Sirak Melkonian

Sirak Melkonian is an Iranian Artist born in 1931 in Tehran. Melkonian has exhibited his work in over 140 exhibitions worldwide, from Tehran to Paris, New York to Yerevan. His works can be found in major public and private international collections. He immigrated to Canada in 1992 where he currently lives and works.

Sirak Melkonian is considered the pioneer of Iranian modernism: In the early 70s, Melkonian founded the Azad Art Group with six other important artists living and working in Iran at the time (Momayez, Pilaram, Namy, Marco, Arabshahy, and Zenederoudy). The Azad Group was introduced formally at the Tehran International Art Fair in 1974, pushing the boundaries and understanding of conceptual art and installation works in Iran.

Sirak Melkonian’s work presented here is a powerful combination of abstract lines and forms and limited yet powerful colors which evoke landscapes creating a captivating sense of unlimited space in an unlimited universe.