Dalan Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
Biography
Andrey Shugarov (father’s name: Arkadi) was born in 1958 in Tbilisi. After residing in Tbilisi for six years his family moved to Yerevan where the future painter received his secondary and higher education.
He studied at Yerevan Academy of Fine Arts and graduated Eduard Isabekyan’s workshop in 1975-1982 as an artist. Immediately following graduation, he was seconded to Karbi village. He taught painting at the local school while concurrently working as an artist at the Combine of Fine Arts.
Thereafter he had exhibitions in various countries, including Armenia, Moscow, Georgia, Iran, Saint-Petersburg, Beirut, Bulgaria, Germany, France, Italy, USA…
In 1990 he became a member of the Artists’ Union. In 2002 he left for Paris where he worked for 4 years being represented in various exhibition halls. Meanwhile he organised exhibitions with the Armenian artists to represent the Armenian painting and the Armenian artists in various countries.
He is married with two children.
Gallery
The artist’s every single new canvas promises an encounter with the free world and that’s the art of an original and sincere artist.
‘When considering Andrey Shugarov’s art from artistic perspective, we dive into the colors and shades of our real lives. The artist’s efforts are the result of his numerous talents. The artistic career of this truly gifted artist is very diverse both in terms of genres and topics.
Shugarov’s paintings are full of everlasting artistic imprints and have already found and have found their place among great achievements of Armenian culture, which has remained alive in the course of many centuries.
Despite Andrey’s artistic versatility, compositions with horses are his most recognizable works that brought him acclaim and may be considered the artist’s signature line.
The horses on A. Shugarov’s canvases are depicted in in motion, in a crazy dance, masterfully executed with continuous brushstrokes that complete the subtlety of the lines.
Exhibitions
Personal Exhibitions
2015
2002
Art 21 Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Group Exhibitions
2019
On 1 March he participated in the group exhibition to be held at Hamazkayin Lucy Tutunjian Art Gallery.
2019
On 13 February, he participated in the event-exhibition dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the formation of the People’s Republic of China and entitled "New Silk Road: One belt, one path” at the Artists’ Union.
2018
On 8 December, he participated in a "Free Theme” group exhibition at the Moscow House.
2018
31 October Shugarov's individual exhibition entitled "Retrospective Look" was held at the Artists’ Union.
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