KHACHIK KHACHATOURYAN
Khachik Khachatouryan is a contemporary artist residing in Los Angeles. He received his Bachelors of Arts in sculpture from the Art Institute of Yerevan in 1989 and a Masters of Fine Arts from the New York Academy of Art 1995.
Khachatouryan is known for his sculptures and has employed bronze, experimental/multi-media, glass interactive, murals, and steel in his pieces.
The Huntington Library in Pasadena has a series of his sculptures in their collection. Khachatouryan created fourteen foot sculptures of Shakespeare, Jane Austin and Charles Dickens for the new wing of the San Jose Museum of Art. He executed 75 sculptures for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in collaboration with Micheal Evert, Steven Sprouse and Ralph Pucci.
In 1994, he won First Prize out of 6,400 entries in the Wilber Johnson National Sculpture Competition. In 2013 Khachatouryan created the memorial for slain San Bernardino County Deputy Sheriff Jeremiah McKay.
EDUCATION
1989 B.A. in Sculpture from the Art Institute of Yerevan
1995 M.F.A. from New York Academy of Art
TEACHING
2013-2014 Children’s Volunteer Sculpture & Drawing Instructor, Lake Arrowhead, CA
1987-88 Teaching Assistant, Art Institute of Yerevan
1988 Visiting Lecturer, Surikov Institute of Art, Moscow
1988 Visiting Artist, Surikov Institute of Art, Moscow
SELECTED SOLE EXHIBITIONS
2022 3 Succulents – The Huntington, Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
2020 Orchids – The Huntington, Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
2019 The Huntington, Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
2017 The Huntington, Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
2012-2014 The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
2011 Donald Head – Saratoga Old Grandview Art Center
2007 Donald Head – Saratoga Old Grandview Art Center
2005 Donald Head – Saratoga Old Grandview Art Center
2003 Donald Head – Saratoga Old Grandview Art Center
2002 Donald Head – Saratoga Old Grandview Art Center
2001 Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
1998 Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1989 Repin Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia
1989 Artists’ Union, Yerevan, Armenia
1988 Art Institute of Yerevan, Armenia
1988 Architect’s Union, Yerevan, Armenia
1987 Artists’ Union, Yerevan, Armenia
1987 International Art Fair, Omsk, Russia
1986 International Art Fair, Omsk, Russia
1983 Repin Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia
1983 Artists’ Union, Yerevan, Armenia
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015 Fresno Art Museum – Tradition Legacy Culture, Arshile Gorky, William Saroyan,
Rueben Nakian, John Altoon, Charles Garabedian, Khachik Khachatouryan
2011 Donald Head – Saratoga Old Grandview Art Center
2007 Donald Head – Saratoga Old Grandview Art Center
2005 Donald Head – Saratoga Old Grandview Art Center
2003 Donald Head – Saratoga Old Grandview Art Center
2002 Donald Head – Saratoga Old Grandview Art Center
2000 Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA
1999 Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA
1998 Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA
1998 Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997 Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996 Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
1995 Gorky Gallery, New York, NY
1994 Gorky Gallery, New York, NY
1994 Sculpture Center, New York, NY
1994 Lyme Academy of Fine Art, Old Lyme, CT
1993 New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
1991 Hotel Bona Ventura, Los Angeles, CA
SELECTED ARTICLES
2015 The Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA, 1/23/2015 – Tradition, Legacy, Culture
2013 The Sun, San Bernardino, CA, 9/2/2013 – Statue of slain Deputy MacKay is unveiled
2013 The Press-Enterprise, Inland Empire, CA, 9/2/2013 – Lawman lives anew in bronze
2013 The Sun, San Bernardino, CA, 8/9/2013 – Statue honoring MacKay ready to be cast
2013 The Sun, San Bernardino, CA, 6/9/2013 – Award-winning sculptor to create memorial for slain deputy.
2013 The Sun, San Bernardino, CA, 6/6/2013 – Bronze statue will honor deputy killed in gunfight.
2013 San Gabriel Valley Tribune, San Gabriel, CA
2013 Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Long Beach Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA
2013 Pasadena Star-News, Pasadena, CA
2013 Torrance Daily Breeze, Torrance, CA
2013 Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Inland Valley, CA
2013 The Sun, San Bernardino, CA
2013 Redlands Daily Facts, Redlands, CA
2003 San Jose Magazine, San Jose, 2003, CA
2002 San Jose Magazine, San Jose, 2002, CA
2001 Metro, San Jose, May, 2001, CA
1998 San Francisco Chronicle, October, 1998, CA
1998 Armenian Observer, November, 1998, CA
1995 New York Times, Mary McFadden Fragrances, June 2, 1996, NY
1994 Sculpture Review, Sculpture News, Fall, 1994, NY
1994 The Day, Armenian Wins Sculpture Prize, June, 1994, CT
PRIVATE COMMISSIONS
2023 9 ft. H Sunflower, stainless steel and gold plated bronze, Jarrow Rogovin, Beverly Hills, CA
2022 4 ft. H x 8 ft. W x 8 ft. D Echeveria, stainless steel and bronze, Beverly Hills, CA
2021 10.5 ft. H Agave, stainless steel and bronze, Los Angeles, CA
2020 4 ft. x 4 ft. 303 small stainless steel Orchids with large gold plated bronze Orchid, The Huntington, Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
2019 30 bronze Hummingbird Medals, The Huntington, Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
2018 Memorial Sculpture for Loran Whitelock, The Huntington, Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
2018 Man and Woman (Bach Project), Jarrow Formulas, Beverly Hills, CA
2017 Untitled, Jarrow Formulas, Beverly Hills, CA
2017 International Orchid Competition Trophies, The Huntington, Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
2016 The Sky, Jarrow Formulas, Beverly Hills, CA
2016 Agave, Stanley Sirott Trust
2016 Untitled, Jarrow Formulas, Beverly Hills, CA
2014 Agave, The Huntington, Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA
2014 Eagle, Jarrow Formulas, Beverly Hills, CA
2013 Monument for Deputy Sheriff Jeremiah MacKay, Lake Arrowhead, CA
2011 Donald Head Commission of William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, San Jose, CA
2007 Donald Head Commission of Achilles, San Jose, CA
2005 Donald Head Commission of Hector, Paris and Helen of Troy, San Jose, CA
2003 Donald Head Commission of Greek Gods and Goddesses, San Jose, CA
2002 Donald Head Commission of Three Muses for Amphitheater, San Jose, CA
1995-96 75 Sculptures of Rock Stars for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, OH
1995 Design of Perfume Bottle for Mary McFadden
1994 Restoration of Benvenuto Celini’s Perseus for Stuart Pivar
AWARDS
1994 Wilbur Johnson National Sculpture Competition – Lyme, CT (1st Prize)
1989 Art Exhibition Competition, Moscow, Russia (1st Prize)
1989 Fine Arts Students’ National Art Competition, St. Petersburg, Russia (1st Prize)
1989 International Student Wood Carving Competition, Bulgaria (1st Prize)
1988 International Student Art Exhibition Competition, Moscow, Russia (2nd Prize)