painters

Zohrab Keshishian

Artist Painter

Krikor Zohrab, Krikor

Passed away February 2017

Education: Mesropian School, Gemaran College, Academic painting studies.

Diplomas: Greek Atelier Sirios in Aleppo - Italian Atelier Juliano in Lebanon - Faculté des Beaux Arts Kaslik.

Career: International Artist, Art Professor.

Other informations: Cinematographic Posters and théatre decoration.

Private exhibitions :

1. 1972 Lebanon Beirut Bristol hotel
2. 1973 Syria Aleppo national museum
3. 1973 Lebanon Beirut may flowers hotel
4. 1973 Lebanon Beirut national conservatory
5. 1974 Kuwait Kuwait st vartan school
6. 1975 Lebanon Beirut national conservatory
7. 1977 Lebanon Beirut style art gallery
8. 1980 Lebanon Antelias nihako gallery
9. 1980 Cyprus Nicosia Hilton international gallery
10. 1981 USA New York prelacy of the arm. Apostolic church
11. 1981 USA California dikranian hall
12. 1981 USA Hollywood a.g.b.u. art gallery
13. 1982 Lebanon antelias nihako gallery
14. 1983 Cyprus Hilton international gallery
15. 1983 Canada Toronto a.g.b.u. art gallery
16. 1984 Lebanon antelias nihako gallery
17. 1985 Lebanon antelias arm. Catholicosate of Cilicia, gulbenkian hall
18. 1987 Lebanon Beirut a.g.b.u.garmirian school’s hall
19. 1988 Lebanon antelias catholicosate arm. de cilicie, gulbenkian hall
20. 1988 Lebanon zouk musbeh gallery “les cimaises”, holiday beach
21. 1989 / 90 Cyprus Nicosia Hilton international gallery
22. 1990 Cyprus rogmi gallery
23. 1991 Lebanon Beirut al muntada gallery
24. 1992 Lebanon Beirut tekeyan center hall
25. 1993 Lebanon zouk musbeh gallery “les cimaises” holliday beach
26. 1994 / 95 Lebanon zouk musbeh gallery «la toile» rimal
27. 1996 Lebanon dbayeh gallery siran manouguian
28. 1999 Lebanon zouk musbeh gallery« les cimaises » holiday beach
29. 2004 / 05 Lebanon jal el dib gallery surface libre
30. 2007 Lebanon haigazian university art center matossian gallery
31. 2008 / 09 Lebanon les cimaises gallery holiday beach.
32. 2010 Lebanon zakhem bldg. balamand university.
33. 2011 Jal el dib gallery Surface libre
34- 2012 Lebanon Jal el dib Gallery Surface Libre
35- 2012 Lebanon Zakhem bldg. Balamand University
36- 2013 Lebanon Jal el dib Gallery Surface Libre
37- 2014 Lrbanon Jal el dib Gallery Surface Libre.

Collective Exhibitions:

1 1974 Lebanon Beirut hotel Phoenicia
2. 1975 Lebanon Beirut st elie cathedral debbas square
3. 1980 Lebanon Beirut chahine gallery
4. 1980 Lebanon jounieh a.t.c.l.
5. 1981 Brazil Sao Paulo
6. 1982 Lebanon Beirut hotel alexandre
7. 1982 Lebanon beirut chahine gallery
8. 1988 Liban Beyrouth gallery d’art 3m
9. 1988 Liban zouk musbeh gallery “les cimaises”
10. 1989 Liban beyrouth gallery d’art 3m
11. 2005 Liban jal el dib galerie surface libre
12. 2007 Liban jal el dib galerie surface libre
13. 2008 Liban antelias gulbenkian hall.
14. 2010 Lebanon Lucie Tutunjian gallery
15. 2010 Lebanon Surface Libre gallery
16. 2011 Lebanon Surface Libre gallery

Exposed works:

I. Armenian Prelature in Lebanon
1. The Translators. Oil 145x195cm.
2. Christianity in Armenian. Oil 145x195cm.
3. The first Baptism in Armenia. Oil 145x195cm.

II. Mekhitarist Father’s Church, Bikfaya, Lebanon
4. La Madona de la Vigne esco In Arcade (Altar) 350x220cm.
5. Seigneur prends pitié Oil 470x190cm.
6. Le Baptême Oil,circular 100x100cm.

III. Mekhitarist Father’s Church, Raouda, Lebanon
7. Ste.Rita Oil 240x360cm.
8. La Cene. Oil 470x240cm.
9. St.Vartan. Pencil & Water-Colour 240x150cm.
10. Mother and Child. Pencil & Water-Colour 50x 70cm.
11. Mother and Child. Pencil & Water-Colour 100 x 70cm.

IV. Levonian school ( Rome, Italy )
12. Etchmiadzine Cathedral ( IV th C.) Oil 80x100cm.
13. Heripsimiants Church ( VII th C.). Oil 80x100cm.
14. Aghtamar St.Khatch Church ( X th C.). Oil 80x100cm.
15. St.Garabed Monastery ( IX th C.). Oil 80x100cm.

V. Mekhitarist convent ( Vienna, Austria )
16. La Madone. Pencil and water-colour 70x 50cm.
17. L’Enfant et la Pomme. Oil 100x80cm.

VI. St Lazzaro Museum ( venice, Italy )
18. L’Annonciation Oil 100x60cm.
19. Apparition Oil 200x 50cm..
20. Post Christ. Oil 40x 50cm.
21. Devant la croix. Oil 200x120cm.
22. Apparition de la Vierge à Mékhitar. Oil In Arcade 480x340cm.
23. Premier Pas de Mékhitar. Oil In Arcade 480x340cm.

VII. National museum ( Syria )
24. Les Aigles. Oil 100x 70cm.
25. Bouquet de fleur. Oil 100x 70cm.

VIII. Cyprus Presidential Palace
26. Milky Way Oil 70x80cm..
27. The Sun Indian ink 50x70cm.
28. Between. Pencil and Water-Colour 28x34.5cm.

IX. Armenian Holy Martyrs Church ( California, USA )
29. La Madone de la Vigne. Oil 140x100cm.
30. St. Gregoire. Fresco in Arcade 300x150cm.
31. St.Bartholome. Fresco in Arcade 300x150cm.

X. The Holy Virgin Church ( Nicosia, Cyprus )
32. L’Annonciation. Oil 80 x 70 cm.
33. Descente de la Croix. Oil 240x150cm.
34. Ressurrection. Oil 240x150cm.
35. Tatios et Bartholomios. Oil 240x150cm.
36. L’Alphabet Oil 240x150cm.
37. St.Gregoire L’Illuminateur. Oil 130x110cm.
38. St.Georges. Oil 130x110cm.
39. Baptême. Fresco in Arcade 220x150cm.
40. Supper of EMMAUS. Fresco in Arcade 220x150cm.
41. Virgin Mary. Oil in Arcade(Altar) 180x120cm.

XI. St Stephan Church ( Larnaca, Cyprus )
42. St.Gregoire. Oil 190x140cm.

XII. St Vartan Church ( Kuwait )
43. Baptême du Christ. Oil in Arcade 80 x70 cm.

XIII. The great house of Cilicia ( Antelias, Lebanon )
44. Holy Virgin of the Wheat. Oil in Arcade 160x115cm.
45. St.Krikor Loussavoritch. Oil 117 x97cm.

XIV. St Hagop Church ( Achrafieh, Lebanon )
46. The Annuciation. Oil 100x 81cm.

XV. St Gayane and St hiripsime Church ( Jbeil, Lebanon )
47. Holy Mary with St.Gayané and St.Hripsime Oil in arcade(Altar) 180x120cm.
48. Saint Georges. Oil 145x 97cm.

XVI. St Haroutioun Church ( Jounieh, Lebanon )
49. Mesrop Machdotz. Oil 97x117cm

XVII. Melkonian establishment ( Nicosia, Cyprus )
50. The Bird. Indian ink 70 x50cm.
51. The Hill. Indian ink 70 x50cm.

XVIII. St Hagob Church ( Montreal, Canada )
52. St. Krikor de Nareg. Oil 230x145cm.

Printed private stamps:

1. The Annuciation.
2. Descent From the Cross.
3. The Resurrection.
4. Tatios and Bartholome.
5. The Armenian Alphabet.
6. St. Grégoire L’illuminateur.
7. The Last Supper.
8. Vahan Mamigonian.

Illustration of Books:

1. Sunday Reading Bible.
2. Forty Holy Subjects from the Bible.
3. St.Hripsimé.
4. Explanation on “OUR FATHER”.
5. Edifying short stories.
6. April.
7. Abhasou an matar.
8. Al thalj Yamhou Khoutaha.
9. Several Book covers.

Medals and decorations:

1. First Exhibition Golden Palette ( 1972 ).
2. Gold Medal of St. Mekhitar ( 1975, Venice Italy ).
3. Who’s who international silver medal 2002.

Biography:

His biography is published in the International Directory of 500 Worlds Leaders of Influence both edit by A.B.I. Raleigh, NC ( USA ), in the International who’s who in the 21st Century (Cambridge England 2002), and in the Who’s Who in Lebanon.

Hobbies:

Music, Antiquity collecting, reading, private video Film director.

Featured Works

 Honey 102 x 102 cm, acrylic on canvas
Honey 102 x 102 cm, acrylic on canvas
 
 The kiss, 110 x 122 cm, acrylic on masonite
The kiss, 110 x 122 cm, acrylic on masonite
 
 The voice of laughter, 193 x 193 cm, acrylic on canvas
The voice of laughter, 193 x 193 cm, acrylic on canvas
 
 Paligue, 122 x 110 cm, acrylic on masonite
Paligue, 122 x 110 cm, acrylic on masonite
 
 Before the Big Day, 100 x 150 cm, Oil on canvas
Before the Big Day, 100 x 150 cm, Oil on canvas
 
 Birds of September, 150 x 100 cm, Oil on canvas
Birds of September, 150 x 100 cm, Oil on canvas
 
 Happiness, 194 x 194 cm, Oil on canvas
Happiness, 194 x 194 cm, Oil on canvas
 
 Intimacy, 50 x 70 cm, Colored indian ink
Intimacy, 50 x 70 cm, Colored indian ink
 
 The Kiss of Magnolia, 117 x 97 cm, Oil on canvas
The Kiss of Magnolia, 117 x 97 cm, Oil on canvas
 
 Old Days, 147 x 187 cm, Oil on canvas
Old Days, 147 x 187 cm, Oil on canvas
 
 Rain Drops in the Morning, 81 x 100 cm, Oil on canvas
Rain Drops in the Morning, 81 x 100 cm, Oil on canvas
 
 Teenagers and the Sea, 51 x 73 cm, Watercolor and pencil
Teenagers and the Sea, 51 x 73 cm, Watercolor and pencil
 
 The Time, 194 x 194 cm, Oil on canvas
The Time, 194 x 194 cm, Oil on canvas
 
 Two Canaries, 78 x 94 cm, Oil on canvas
Two Canaries, 78 x 94 cm, Oil on canvas
 
 When we were young, 194 x 194 cm, Oil on canvas
When we were young, 194 x 194 cm, Oil on canvas
 
 Winter Flowers, 35 x 50 cm, Gouache
Winter Flowers, 35 x 50 cm, Gouache
 
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