About

Alexander Samvel

 

Alexander Georgievich Georgyan (Pseudonym Alexander Samvel)

Sculptor

Member of the Artists' Union of Russia

Member of International Association of Art (IAA / AIAP), UNESCO

1981 – 1985 – Saratov Art College, Faculty of Sculpture

1985 – 1987 – serves in the Soviet Army in Kovrov

1989 – 1996 – Erevan Art Institute, Faculty of Sculpture

Since 1993 works in Ekaterinburg

Member of the Artists' Union of Russia since 1998

1994 - 2000 - participated in numerous exhibitions in Ekaterinburg and other Russian cities

1997 – Won 1st degree Diploma from the cultural department of Ekaterinburg and the Ural Museum of Youth on young artists exhibition - contest and a grant from the “Gallery” company (Moscow)

1998 – Documentary “The Babylon Wanderer” about Alexander Samvel was created on the Sverdlovsk State Television and Radio Company.

May to July 1999 – a personal exhibition was held in the residence of Sverdlovsk region Governor. Alexander Samvel was awarded with Governor’s Diploma.

2009 – Exhibition in residency of Russian Federation President in Ekaterinburg, dedicated to SCO and BRIK summit

2009 – Awarded with the diploma for an outstanding contribution to the culture of Sverdlovsk region from the Minister of Cultural Affairs N. Vetrova

2011 June – exhibition dedicated to the Russia Day in the Regional Museum, awarded with the diploma from the Minister of Cultural Affairs and Tourism A. Badaev

Alexander Samvel holds a unique technique of modeled porcelain, which excludes replication. He also works with stone, bronze and electrotype. His works are owned by private collectors in Russia and abroad.