Background
Hagop Ishkanian was born on July 27, 1938 in Cairo, Egypt.
Hagop Ishkanian was born on July 27, 1938 in Cairo, Egypt.
In 1964 he graduated from the Yerevan State Institute of Creative Art and Theatre (now known as the Yerevan State Academy of Art).
In 1948 he emigrated with his family to Soviet Armenia. That same year he participated in exhibitions organised by the state and the Armenian Union of Artists. In 1968 he joined the Armenian Union of Painters.
Until 1977 he was a Senior Lecturer at the Yerevan Pedagogical Institute.
In 1977 he emigrated to the United States where he continues to live and work. Hagop Ishkanian’s works are housed in the National of Armenia and private collections around the world.
In the United States, Ishkanian worked as an exterior and interior designer creating bespoke art and fixtures for a range of clients. He also briefly taught jewellery making at Torrance Joslyn Art Center (from 1990 – 1994).
In addition to his sculpting, Ishkanian is also an avid philatelist.
Since the 1960s he has combined his interest in collecting rare stamps and first day covers with his art He has created hundreds of uniquely designed covers which have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in the United States, including the annual stamp shows of the Armenian Philatelic Association. Since 2000, Ishkanian has also produced unique silver and gold commemorative coins (Paul Z Bedoukian, Yeghia TNercessian, Christopher Zakyan)․
1988 - Art Center College, Pasadena, United States of America
1994 - Biscotti Books, Pasadena, United States of America
1967 - (Bulgaria)
1969 - (Poland)
1971 - (Czechoslovakia)
1979 - Skyline Center, (Topanga, United States of America)
1985 - Armenian Center, (Detroit, United States of America)
1987 - Richard/Bennett, (Los Angeles, United States of America)
1987 - Avian, (New York, United States of America)
1988 - Downtown Show, (Los Angeles, United States of America)
1989 - Joslyn Art Center, (Torrance, United States of America)
1993 - Joslyn Art Center, (Torrance, United States of America)
1997 - "California Dreamin", Art Festival, Long Beach, United States of America
1998 - Downey Museum of Art, (Downey, United States of America)
2011 - The Power of Art, by Royal, Burbank, United States of America
2014 - History and Landscape, Ararat-Eskijian Museum, Mission Hills, United States of America.