1942 - 2009

Born May 9, 1942, in Tbilisi. From 1949 to 1955, she attended the 14th Girls' Comprehensive Seven-Year School. She then continued her studies at Secondary School No. 101 and simultaneously enrolled in the art school at the Iakob Nikoladze Art College, studying under Guguli Kurdiani, where she studied for four years, from ages 12 to 16. In 1962, she met the artist Alexander Bazhbeuk-Melikyan, and in 1967, Sergei Parajanov. Both, recognizing her brilliant artistic talent, greatly helped and supported Gayane in her work. 1967 — First solo (unofficial) exhibition in Yerevan, initiated by Parajanov. 1995 — Solo exhibitions in Paris, Aix, Poptivi, Poitiers, and Nîmes. 2009 — 53rd Venice Biennale of Art, Venice, Italy — organized by the Gayane Khachaturian International Foundation and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia. Gayane's works are held in the National Gallery of Armenia, the Museum of Modern Art of Armenia, and many private collections worldwide.