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Donikian Simon
Доникян Симон
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Simon Donikian | Curriculum vitae 45-55 46th Street Woodside, New York, NY 11377 USA Tel: (718) 937-9187
On Internet: www.donikian.com
Biography
Simon Donikian was born in the city of Constanta, Romania in 1949 of Armenian parents. He became a member at the local art club at the age of 7 and continued his art education at the High School of Music and Arts in Constanta. On his own, he started to do copies after Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer and other classic artists. He also started to do his own creations inclined toward semi-abstract surrealism. In 1968, he entered the Institute of Cartographic Design in Bucharest.
After graduating two years later, he immigrated to New York in 1971 with his family consisting of his parents and his older brother. It was a tough beginning as he was forced to make a hard living yet continue his artistic career on the side. In 1980, he returned to Romania but it was impossible to readjust and he eventually came back to New York in 1982.
In 1985 he chose Queens cityscapes as his major subject and by 1993 he cautiously reincorporated elements of surrealism found in his earlier works. In February of 1998 he launched his own website on the Internet and bought the domain www.donikian.com later on. He has had over 45 shows and several entries in different publications including an entry in Allgemeines Kunstler Lexikon, the New York Times and Harper's Magazine. Currently he has works in the permanent collections of the New York Historical Society and Museum and the Museum of the City of New York. (see image from ``recent acqusitions )He has one son, Michael, 22, who is a graduate student at Cornell University.
Shows: * solo shows / † representation one year
1968 Bucharest, Romania 1969 Constanta, Romania* 1971 Beirut, Lebanon 1975 Lynn Kottler Galleries, New York, USA 1976-80 St Moritz Hotel, New York, (Armenian Students Association) 1988 Cultural Environ, Queens, New York, USA 1989 La Guardia College Gallery, Queens, New York, USA
Helio Galleries, NYC, USA
Morin Miller Gallery, NYC, USA †
1990 Clapp & Tutle Gallery, Woodbery, New Haven, CT, USA †
Lincoln Saving Bank, NYC, USA *
1991 York Square Cinema Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA
Old State House, Hartford, CT, USA
Triplex Gallery (Manhattan Community College)
BBDO Gallery, NYC, USA *
1992 Monserrat Gallery, NYC, USA
Manhattan Graphic Center, NYC, USA
Abney Gallery, NYC, USA †
World Wide Gallery NYC, USA
St James Armenian Church, Los Angeles, USA
Erevan, City Gallery, Armenia *
1994 Puck Building Gallery, NYC, USA
St. Thomas Armenian Church, New Jersey, USA *
1995-2002 Puck Building Gallery, NYC (yearly group shows)
2001 Dime Saving Bank of Willamsburgh* New York
Periodicals / Critic statements / Internet / Books /Artist statements
1968 ``S. Donikian - New Talent" by G. Papagheorghe, Dobrogea Noua newspaper (in Romanian) Romania 1975 ``Trio at Kottler " Park East newspaper, New York 1989 ``Special Image of America" by Joseph Markel in Artspeak bimonthly magazine ``What has happened aesthetically with Donikian is a shift in attention from understanding the general ambience of his urban life scene to becoming more specific. Obviously this is no Hopperesque approach, not even philosophically. It's a new game with new rules, new moods, new emphases."
1989 ``S. Donikian's New America" by Palmer Paroner, Artspeak magazine 1989 ``The Enduring Vision of S.Donikian" by Ed McCormack in Artspeak magazine 1990 ``Donikian Widens His Scope" by E. C. Lipton in Artspeak 1990 Entry in ``The Encyclopedia of Living Artists" in America (fifth edition) Editor Constance Franklin 1990 ``Donikian the Painter of Queens" by Alfred Lubrano of Daily News ``It is this crowded quality of people going about their business that is the main difference between Donikian and another New York City landscape artist to whom he has been compared, Edward Hopper."
1991 ``The Rare Gift of S.Donikian" by Diana Roberts of Manhattan Arts ``Donikian's ability to be figurative without sacrificing art, to be traditional and original at the same time, and to show us what we look at but do not see for ourselves sets him apart as an artist of great sensitivity"
1990 ``S. Donikian an Artist with Great Faith" by J. Zambacian, former director of Zambacian Museum, Bucharest, Romania 1990 ``Local Talent Exercises `Freedom of Choice'" by William Zimmer, New York Times 1991 ``Three Stimulating Artists" Abraham Ilein, Artspeak magazine 1991 ``S. Donikian's workaday world" by Will Grant, Artspeak magazine 1992 ``Abney Gallery Display Innovative Artists" by Meredith Hall in Artspeak 1992 A copy of ``Under the Flushing Line" by Gail F Harre appears in ``The Cressent" monthly magazine of Valparaiso University, Indiana 1991 Donikian exhibits NYC landscapes Ed. Baschian in Armenian Reporter newspaper 1992 ``Haven for Local Artists" by M. Bazzy in NY Newsday newspaper 1992 Article in Erevan Armenia in Armenian language 1993 Small article in NY Magazine by Paulette Weiss 1993 Painter of Sunnyside by Michael Matthews in Woodside Herald, Queens newspaper 1998 Enters over 100 works in display in his web pages on the internet at www.donikian.com
2001 Entry in Allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon Vol#28, page 555 Leipzic Germany
Entry in ``Outstanding Artists and Designers 21 Century" by International Bio. Center Cambrige, England
Casa Editrice Alba's Entry in Dizionario Enciclopedico Internazionale, Ferrara, Italy
Gets the title of ``Profesor Associated Academician" from Academia ``Greci- Marino del Verbano" Vinzaglio Italy
New York Times's Story about him in City section ``Inspired by Mundane" by Lee Koh (May 13,'01)
Harper's Magazine reproduces in color ``The fall of Superman near Bliss Street station V2" in their fall issue
40 studends of Prof. Peter Shippy (Emerson College, Boston, MA) writes 40 poems based on ``The fall of Superman"
Armenian TV ``Ardzgang" produces a 12 minutes film aired in NY, NJ, CA. and ARMENIA
Queens Tribune publish story ``Queens Through the brush of a Woodsider" writen by Nick Abadjan (nov. 16)
2002 In January, New York Historical Society and Museum admits one of his works in their permanent collection
2002 In June, The Museum of the City of New York accepts Under the Bliss Street Station (oil on canvas) in their permanent collection,
Works by S. Donikian up to present are in private collections in Europe, USA and Asia
SIMON DONIKIAN - STATEMENT - GALLERY GUIDE, Nov. 1993
``Sometimes when I paint, I feel myself very much like a cook, but instead of using salt, pepper, onions, and garlic, my ingredients are color, content, composition, style, etc. And although people do have different tastes, most would agree that too much salt or pepper could ruin a dish."
