Manakyan David

Biography

David Manakyan was born on January 2, 1961 in the city of Maykop. He graduated from the art and graphic department of the Kh. Abovyan Pedagogical Institute in Yerevan. He has a second higher education - the Komitas State Conservatory, vocal department. He was a soloist of the Helikon Opera in Moscow, the Krasnodar Musical Theater. Currently a soloist of the chamber musical theater in his native city. So, I am engaged in two areas of art - music and painting.

Member of the Union of Artists of Russia since 2002, member of the International Association of Fine Arts-AIAP UNESCO. Participant in Republican and regional exhibitions, personal exhibitions.

Participant of the annual regional festival of contemporary art of the south of Russia “People like Gods”, Krasnodar,
Biennale 2011.
Xth interregional professional competition of works of fine art.

Laureate of the XII interregional professional competition of works of fine art Biennale-2015. Prize for the creation of works dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945.

Winner of five exhibition projects by Mikhail Shemyakin: “Scream in art”, “Monsters in art”, “Hand in art”, “Chair in art”, “Calligraphy with text”.

The works of David Manakyan are in the North Caucasus branch of the State Museum of Oriental Art in Maikop, in private collections in Prague (Czechoslovakia), Moscow, Krasnodar.

3rd prize dedicated to the Republican exhibition-competition “Excellent Bechkan Horse”, nomination painting, 2019.

3rd prize in the Republican competition dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Victory Day, painting category, 2020.