Edik Boghosian

Edik Boghosian is an award winning visual artist based in Armenia was born in Tehran, Iran on 1972. Holds BA in fine arts graduated from art faculty of Azad University of Tehran on 1995.He works as a freelance multidisciplinary visual artist. Starting with painting, he has started to avoid classical ways (paint & brush) from 2014. He uses rusty scrap-metals that has been used before in everyday life & makes abstract assemblages, relieves, wall hanging objects and volumes.
Group Exhibitions (selection)1994 - Painting Group Exhibition, Iran2003 - “Un Cri Persan” Poster Group Exhibition, France2004 - “Control+G” Poster Group Exhibition, Iran2006 - The 8th International Poster Triennial in Toyama, Japan2014 - 18th Alternative Art, Armenia2016 - 5th International Video Poetry Festival, Greece2017 - Juteback Poetry Film Festival, USA2017 - “One Shot” 15 International Short Film Festival, Armenia2017 - A’ Design Award, Italy2018 - Are performing Arts Festival, Armenia2018 - 11: Selections of Armenian Contemporary Abstract Art,Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Armenia
2019 - “The discreet charm of bullshit”, Dalan, Armenia
2019 - "Consequence: Artefact" multidisciplinary exhibition, Vallex Garden Hotel, NK/Courtyard by Marriott, Georgia
Solo Exhibitions1997 - “Father, Son, Holy Spirit”, Painting Exhibition, Iran2003 - Cartoon and Illustration Exhibition, Armenia2004 - Cartoon and Illustration Exhibition, Croatia2004 - Cartoon and Illustration Exhibition, Iran2017 - “Drinker Writers” Illustration Exhibition, Armenia

Awards (selection)2002 - awarded the First Prize, 2nd National Cartoon Competition of Kashan, Iran2005 - awarded Special prize, “Don Quichotte” competition, Germany2006 - awarded First Prize, “Ken Sprague” International Political Cartoon Competition, UK2017 - awarded A’ Design Bronze Award for Graphics and Visual Communication Design, Italy2017 - awarded “Graphis” Silver award, USA