Fresno Art Museum to host Armenian artists exhibit

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Fresno Art Museum will present “Tradition, Legacy, Culture,” an exhibit featuring works by Armenian artists to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

The show will open Jan 23 and continue through April 26, according to Asbarez.

With pieces on loan from various art galleries and personal collections throughout the country, the exhibition includes the works of John Altoon, Varujan Boghasian, Ara Dolarian, Charles Garabedian, Arshile Gorky, Khachik Khachatouryan, Ed Marouk, Rueben Nakian, Varaz Samuelian, William Saroyan, and Arminee Shishmanian.

“Each of these artists has achieved international and regional renown,” remarked museum coordinator Carol Tikijian. “Each experienced the Armenian Genocide on some level and each remained unstoppable in their drive to create, leaving the world richer in its understanding of the complexities of life through their art.”

The art exhibit is part of a series of activities promoted by the Armenian Genocide Centennial—Fresno Committee, which includes representatives from the religious, educational, social, and political organizations of the Central Valley. The group’s goals are to commemorate the 1.5 million martyrs who perished at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish government; to educate others about the Armenian Genocide and historical injustice; and to inspire people to overcome adversity through the story of the survivors’ of the Armenian Genocide.