Biography

Arto Yaralyan was born in the village Koghb,Noyemberyan,oneof the most picturescue places in Armenia.He got professional education at Yerevan State Art College after P.Terlemezyan,faculty of sculpture and at Yerevan Academy of Fine Arts,faculty of design.The famous Armenian masters Ervand Kochar,Ara Sargsyan drew their attention to his works when he was still a student.Arto' s decorations have been published in the press since his student ship.He used different techniques-graphic arts,humor.
1974-1986 Arto worked at the,,Sovetakan Hayastan,, newspaper as a chief artist,1986-1990 he worked as a principal in Ejmiadzin Art School.In 1978 he was sent on a mission to Syberia,BAM.His works were exhibited there,then in Yerevan and were rewarded by Central Committee USSR.
In 1982 he took part in an annual humor contest organized in Gabrovo,Bulgaria and got a prize.Later he often participated in the Republican,All-Union and foreign Exhibitions organized by the Ministry of Culture.Many books were published with his decorations.You can see Arto' s sculptures in Gharabagh,Russia,Belorussia.also in many cafes of Yerevan.
Arto was on the board of the Painters Union of Armenia and Union of Journalists of Armenia.He even wrote poems.Arto' s numerous paintings and coloured graphic arts works are in the state and private collections of different countries in the world.They are spread from Armenia to China,from Greece to Germany,from France to the USA.You can see them in Mkhitaryan congregation of Venice,Italy,in Armenian National College of Beirut,Lebanon.And of course in Vilnius where his daughters live.
He died in 2004.
1974-1986 Arto worked at the,,Sovetakan Hayastan,, newspaper as a chief artist,1986-1990 he worked as a principal in Ejmiadzin Art School.In 1978 he was sent on a mission to Syberia,BAM.His works were exhibited there,then in Yerevan and were rewarded by Central Committee USSR.
In 1982 he took part in an annual humor contest organized in Gabrovo,Bulgaria and got a prize.Later he often participated in the Republican,All-Union and foreign Exhibitions organized by the Ministry of Culture.Many books were published with his decorations.You can see Arto' s sculptures in Gharabagh,Russia,Belorussia.also in many cafes of Yerevan.
Arto was on the board of the Painters Union of Armenia and Union of Journalists of Armenia.He even wrote poems.Arto' s numerous paintings and coloured graphic arts works are in the state and private collections of different countries in the world.They are spread from Armenia to China,from Greece to Germany,from France to the USA.You can see them in Mkhitaryan congregation of Venice,Italy,in Armenian National College of Beirut,Lebanon.And of course in Vilnius where his daughters live.
He died in 2004.
Exhibitions
1978-Baikal,Siberia
1979-Yerevan,Union of Writers,the Yout Palace
1982-Moscow
1995-Moscow
1996-Yerevan,Ervand Kochar Museum
1997-Yerevan,National Gallery
2000-Noyemberyan,Koghb village
2005-Vilnius,Centre of Russian Culture
2006-Berlin,Russian House of Culture
2006-Vilnius,UNESCO Hall
2007-Berlin
2007-Yerevan,National Art Museum
2007-Vilnius,Art-O! Gallery
2011-Vilnius,Centre of Russian Culture
2012-Yerevan,Painters Union of Armenia
1978-Baikal,Siberia
1979-Yerevan,Union of Writers,the Yout Palace
1982-Moscow
1995-Moscow
1996-Yerevan,Ervand Kochar Museum
1997-Yerevan,National Gallery
2000-Noyemberyan,Koghb village
2005-Vilnius,Centre of Russian Culture
2006-Berlin,Russian House of Culture
2006-Vilnius,UNESCO Hall
2007-Berlin
2007-Yerevan,National Art Museum
2007-Vilnius,Art-O! Gallery
2011-Vilnius,Centre of Russian Culture
2012-Yerevan,Painters Union of Armenia