TRANCENDING THE LIMITS OF CONVENTIONAL SPACE

TASH believes that the role of the contemporary artist is that of informant and educator. I primarily consider myself a sculptor. I draw from my exceptional formal training from such Mentors as Judith Brassard Brown, George Gabin, George Greenamyer, Lorraine Tashjian and Aurel Peterson to conceive my vision. I also take from my life experience, family relationships and ethnicity to convey my artistic expression. I use these aspects of my life to express my political, social and moral ideas. The driving force of my most recent work is the displacement, anger and sorrow I feel as an Armenian-American man in the 21st century. I feel it is my ethnic and artistic obligation to inform the world of the systematic extermination of the Armenian People by the Turkish Government in the early part of the 20th century, THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE. I attempt to do this through personal experience, family history or more accurately, the lack there of. In my recent work, “THE ALL AMERICAN GIRLS”, I attempt to illustrate the historical vivisection of my female Armenian Ancestors. In the modern context I depict these crimes against humanity through the metaphorical, literal and surgical vivisection of woman by the hand of advertising, media, the cosmetic and fashion industries and violence.
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Education

2005-Present

Rhode island College, North Providence, R. I. http://www.ric.edu

Concentration in Sculpture and jewelry design

1985, 2004

Rhode Island School of Design , Providence, R.I. http://risd.edu

New Media studies including Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and Final Cut Pro

1994-1996

Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA. http://www.massart.edu

Sculpture concentration including glass blowing, bronze casting and precision welding

1991-1993

Accademia Internazionale Estiva Di Belle Arti, Trieste, Italy

Summer sessions including Figure studies and landscape painting

1991-1993

Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA. http://www.montserrat.edu

Foundation studies including printmaking and design with a sculpture concentration

1989-1991

Northeastern University, Boston, MA. http://www.northeastern.edu

Freshman foundation studies in visual media design and photography

Experience

2000-Present

School One, Providence R.I. http://www.school-one.org

Teacher of Fine Arts Classes include: Sculpture, Artists Books, Found Objects

1997

St Mary's School For Girls, Providence, RI

Artist in Residence

Showings

2008

Group Exhibit, Amnesty International, Firehouse 13, Providence, RI

2007

Solo Exhibit, “PIECES” The Spot Gallery, Providence, RI

2007

Group Show, School One Alumni, Gallery Z, Providence, RI

2007

Group Show for Amnesty International, Dead Cat Gallery, Providence, RI

2004

Group Show, Providence City Hall Gallery, RI

1991-1997

Group shows, Pearl Street Studios, Open Studios

1991-1996

Group Shows, Open Studios, Pearl Street Studios/Gallery Boston, MA

1995-1996

Group Show, Design Industry Foundation for Aids (DIFA) Boston, MA

1991-1993

Group Show, Scuola Di BElle Arti Gallery, Viterbo, Italy

1992

Solo Exhibit, 224 Boston Street Gallery, Boston, MA

1991

Solo Exhibit, Safar Gallery, Providence, RI

Awards

2007

Studio achievment award, Rhode Island College

1992

Special Student Award, Montserrat College Of Art

Private Collections

The Judith Brassard Brown and Lawrence Pryor Collection, Boston MA.
The Marianne and Robert Sullivan Collection, Barrington, R.I.
The Paulo Di Abilio Collection, Trieste, Italy
The George and Martha Gabin Collection , Boston, MA.
The Douglas and Janet Tashjian Collection, Boston,MA.
The Peter and Miriam Collection, Hong Kong, China
The Gallery at The University of Technology, Papua New Guinea
Rhode Island College Foundations Collection, Providence,RI>
The Montserrat College of Art Collection, Beverly,MA.
The Private Collection of Dr. Richard Wiener, President of Arts and Sciences, Rhode Island College