| It is useless to ask
AnnyRose Nahapetian where she comes from and to hope the answer will yield a cultural
image that will fit her. It is just as useless to directly associate her work
with one specific cultural conception. Whoever needs these associations has to
realise that her personal history is firmly connected with the history of numerous
countries, cultures and religions. AnnyRose was born as an Armenian girl in Iran,
a country that is predominantly Islamic, and where she spent her childhood. She
graduated as a graphic designer at the ‘Grafische Studio-Bruke Hochschule’
in Munich, Germany, and continued studying languages and sculpting in London and
Turin. She worked for the Teheran Times, and as a freelancer for many different
companies and organisations in Iran. After the islamic revolution in Iran, she
emigrated to the Netherlands and found a home there.
Her work as an artist and poet resides in the shared borderland of all these different
cultures and languages that she has encountered and that have enriched her. This
borderland, the meeting point of all these religions, traditions and of modernisation,
is the birthing ground of her words and images. Her organisatorial work and research
activities to collect (artistic) historical, philosophical and cultural anthropological
knowledge give her the possibility of openness and of forming a frame for new
compositions. Her work is extraverted, she says, and that is why the encounters
with others are important for the inspiration for her work. In short, the interaction
between knowledge and intuition, and between inspiration and tradition form the
center, the core of her work. And so, she transforms the fragments of the splintered
history into visions of survival and continuity. AnnyRose, an artist on the meeting
point of human habits.
- Fredoen Valianpour (translation: YourVisions)
Here are a few pictures of me, growing up in life. growing up
CURRICULUM VITAE
Since 1991 working full time as fine art artist, interior designer and organizer
of cultural projects in fine art.
Prior to that time, worked for almost 20 years as Graphic and Layout Designer
for newspapers, weekly magazines and advertising agencies with clients in the
following categories: Soft drinks, Biscuits and Snacks, Shoes, Tourism.
Personal Information:
Born in Iran, Armenian with Dutch citizenship.
Education
June 1973 Graduated as Graphic Designer from the Graphic Academy Brücke Hochschule
in Munich, Germany) in applied graphic design.
1975 Was awarded a scholarsip from Tehran Times (daily iranian newspaper) to
study Italian in Torino, Italy.
1976 Was awarded a scholarship to study Language and Sculpture, in Ealing Technical
College, London, Great Britain.
Work experience - Iran
09-1974 to 08-1983 Tehran Times fulltime employee in the advertising and public
relations department (responsible for newspaper layout).
1977 to 1983 Freelanced as collateral material designer for various corporations
designed book covers and letter heads, business cards and corporate identity.
Work experience - Netherlands
1986-1987 Information department, Townhall of Amsterdam
(responsible for the layout of the internal
magazine).
1987-1989 Yellow Pages, ITT world international
in Amsterdam (responsible for layout and advertising).
1991-Present Full time artist
Fine Art work Disciplines
Paintings (graphic techniques) / " Story images" "Icon- logy"
Ceramics
Sculpting
Collage, mixed techniques
Drawing
Teaching Drawing & painting techniques since 2001
2004 Graduated in Utrecht Artists in the Class Room
Orientation Cultural and Artistic Education Primary School
This has been achieved by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences, in cooperation with the
foundation 'Artists Culture and Entrepreneurs'.
Assignments in the Netherlands:
1993-1994 Advies Commissie Minderheden (ACON ). (Minority advise commission-
corporate identity)
1993 Anne Frank House, Amsterdam,
Slide presentation for the exhibition of “I Dream of Peace
(this included design of the exhibition and slide production)
1995 IIAV, Onderbelicht
(Information Bureau for Ethnic Women of the World)- organized the
exhibition called “underexposed” with the participation
of Angela Davise.
1995 Amazone, Arte Piccola.
1995 Organization and design
of exhibition Women, Art
and Society (download document) and pics.
1995 Refugee organization,
Amsterdam, Designed T-Shirt Logo
1997 De Balie, Amsterdam,
Persian Litterature and poetry evening.
1998 St. Perdu, Persian
Litterature and poetry evening.
1998 Cosmic Theater, Amsterdam,
Posters and invitation cards
1999-2000 Tropical museum of Amsterdam, Exhibition
De Armeniërs in Nederland:
"Kleine gemeenschap rijke geschiedenis". (The
Armenians in the Netherlands: "small
community- rich history".)
Projects in
development:
-Waterkunstroute Amsterdam, (Art exhibit on the waterways of Amsterdam)I'm currently looking for organization to work with on this project with a group of artist.
-Coffee and Coffee houses: - I am currently looking for organization to work with on this project. If you're interested, send me an email or call me, so we can discuss the details!
Exhibitions:
1991 Galerie Columbus (solo), Amsterdam
Galerie Amazone (groep), Amsterdam
Contrapunten
1992 St. O. K . K., (solo),
Oostzaan
SVB-bank,
(groep), Amsterdam
1993 Univ. Twente Vrijhof, Enschede
Galerie Elf, (groep), Amsterdam
St. Amsterdam Kruiswerk, (groep)
Openbare Bibiliotheek, (solo), Groningen
1993/94 Galerie Art Yard, (groep), Amsterdam
1994 Hervormde Kerk, (solo), Oostzaan
Triodos Bank, (solo), Zeist
Galerie XY, (groep), Amsterdam
Galerie
Bremmer, (groep), Tilburg
1995 Galerie Mana, (solo), Utrecht
East
Gallery, (solo), Boston U.S. click here for a Virtual tour
1996 Galerie XY, (groep), Amsterdam
1997 The Explosion Artotek, (groep), Amsterdam
1998 Gate Foundation, (groep), Amsterdam
2000 Tropenmuseum, (solo), Amsterdam
Go
Gallery, (groep), Amsterdam
Werkuno, (groep), Veenhuizen
The Explosion Artotek, (groep) Amsterdam
2001 SBK the whole year
2002 Windkracht 13 Den
Helder februari/april
Gyumry
biennal Yerevan august 21th, Armenia
Nungi NK art. Ceramic biennal in Nakhijevan/Azarbaijan/Armenia
2003 KNSM Eiland, Amsterdam
Gallery Go, Amsterdam
Galerie Bremmer, Tilburg
2004 Project in Utrecht: Wings. Giving the cariatides on a building wings as an
appreciation for their year
long service in supporting the building. Go to this page for the explanation and the
pictures!
2004 Gyumri Biennale in Armenia: from August 7th through august 29th.
2004 Exhibition "Langusion" in the Ethnographical Museum in Armenia. August 7th through 29th.
2004 Exhibition 'R-THEM& TEXT" in Style Gallery in Armenia.
August 7th through 29th.
2004 November 5th. Vishal -en Kloostergang in Haarlem, organized by 'Kunstlijn'.
Theme: Dislocations. Published in "Dagblad
Haarlem".
2005 May 20th, Amsterdam
2005 Sep/ Amsterdam Atelier Plantage Weesper Mozes en Aäronkerk
2005 / heden Experimenting Fringe-ism the new waive. ( If the impact of the start of a each painting is perfect you succeed already to create your esthetic conclusion and the possible or impossible !. You as a Artist are the one to knowledge the beauty ( however in every discipline we appraise beauty and the beast ) but there is a philosophical question where comes the appraise from. You can make hundreds of painting on finished in the age of perfection, I'm going to show you all in a year what I mean by this).
2006 Project voorbereiding Amsterdam ACCAN en Art Cage Gallery and Cultural Center
2007 Exhibition Amsterdam Gallery Art Cage
2007 Exhibition Center of Art and Cultur Solo
2007-8 Chroma: Cultural happening and exhibition of Seven Days of Colour. Amsterdam (Cultural happening with music, dance, theater and visual art). Is finally realized in 2007-2008 Art Cage Gallery & Cultural Center Amsterdam. With participant Artists from England –Germany-Netherlands- Syria –Iran-Armenia.
2010
Exhibition Pictures
|
