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About the artist Roudolf Kharatian is a native of Yerevan, Armenia where he studied at the Yerevan School of Fine Arts and under artist Levon Vardanian. In America, Kharatian's works have been included in individual, group and juried exhibitions in the greater Washington, DC area at the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Fannie Mae Foundation Gallery, the Embassy of Armenia, the Russian Cultural Center, the Maryland College of Art and Design, Roulette Gallery, Foundry Gallery, Touchstone Gallery, Art-O-Matic 2000, HNTB Architecture, and the Delaplaine Visual Arts Center; as well as internationally in Montreal, Canada; in St. Petersburg, Russia; in Delhi, India; in Cairo, Egypt; and most recently in Florence, Italy at the 6th International Biennale of Contemporary Art. Kharatian's works are in private collections in the United States, Canada, France, Great Britain, South Africa and Armenia. Three of his paintings are featured on wine labels for a selection of Armenian wines distributed in the United States by Ararat Import Export.
Mr. Kharatian has also had an illustrious career in dance. His ballets have been performed on many stages worldwide including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, the Salle Pleyel in Paris, the Place des Arts in Montreal, and many others. Artist Emeritus Kharatian holds a Master's Degree in Choreography and Stage Production and is the recipient of three Maryland State Arts Council Awards for Choreography (1997, 1999 and 2001). He is currently on the faculty of CityDance at the Strathmore Center for the Arts and is the founder and Artistic Director of ARKA Ballet. Kharatian lives in Takoma Park, MD. |
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