg, Russia
 * 2007 Aratta  collection at the Russian Fashion Week, Moscow, Russia
 * 2008 Aratta collection at the Ukrainian Fashion Week, Kiev, Ukraine
 * 2010 Aratta collection exhibition, Shanghai Expo, China
 * 2011 Aratta collection at the Georgian Fashion Week, Tbilisi, Georgia
 * 2017 Florence Contemporary Art Biennale (First Prize: Lorenzo il Magnifico Gold Medal), Florence, Italy

Artworks

 * The Reader monument located near the Khnko-Aper National Children's Library, installed in 2013.
 * Childhood sculpture, located in the garden of the Hematology Center after professor Yolyan, installed in 2017.
 * Seven Springs fountain boards installed in 2010.
 * Artist sculpture, "Open Music Fest" prize
 * Nran Hatik sculpture, Children's Theater Festival Prize
 * Let It Be The Light sculpture, Ecumenical Prize of the Golden Apricot International Film Festival
 * Swallow sculpture, "Swallow" National Music Awards
 * Fly sculpture, which was awarded the Lorenzo Il Magnifico Gold Medal of the 2017 Florence Contemporary Art Biennale
 * The first animated series of Genius

The proud owners of Nur Jewelry are world-famous people, such as Andre Aghasi, Sherilin Sargsyan, Maya Plisetskaya, Al Jerrau, Madeleine Albright, Nino Katamadze and others.

Awards
During his artistic career Nur has received a number of prestigious awards from Armenia and abroad. In 1994 Nur was awarded the first prize at the World Exhibition "Jeweler 1994", in Moscow also the First prize at the Jeweler 2001 International Exhibition, at the "Best Jewelry" nomination and the First Prize at the "Jeweler 2005" Jewelry and Watches International Exhibition, for the set "Color of Love". At the Russian Fashion Week 2007 Nur was awarded the Highest Award.

In 2012, Nur was awarded the Golden Medal of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia and the Movses Khorenatsi Honorary Medal of the President of the Republic of Armenia.

In October 2017, Arman Nur's sculptures Fly and Evolution were awarded the first prize, the Lorenzo il Magnifico Gold Medal of the International Contemporary Art Biennale of Florence, Italy.

Membership:

 * Honorable member of the Union of Designers of Uzbekistan
 * Member of the International Union of Designers
 * Member of the Union of Designers of Armenia

Family

 * Married, wife Lilit Hovhannisyan, the daughters: Nane Nur, Nare Nur.