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Arşo Kasparyan was born in Istanbul in 1949. She went to Papillon French Primary School, Sakız Ağacı Catholic Junior High School and Esayan Senior High School. She studied Turkish, Byzantine and European Arts and graduated from the Department of Art History at Istanbul University. During the same period, she studied miniature and illumination art (tezhip) in Dr. Süheyl Ünver`s workshop. She completed her master’s degree on manuscript with miniatures, which is kept in the Library of the Topkapı Palace. Kasparyan continues her painting and sculpture work at her private workshop in Istanbul. In addition, she has been giving class of art history at various art institutions and galleries since 1990. She has had many solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Turkey and abroad. In 1995, Kasparyan won First Prize in the Mythology Section in the “Rivert Art 95”, which was held in Nice.
Selected exhibitions:
1974, Keleşyan Gallery, miniature and manuscripts exhibition, Toronto
1993, Gallery Sandoz, Istanbul, painting exhibition, Istanbul
1994, IV. Istanbul Art Fair, Painting exhibition, Istanbul
1995, Gallery Racine, painting exhibition, Nice
1996, Niceexpo, Painting on Wood, Nice
1996, Gallery Vinci, Istanbul painting exhibition, Istanbul
1997, Burak Filateli Art Gallery, painting exhibition, Istanbul
1998, Galeri M & A, painting exhibition, Istanbul
1999, Galeri M & A, sculpture and relief exhibition, Istanbul
1999, Europe Art Fair International, sculpture and relief, Geneva
2001, Sheraton Hotel Gallery, painting and sculpture exhibition, Antalya
2002, Atatürk Cultural Center, sculpture and design exhibition, Istanbul
2004, French Street Art Gallery, Istanbul
2005, Foreign Affairs, Cultural Consultancy Art Gallery, Paris
2005, Galéri Etienne Causans, Paris
2006, "Mahir Güven Workshop Students exhibition", EKAV S.G., Istanbul
Reference: harbiforum.org, deyimsanatgalerisi.com, lebriz.com
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