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Varoujan Hovakimyan

United States

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« All of my work is an exploration of human perceptions, where the simplest ideas can turn into layered, complex puzzles and the intricate ones into brightly illuminated paths or symbols. »
Varoujan Hovakimyan is an Armenian American abstract painter based in Los Angeles. His work investigates how structural coherence emerges through calibrated perception. Approaching painting as discovery rather than invention, he treats the canvas as a field where form is not fixed in advance, but gradually stabilizes through sustained attention to balance, tension, and rhythm.

Born in 1978 in Yerevan, Armenia, Hovakimyan studied Graphic Arts at the State Academy of Fine Arts of Armenia from 1994 to 1999, focusing on drawing, painting, illustration, and printmaking. His early musical training continues to inform the tonal and structural sensibility of his work.

Since relocating to Los Angeles in 1999, Hovakimyan has developed a sustained studio practice and has presented numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States and internationally. In 2024, he received the Denis Diderot Grant, and in 2026 he completed an artist residency at Château d’Orquevaux in France.
Varoujan Hovakimyan
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