Painter
· Born in 1978
- United States
Varoujan Hovakimyan
16 Artworks
Varoujan Hovakimyan
United States
Credentials
- Experienced Artist
- Art Fair Participant
« 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.
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.
- Nationality
- United States
- Nationality
- 1978
- Nationality
- Painter
The Denis Diderot Grant - myinfo.cv.awards.award.is_winner- Champagne-Ardenne, France
Beverly Hills Art Show / Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills, United States
Solo Exhibition / Shoghart Gallery - Burbank, CA, United States
Solo Exhibition / Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office - Los Angeles, CA, United States
Solo Exhibition / Harvest Gallery - Glendale, CA, United States
Solo Exhibition / Alex Manougian Cultural Center - Pasadena, CA, United States
Solo Exhibition / Komitas Chamber Music House - Yerevan, Armenia
San Francisco Art Fair / Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture - San Francisco, United States
Beverly Hills Art Show (Spring) - Juried / Beverly Hills Art Show - Beverly Hills, CA, United States
PSB Art Show (October) / Pershing Square Building Gallery - Los Angeles, CA, United States
Beverly Hills Art Show (Fall) - Juried / Beverly Hills Art Show - Beverly Hills, CA, United States
Beverly Hills Art Show (Spring) - Juried / Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills, CA, United States
Beverly Hills Art Show (Fall) / Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills, CA, United States
37th Annual All Media Juried Art Exhibition / Lancaster Museum of Art and History - Lancaster, CA, United States
The Other Art Fair (Virtual Edition) / Old Truman Brewery - London, United Kingdom
Centered On The Center / Huntington Beach Art Center - Huntington Beach, CA, United States
Los Angeles Art Association’s Open Show / Gallery 825 - Los Angeles, CA, United States
The Artists Unique / Unique Things Gallery - Burbank, CA, United States
The Other Art Fair , Los Angeles / The Barker Hangar - Santa Monica, CA, United States
The really, really good abstract show / ShockBoxx Gallery - Hermosa Beach, CA, United States
Ellipsis Art Exhibit / Armenian Cultural Foundation - Glendale, United States
BH Art Show Spring/Fall - Juried / Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills, CA, United States
The 2nd International Print Biennale / HayArt Cultural Center - Yerevan, Armenia
The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles / The Barker Hangar - Santa Monica, CA, United States
Los Angeles Art Association’s Open Show / Gallery 825 - Los Angeles, CA, United States
The Power of Three / Castelli Art Space - Los Angeles, CA, United States
BH Art Show Spring/Fall - Juried / Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills, CA, United States
BH Art Show Spring/Fall - Juried / Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills, CA, United States
BH Art Show Spring/Fall - Juried / Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills, CA, United States
Armenian Artists of Los Angeles / Dilanchyan Art Center - Glendale, CA, United States
Desert Art Festival / Downtown Palm Springs - Palm Springs, CA, United States
Burbank Art Festival - Juried / Downtown Burbank - Burbank, CA, United States
BH Art Show Spring/Fall - Juried / Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills, CA, United States
Malibu Art Festival - Juried / Malibu Art Festival - Malibu, CA, United States
La Jolla Art Festival - Juried / LJAWF - La Jolla, CA, United States
BH Art Show - Fall / Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills, CA, United States
BH Art Show - Fall / Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills, CA, United States
Group Exhibition / Center for Experimental Art and Architecture - Los Angeles, CA, United States
Truth Dazzles Gradually / Center for Experimental Art and Architecture - Los Angeles, CA, United States
Juried Group Exhibition / Kerckhoff Art Gallery at UCLA - Los Angeles, CA, United States
Juried Group Exhibition / The Judson Gallery of Contemporary and Traditional Art - Los Angeles, CA, United States
Group Exhibition / Harvest Gallery - Glendale, CA, United States
BH Art Show Spring/Fall / Beverly Gardens Park - Beverly Hills, CA, United States
Group Exhibition / Royal Art Gallery - Glendale, CA, United States
Juried Art Festival / 52nd Sausalito Art Festival - Sausalito, CA, United States
Unity and Diversity / Pacific Design Center - West Hollywood, CA, United States
Juried exhibition / Enisen Gallery - Los Angeles, CA, United States
Juried Art Show / Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art - Yerevan, Armenia
Group Exhibition / Tumanyan Museum - Yerevan, Armenia
Group Exhibition / “Fe” Center of State Chamber Theater - Yerevan, Armenia
Essay / Peter Frank- Varouján Hovakimyan: Music as Image, Image as Form
Canvas A blog of Saatchi Art- Fair Director’s Pick: Varouján Hovakimyan
Voyage LA- Meet Varoujan Hovakimyan
Asbarez - In the Name of Mikito Yamaguchi: The Truth Dazzles Gradually
Chateau d'Orquevaux Artists and Writers Residency - Champagne-Ardenne, France
The 2nd International Print Biennale, Yerevan - Permanent Collection, Armenia
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