A life, in chapters
Born in Yerevan
Into a family of musicians and artisans. Spends childhood summers in the village.
Yerevan Art School
Begins formal training under the discipline of academic drawing.
Yerevan Art-Theatrical Institute
Graduates with diploma in painting. First solo exhibition mounted in the institute hall.
Aleppo, Galerie Garzu
First exhibition outside the Soviet space. The Eastern ornamental tradition enters the work.
Moves to Moscow · IFA / UNESCO
Joins the International Federation of Artists. Establishes the studio that becomes the home of the principal body of work.
Solo · DG Fine Arts, New York
First American showing. Acquired by private collectors in New York and Boston.
International Art Fund
Admitted as a member of the IAF.
Moscow Union of Artists
Admitted to the Moscow Union of Artists. Begins the long Vospominanie cycle.
Dorotheum, Vienna
Group exhibition at the Dorotheum auction house.
Arts Crossroad, Luzern
Contemporary Art Fair Luzern, Kornschütte. Recent works on paper and board.
Selected shows
1984 — 2025
What the critics say
“Is this painting? Tapestry? Temple fresco? An old, half-erased bas-relief? Abel’s work is at once original and traditional — the voice of past centuries is heard, yet this is not stylisation: it is life inside all the layers of history at once.”
“Abel dedicates his art to that in human life which is intransitory and unchangeable. The marks of antiquity show through his present-day brushwork, giving it dignity and weight.”
Contact Abel.
For acquisitions, commissions, and exhibition inquiries. The artist replies personally within five working days.
Occasional notes on new works and exhibitions. No promotion, no noise.