Background
Volodya Margaryan was born in 1948 in Gyumri.
Volodya Margaryan was born in 1948 in Gyumri.
1966 he studied at Merkurov School of Fine Arts, Gyumri. 1972 he graduated from Yerevan Fine Arts Institute, he was a student of Armenian Painter and sculptor Yervand Kochar.
People"s artist of the Republic of Armenia (2015). Since 1972 Valmar participated in many exhibitions organized in the Armenian Republic and abroad. 1976-1980 he has been the director of Akhourian Fine Arts School and Secretary of the Armenian Artists Union of Gyumri.
In 1980 he became head of the art department at Yerevan Art School #1.
In 2004 Valmar founded "Valmar Art " in Yerevan
Valmar is the author of many art and design books
2013 Valmar art gallery, “Spanish Impression” Yerevan, Armenia
2012 Valmar art gallery, “Graphic Works” Yerevan, Armenia
2011 Valmar art gallery, “Venetian Impression” Yerevan, Armenia
2010 Valmar art gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2009 Valmar art gallery, Yerevan, Armenia
2008 National of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
2007 “Stephani’s Art ” Louisiana Canada, California, United States of America
2006 Cultural Center of the City of Nant, France
2005 Valmar art, Yerevan, Armenia
2004 The first international Visual Art Exposition “Art Caucasus” Tbilisi, Georgia
2004 “International Club Berlin” Armenian Embassy, Germany
2003 Evan, New York, United States of America (Group Show)
2002 Cultural Center of the City of Athens
2002 Maison de la Artisanat, Marseille, France
2001 Green Art, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2000 Kew, New York, United States of America (Group Show)
2000 International Art Festival, Kiev, Ukraine
2000 First Rate (at Lloyd's) Fayrouz, Manama, Bahrain
1999 Cite Internationale des Arts Paris, France
1998 Hovnanian School, New Jersey, United States of America
1998 National of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia
1998 Armenian Embassy, Los Angeles, Washington, New York, United States of America
1997 Armenian Embassy, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Canada
1997 Union Armenienne de Suisse, Geneva, Porrentruy, Switzerland
1996 Hilton Hotel, New York, United States of America
1996 Armenian Prelacy, New York, United States of America
1996 Galerie Etienne de Causans, Paris, France
1995 Hamazkayin, Aleppo, Syria
1995 Chaura, Damascus, Syria
1994 Maison Armenienne, Marseilles, France
1994 Galerie Les Cent, Paris, France
1994 Chaura, Damascus, Syria
1993 Armenian Prelacy, Beirut, Lebanon
1992 Union of Armenian Artists, Yerevan, Armenia
1992 Hamazkayin, San Francisco, United States of America
1991 Anahit Association, London, England
1990 Palace of Culture, Budapest, Hungary
1989 A.G.B.U. Art, Los Angeles, United States of America
1988 A.G.B.U. Art, Detroit, Los Angeles, United States of America
1987 Galerie Basmajian, Paris, France
1986 Zintari Creative House, Latvia
1986 Art Workers House, Moscow, Russia
1985 Journalists House, Yerevan, Armenia
1980 Tartu Artists House, Estonia
1977 Museum of Modern Arts, Yerevan, Armenia
Valmar"s daughter Hripsime Margaryan who is the head of "Valmar Art ", Yerevan, is an artist and designer.
In 1976 he became member of the Artist Union of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, since 1994 member of international union of artists (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).