Arto Tchakmaktchian

Arto Tchakmakchian (, 26 June 1933 – 1 October 2019) was an Egyptian-born Canadian-Armenian sculptor and painter. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. He was awarded by the Armenian Order of Honor in 2015. He was born in Cairo, Egypt and raised in Yerevan, Armenia. His career was based in Montreal, Canada.

In 1984 Tchakmaktchian won First Prize in the Wilfrid Pelletier Competition in Montreal for his bust of the competition's namesake. The work is on permanent display in the entrance hall of Place des Arts in Montreal. His works have also been exhibited at known museums internationally, notably in the Louvre.Biography of Arto Tchakmaktchian at www.naregatsi.org  A notable exhibition was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris in 2010.

Tchakmakchian died on 1 October 2019 in Montreal at the age of 86.Մահացել է անվանի քանդակագործ Արտո Չաքմաքչյանը 

References

Other websites

 Official site 
 Parajanov-Vartanov Institute

Category:1933 births
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Category:Canadian painters
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