Biography

Born1948, Yerevan, Armenia

1979 Member of the International Association of Arts (UNESCO)

1979 Member of the Union of Artist of Armenia

Since 1991Ruben Abovian holds the title of Honorable Artist of Republic of Armenia.

Exhibitions

1978 Molodya Gvardia                                              Moscow, Russia

1983 Armenian Colors                                               Montreal, Canada

1983 Galerie ARTE                                                   Tampere, Finland

1984 BIA Oberbank Houptplatz                                Vienna, Austria

1984 Kunst des Sowjetischen Armenians                    Berlin, Germany

1985 Galerie Basmadjian                                            Paris, France

1986 The Malb Galleries                                             London, England

1986 Strana Sovetov                                                  Moscow, Russia

1987 La Pintura Contemparanea de Armenia              Madrid, Spain

1988 Biennale International de Kosice                        Czechoslovakia

1989 Nationwide Juried Exhibition (Honorable Third Place)       Moscow, Russia

1991 The New Academy Gallery                                 London, England

1993 Gallery Nikol Manoukian                                    New York, USA

1995 Espace Topalian                                                 Geneva,Switzerland

1996 Post-Soviet Painting                                            Beirut, Lebanon

1996 Espace Berthelot                                                 Lyon, France

1997 Gallery Mouvance                                               Paris, France

1998 Artexpo                                                              New York, USA

2000 Artexpo                                                              Las Vegas, USA

2001 Artexpo                                                              New York, USA

2002 Wentworth Gallery                                             Washington, USA

2003 International Artexpo                                           New York, USA

2003 “Romantic Realism” Arame Art Gallery                Yerevan,Armenia

2004 International Artexpo                                            New York, USA

2004 Gallery “A”                                                           Moscow, Russia

2008 Personal exhibition at Arame Art Gallery               Yerevan, Armenia

2010 Art Center of Haigazian University                        Beirut,Libanon

2010 New Masterpieces of Arame Gallery                    Yerevan, Armenia

2011 UNESCO Palace                                                 Beirut,Lebanon

Corporate Collections 

National Museum of Fine Art                                 Yerevan, Armenia

Museum of Modern Art                                         Yerevan, Armenia

Tretiakov Gallery                                                   Omsk, Russia

National Museum of Art                                         Tomsk, Russia

National Museum of Fine Art                                  Pavlodar,Kazakhstan

National Museum of Fine Art                                  Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan