Movses Zirani CV: 

 

Name & Surname: Movses Setrak Herkelian
Nickname: Zirani
Date & Place of Birth: 1949, Ainjar, Lebanon.

Studies:

• Doctor of Arts from Institute of Arts 

      (National Academy of Sciences of Armenia)

• Master of Arts/MA/ in philology from Yerevan University

• M.A. in history & philosophy of Art at University of Theater and Fine Arts, Armenia

 

Profession & Occupation:

• Art Critic and owner of “Noah’s Ark Art Gallery” in Beirut

• Art and Design Consultant of the Embassy of Armenia in Lebanon

• Member of the Federation of Arab Journalists (F.A.J.)

• Member of the Federation of Lebanese Journalists

 

Critical writings: 

• “Fine Art” Magazine, New York

• "L.I. Art" Magazine, Monaco - Paris

• “Luxe-Immo” Magazine, Monaco – Paris

• “Monday Morning” Weekly, Beirut

• “Pakin” Monthly, Beirut

• “Aztag” Daily, Beirut

• “Zartonk” Daily, Beirut

• “Horizon” Weekly, Montreal

•  “Ardziv” Weekly, Beirut

 

 Author:

 

Color of the Pomegranate - 64 pages – Armenian – 1985 – Beirut

 

Paul Guiragossian  - 120 pages – English-French - 1986 – Beirut

 

Post-Soviet Painting - 32 pages – English, French - 1996 – Beirut  

 

Arshile Gorky Adoyan - 80 pages – English, Arabic, Armenian - 1998 - Aleppo

 

Rebirth of a Nation - 112 pages - English - 2015 - Beirut

 

Vahram Retrospective -  156 pages - English - 2015 - Beirut                               

 

Featured artists series:

     

VAHRAM –  Album 40 pages, English, 2008 – Beirut

 

SUREN - Album 40 pages, English, 2010 – Beirut

 

VAHAN - Album 47 pages, English, 2010 – Beirut

 

YUROZ - Album 44 pages, English, 2012 – Beirut 

 

H. ARMENIAN - Album 44 pages, English, 2014 – Beirut

 

FEATURED ARTISTS SINGAPORE - Album 28 pages, English, 2014 - Beirut