1959 Born in Vedi, Armenia

1979 Graduated from Fine Arts College after Terlemezian, Yerevan

1985 Graduated from Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts

1986-89 Moscow Fine Arts Academy, Yerevan branch

1988 Member of Artists’ Union of Armenia

2002 “Rhinoceros” won the title of being the best sculpture of the last ten years and won “Vahagn” prize

2011 Honored Artist of Armenia

Exhibitions

2019 ”Symphony of Colours” Kuwait

2016 Representing the book ”Art Beyond Time” Yerevan, Armenia

2016 “Enchanted Reality” Beirut, Lebanon

2015 «Inner Lighthouse» Beirut, Lebanon

2014 Contemporary Art Istanbul, Turkey

2012 “In Search for Paradise”, New Figurative Art of Armenia Pesaro, Italy

2012 Antikyan Gallery Yerevan, Armenia

2011 “Dance of Ancestors” at the National Gallery of Armenia Yerevan, Armenia

2011 “Cité des Arts” exhibition Paris, France

2011 “Spider” exhibition, Euro expo 2011 Dusseldorf, Germany

2008 Open air exhibition, Charles Aznavour Square Yerevan, Armenia

2007 Annual exhibition, Artists’ Union of Armenia Yerevan, Armenia

2007 Open air exhibition, Charles Aznavour Square Yerevan, Armenia

2007 Open air exhibition, in front of the Moscow Cinema Yerevan, Armenia

2006 “Horse”, “Bull”, “Bear” sculptures are exhibited in Brussels Belgium

2006 Open air exhibition, Charles Aznavour Square Yerevan, Armenia

2005 “Art Caucasus Association” Biennale Georgia

2004 Open air exhibition, Charles Aznavour Square Yerevan, Armenia

2003 Annual exhibition, Artists’ Union of Armenia Yerevan, Armenia

1999 International Cultural Festival Beirut, Lebanon

1998 “Omen”, NPAK Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art Yerevan, Armenia

1998 Exhibition of Avant-garde Art Yerevan, Armenia

1998 International Biennale of Avant-garde Art Gyumri, Armenia

1982-1991 A number of Republican exhibitions Armenia

1990 “World’s Young People” international exhibition Moscow, Russia

1989 International exhibition Moscow, Russia

1983 “Sculpture 83” international exhibition Moscow, Russia

Awards

2002 “Vahagn Awards” for “The Rhinoceros”, Yerevan, Armenia

2005 A film about Ara Alekian’s art- “Born from Fire” by Suren Ter-Grigorian (Shoghakat TV, Armenia), won the Grand Prize in Epona International Festival, France

Collections

“William Saroyan”, Russian Cultural Fund

“Minas Avetisian, Kochar, Sarian” composition, RCF

“Queen and King”, Gazprom, Moscow, Russia

“William Saroyan”, Armenian Cultural Fund

“Scorpion”, Paul Guiragossyan Museum, Beirut, Lebanon

“Sculpture of horse”, Beirut Cultural Fund

“Bull”, Vedi-Alco, Armenia

“Snail”, Modern Art Museum, Yerevan, Armenia

“Vazgen Sargssian” sculpture-portrait, Vedi-Alco, Armenia

“Bull”, Jan Poghosian fund in Antwerpen, Belgium

“Horse”, Jan Poghosian fund in Antwerpen, Belgium

“Horse”, Brussels, Belgium

Memorials

1987 “Perch Proshian” bust, Yerevan, Armenia

1989 Earthquake Memorial, Vedi, Armenia

1998 Earthquake Memorial, Gyumri, Armenia

2000 “Military leader Vazgen Sargssian” bust, Vedi, Armenia

Since 2013 Ara Alekian’s artworks are permanently exposed at Arame Art Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia.