Hernik Igityan

Henrik Igityan was born in Tbilisi, studied at school after Kirov in Yerevan. In 1956 he finished V. Brusov State University, in 1963 finished Faculty of Art Criticism of the Leningrad Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Between 1960-1971 he worked at National Gallery of Armenia. In 1970 Igityan founded first children gallery in the world, Yerevan Modern Art Museum (1972), in 1978 National Center of Aesthetics for children and in 1994 “Noah’s Ark” Contemporary Artists Association. He is an author of monographs, albums, fiction articles. Henrik Igityan was awarded with medals “Khachatur Abovyan”, “Movses Khorenatsi” (1999), “Mkhitar Gosh” of Artsakh in 2001, Los Angeles University Gold Medal in 2005. In 1980 he received the title Honored Art Worker of the Armenia, in 2004 Honorary citizen of Yerevan. Died in Yerevan.