Ara H. Hakobyan

Ara H. Hakobyan is an Armenian artist and art critic, Doctor of Sciences (arts, 2017), professor (2018) and a member of Artist Union of the Republic of Armenia (1999).

Ara H. Hakobyan was born in 1973 in Yerevan in the family of art historian Hravard Hakobyan. In 1997 Mr. Hakobyan graduated from the Yerevan State Academy of Arts, Department of Painting. During 1997-2000 Ara Hakobyan did his post-graduate studies at Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical University.  

In 2001 he passed advanced course at Venetian Academy of Arts.  Besides his art critics activities and involvement in fine art, Mr. Hakobyan have been a fulltime professor at Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical University since 2002.  

He became the Head of History Theory and Culture of Arts Department Khachatur Abovian Armenian State Pedagogical University in 2008.With his vision Ara Hakobyan has become the Dean of Faculty Art Education in 2017 and continues his mission as of today.  

Award-winner Ara Hakobyan has participated in numerous international and regional exhibitions. His works have been exhibited in museums across the European Union and could be seen in many private collections.  

Currently Mr. Hakobyan's works have been presented to the United States, and negotiations are in process with respectable and well know auction houses to represent his works across the Atlantic.