Art Classes:
The participants have to be a member of the organization
Class 1: Beginning Fridays 4:00p.m.-5:00p.m.
Instructor Arenoush
Armineh has been teaching art to children aged 3 to 12 since 1996. Born in Iran, she pursued a Fine Arts bachelor's degree at the Azad University of Tehran where her research on katchkars (cross shaped rocks) won first prize in her program and was recognized nationwide. She received a full scholarship to attend the Alzahra (Farah) University in Tehran for a Master of Art degree in Painting which she completed with high honors. Her thesis focused on women's role in renaissance art.
While in graduate school, Armineh joined the children’s program at the Armenian Cultural Ararat Organization (in Tehran, Iran) and taught drawing and art appreciation. She also held private drawing lessons for children. She managed four annual exhibitions of her students’ works at multiple locations in Tehran, and her students have won prizes at International competitions such as UNICEF and Shankar's International Children's Competition (SICC).
In 1999 Armineh moved to Los Angeles. She continues to paint as well as teach art and drawing. She is currently studying at UCLA Extension’s Interior Design Program.
Armineh has shown her personal work at the following exhibitions:
2005 – Group show, 1600th anniversary of Armenian Alphabets, USA
2005 – Group show, Kerckhoff Hall Art Gallery, UCLA, USA
2004 – Group show, “Ararat” Center, USA
2002 – One person show, Art Bridge, Armenia
2001 – Group show, Art Bridge, Armenia
1998 – Group show, Alzahra University, Iran
1996 – Group show, Azad University of Tehran, Iran
Art Classes:
The participants have to be a member of the organization
Instructor Armineh Havan
Class 2: Intermediate Fridays 5:00p.m.-6:00p.m.
Taline was born in Tehran, Iran. After finishing High School in Tehran, she moved to London, UK in 1989. After receiving her Bachelors Degree in Visual communication Design (Graphic Design) she extended her studies into Multimedia design (Computer games programming and Virtual Reality (VR) environment development and design) receiving a Masters degree with Honors.
Her final Thesis during her Bachelors degree was: exploring the “Survival of Armenian art after the Genocide”, which was filed under Cultural knowledge development section at the University’s Library as a reference material.
Her Thesis after graduating her Masters Degree was based on “The effects of VR games on children’s ability to differentiate fact from fiction”.
She has also been involved with developing a variety of children’s educational methods for communicating through art.
She has moved to the US in 2003 and ever since she has been working as a freelance graphic designer with Disney, Warner Bros, MTV and Record companies as well as owning her own Graphic design company.
Art Classes:
The participants have to be a member of the organization
Instructor Talin Olmessekian
Class 3 : Advanced 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
