“Lidya Aaghia Tchakerian The Artist“

Lidya’s biography is featured in the Encyclopedia of Prominent Armenian Women edited by Zori Balayan and was released n 2011 with the sponsorship of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and with the blessing of Catholicos Garegin II.
The two-volume encyclopedia contains information on famous Armenian women from Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and over 50 other countries, who worked in medicine, science, literature, art, sports, architecture and other areas and who glorified their homeland by making great contributions to various areas in different countries.

Lidya Tchakerian a participate of “Aztag Exhibition”

Article featuring Lidya as an artist and her works in Aztag Daily newspaper on her participation to the 80th anniversary of aztag’s Exhibition held 2008 in Cilicia Museum Exhibition hall Antelias - Lebanon, with the opening ceremony and the blessing of Aram 1st Armenian Catholicos of Cilicia.
“From USA Lidya Tchakerian Armenian Lebanese artist participated Aztag’s 80th anniversary Exhibition, whose submitted work, astonished the exhibition organizers and the audience“.
Snapshots from the exhibition

“Gallery Z Touches the Heart- with Art”

Lidya‘s work was featured in Armenian Reporter article, which was written for “Listen to Your Heart,” exhibition held in Gallery Z (PROVIDENCE, RI).
The Exhibition was by a group of artists benefiting research of cardiovascular disease. The exhibition was on display from January 30 through March 3, 2007.
“Tchakerian’s artwork is a direct expression of intense human emotion, represented through bold, bright colors and thick brush strokes. Tchakerian has participated in an impressive number of exhibitions, starting in 1986 in Lebanon and moving on to France, Germany, America, and other locations.”

“Armenian Artists Exhibit in Valentine’s Day Show to Benefit Heart Disease Research”

Lidya’s short biography was published in The Armenian Weekly magazine. Which was written for “Listen to Your Heart,” exhibition held in Gallery Z (PROVIDENCE, RI).
The show was on display from January 30 through March 3, 2007.
Lidya Tchakerian is an Armenian artist born in Lebanon. She obtained her Masters of Fine Arts degree from the Academie Lebanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA), where she has been lecturing since 1989.
Tchakerian has displayed her work in such venues as the Hamazkayin Armenian Cultural Center and The Cultural Movement Center Beirut.

Catalogue

Lidya‘s work was featured in2nd Biennial International Juried Exhibition & Animal Art catalogue, 2005, San Francisco.

WORKS THAT DO NOT LEAVE US INDIFFERENT

Review of Lidya Tchakerian’s solo Exhibition by Movses Hergelian, which was jointly organized by The Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA) and the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Organization. Beirut, Lebanon, 1997.
“Lidya Tchakerian is one of those young artists who daringly enter different spheres to realize their artistic wanderings. She is exhibiting diverse works that require psychoanalysis. The author, having passed through various phases of life, strives for pure expressionism that leads her to abstraction. Her works, with rich expressions, do not leave us indifferent.”

Hamazkayin and ALBA Present Lidya Tchakerian

Review of Lidya Tchakerian’s solo Exhibition by Arpi Mangasarian, which was jointly organized by Balamand University [The Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA)] and the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Organization. Beirut, Lebanon, 1997.
“In her current exhibition, the artist demonstrates oil paintings and drawings that portray through the artist’s emotions and in a symbolic style collective and individual pains and moments of exultation. The synthesis of her transformed characters brings to her brush expressionistic colors that go beyond sketchy designs and require the interpretation of abstract lines.”

“Lidya Tchakerian Exhibits at ALBA”

Press release for Lidya Tchakerian’s solo Exhibition. Beirut, Lebanon, 1997.
“In Her paintings, Lidya reflects her feelings for life, the contemporary way of living and different phases man passes through.”

“LIDYA TCHAKERIAN A WORK IN WHICH LIFE AND PAINTINGS BLEND IN A PERFECT EXISTENTIAL POEM”

Review of Lidya Tchakerian’s solo Exhibition by Sonia Nigolian, which was jointly organized by Balamand University [The Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA)] and the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Organization. Beirut, Lebanon, 1997.
“THERE IS IN THESE PAINTINGS THE QUIKENING OF A HEARTBEAT"
Entrusted with an extraordinary mission, this work symbolizes a terror in which are crystallized unknown ancestors…
There is the quickening of a heartbeat, images out of maelstrom. In a time of appearances and confusions, Lidya wanted to transcribe the hard and true reality of these places that we often pass by without stopping, and which constitute our everyday life. Lidya, by scrutinizing interstices, studied the settings to better capture the mysteries of existence and lead others to discover them.

“AT THE ALBA EXHIBIT HALL - LIDYA TCHAKERIAN….. TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND EQUALITY OF BEINGS BY CAPTURING THEIR ESSENTIAL UNIQUENESS AND THEIR UNIVERSALITY”

Visions by Sonia Nigolian. Review of Lidya Tchakerian’s solo Exhibition.
“ALBA, The University of Balamand and Armenian Association for Culture and Education “Hamazkayin” presents at the ALBA exhibit hall about sixty of Lidya’s works; oils, drawings and mixed-media.
Never Lending herself to Derisive Exercises but Creating a Deferent Dimension.
We remember that young artist who, a few years back, when she was a student at Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts defending her thesis, with among other things a monumental work “The Dance” in homage to the poet Siamanto.
Her canvas measuring 2m80x1m50 overwhelmed the jury by its dynamism, easily winning the highest accolade in the class of 1988-89.
After years dedicated to teaching Plastic Arts and research we rediscover an artist who met every challenge, refusing to create derisive objects destined for bourgeois mantelpieces“.

Tchakerian….. Between The Human and the City.

-Al-Diar - Review of Lidya Tchakerian’s solo Exhibition by K. M.
Between the fabricated nature, city and the human conditions and expressionism probabilities, reared Lidya Tchakerian from her works of art exhibited in Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA).
This is what the eye records daily, formality images of sizes where details only deeply entrenched in the memory. It helps the mind to return to the reality ground, a city enclosed with columns of electricity and surrounded with tension lines, spider webs. Moreover, hundreds of pegs, antennas, and scorpion trams are planted in the city’s womb and in the womb of the space.
In addition, from that typical city, there is a human being. A human being who is Eternal dweller brings back in his murmurings the humanitarian question of existence. The human being who is far away and yet so close. Human beings who are so close to it that it increases adhesion completely similar to the clothespins standing in the time of hours, which are ever shown from time to time. Two lives in one and two bodies in one body, and the two in permanent conflict and continuous contradiction. The city is a shelter for the human beings and cemetery for humans.
Tchakerian’s style exposes variety of influences witch immerges in the treatment of the human flesh similar to the style of the last period from the Italian Renaissance El Greco. In addition, influences from the metaphor of the Cubism collage, as works of Picasso and Braque.
Another exhibition raises the question of belonging and completes the journey to the search for the concept of existence.

“LIDYA TCHAKERIAN: A MIXED FEELING OF LOVE, NOSTALGIE AND UNITY“

Review of Lidya Tchakerian’s solo Exhibition by Lara Mamigonian.
In her paintings, Lidya reflects her feelings for life, the contemporary way of living, and the different phases man passes through. Her nostalgic feeling for her identity as Armenian is present through the colors she uses, which are chromatic earth color.
In many of her paintings, one can observe the unity of religions. The presence of the clip in her paintings is a “symbol” of belief. “Even if a person doesn’t have faith in any religion, faith is always there; he could have faith in himself as well”, Lidya concludes.
In 1995, along with other painters, Lidya was invited to Paris by ALBA and French Cultural Center to carry on studies in the field of art education.

“DELICASY OF THE LINE AND EGUILIBRUIM OF THE SPACES“

Review of Lidya Tchakerian’s solo Exhibition by L. G.
Exhibiting now in ALBA, the solo exhibition of the artist Lidya Tchakerian “graduate from ALBA” and instructor there too.
In the exhibition are about forty paintings of oil paintings and some black and white drawings.
In the background of her paintings, we find buildings, towers, and religious symbols reaching to the sky, linked to the earth with natural gravity aspiration of theoretical spiritual religious heritages, which overload us to elevate from the details of materialism and convergence us into the tops.
keeps us to confess that her paintings are outstanding, rejoiced with delicate lines and equilibrium of distributed spaces of black and white, and the harmony of sizes between each other inspires strong ability of vision moving them in the sky.

Culture and Arts, Exhibit, “38 Lebanese Artists in the French “Le Salon dAutomne” The War Uprooted, Whereas Paris Gathered Them Together”

Al- Doualiya- by Ivana Marshalian
After two major exhibits in France-La Biennale des Antiquaries and La Fiac- The Grand Palace in Champs-Elysees opened for eighty-ninth year the “Autumn Hall” which is the forerunner of contemporary art galleries.
The annual Autumn Hall exhibit in France continues to maintain its distinct artistic character, due to the watchfulness of the artistic administrators to stay away from commercial character that currently applies to most collective exhibits, whether the organizers belonged to French Ministry of Culture or were directly associated with gallery owners and merchants of paintings.
During a short interview from “Al- Doualiya” with the artist Jeanne Mechele Hugues (The president of the gallery and the woman that was chosen to add uniqueness); she mentioned that the art exhibits have an extreme informative importance, which requires a search for great artists that are neglected by the “guided” media.
The real reason lay in exceptional Arab participation this year, through the displayed works of thirty-eight Lebanese artist. These artists had responded to an invitation by the Autumn Hall Committee, which was extended through ALBA (The Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts) and French Cultural Center in Beirut.
The deputy president of the gallery, Pierre Ramel visited Lebanon to approve the final selection. On this occasion, he wrote an emotional literary essay, praising the warm Lebanese hospitality and expressing his feeling of being surrounded by true friendship: “I will not ask you to go to see the Lebanese artists, because you would discover them, be amazed of their works, respect them, and love them…”
During the meeting of “Al- Doualiya” with the young artists-for twelve of presented painters had traveled to Paris- they summarized the overall problems they confront in Lebanon, whether economically or psychologically.
… “Al- Doualiya” chose five female and two male artists for interview: Julie Bufarah, Josline Tannus, Lidya Tchakerian, Samar Maalouf, Rita Jerjos, Yousef Aun, and Joseph Harb.
The following is the interview between “Al- Doualiya” and Lidya Tchakerian
-“Al- Doualiya”: Through your displayed paintings, you have demonstrated that art is one of life’s suicidal choices. How did you made peace between the death caused by the war when you were children and you are choosing the art as an opposite death?
-Lidya: My choice was not suicidal, because it was the platform of salvation to me. It is more an expression of our extreme desire to search for dangers and adventure. We could paint for years, without selling any work. This is the real danger that I referred. Personally, I do not feel that I am lacking anything, even if I stay remote or unnoticed. Because, unlike the majority artists, I do not draw for the sake of fame. What matters to me is that I create something new that did not exist originally.
-“Al- Doualiya”: The war has its negatives and positives. If I asked you to come up with wise word what was the wisdom of war to you?
-Lidya: We used to read about it [war] in books, and one day it penetrated our houses and inner person. It turned the infants into little old people and old ones into moving toys that are ashamed of life, because there were dying children… In short, war made each one of us lose his/her natural human and human stage.
-“Al- Doualiya”: A painting is an expressional territory like the earth; it could increase or decrease. I heard you talking about desperation as one of preconditions of creation. After you have seen works that reflect upon matters, related to civilization and humanity that resulted from growth and not reduction, with what kind painting/territory you leave Beirut today and how do you measure the quantities of joy and sorrow there?
-Lidya: The painting is a translation of human beings feelings, and as such, it transmits desperation and joy. Often, things become mixed up in the artist and the feelings become united and one. Sadness and joy cannot be complete without one another.

The Promotion of five visual artists at ALBA, Lidya Tchakerian (first of session): The muscularity of the composition.

The judgment of the diploma from the school of visual arts (painting section) took place in the Academy Lebanese of Fine Arts with the presence of a jury chaired by Dr. Antoine Hobeika, delegate of the Ministry of Education and Fine Arts. Five candidates (Nicole Baccache, Lidya Tchakerian, Wahida Elias, Mireille Goguikian, and Louna Maalouf) submitted their projects, ranging compositions from the figurative abstraction and naturalism, unfolding more than one discipline.
Therefore the outcome of the deliberation, and after conducting a vast overview of the hung paintings,
Lidya Tchakerian was unanimously appointed first of the session. Tchakerian, who is readily distinguished by the muscularity of one of her composition (a set of Nude, large format), has shown the sense of space, relief, sculptural body movement.
Sure consistency and continuation in the movement of the hand in her painting, immediately justified her designation as first of the session.

THE PAINTERS OF TOMORROW “FIVE LAURETS OF THE CLASS OF 1988 RECEIVE THEIR PLASTIC ARTS DIPLOMA AT ALBA”

On the walls of the Polyvalen Hall of ALBA hang, the creations of the five winners of the promotion of plastic art, resulting from five years of research and in-depth studies. And the works are, oil paintings touching various topics ranging from still life, through the landscape and interior composition to the study of the nude,
First of all, we must report the excellent equal level of works of these young female students who will in the very near future practice art expertly, having bent all these years the academy versatile and difficult years that are composed of Fine Arts, they richly deserve it.
The jury chaired by Dr. Antoine Hobeika, delegate of the Ministry of Education and Fine Arts, also included M. George Haddad, director of the academy, M. Salah Stétié, Nicole Malhamé Harfouche, dean of school of arts plastics. M. Joseph Rabbat, dean of the school of arts decoration MM. Hussein Madi, Joseph Abou Rizk, George Chaanin, Elie Kanaan, Samir Tabet, Joseph Tarrab, Yevetes Achkar, May Menassa, Nohad Salame.
Lidya Tchakerian was awarded the first prize of the promotion.
Facing the fresco, among other compositions, that offered us to see Lidya Tchakerian, an obvious choice for us. We do not only see a work of art but we lived an event.
Lidya Tchakerian has chosen as major theme sculptural painting, the vigorous drawing, powerful gestures, worked with simple tones, outspoken contrasts.
The talent of this young artist is violence, its attitude to be so possessed, because she must paint what she invents first genuinely.
Thereby “The Dance” work inspired by the poet Siamanto describes the dance of the death, where twenty young Armenian girls died during the exodus, on the paths of exile.
A harsh light brightens the colors and the characters Portraits taken separately have subtle connections that unite.
There is especially, coordinator of the unit of this painting shade of blue-green happens when it is gently on white.

“PRIZE GIVING AT ALBA“

The Salle Polyvalente of THE Academie Libanese des Beaux Arts (ALBA) was the scene recently of a prize giving to five graduates of the institution.
First prize went to Lidya Tchakerian. Runners-up were Mireille Coguikian, Louna Maalouf, Wahida Elias and Nicole Baacache.
The Jury consisted of Antoine Hobeika (representing Education Minister Salim Hoss), ALBA Director George Haddad, Salah Stetie, Nicole Harfoush, Joseph Rabbat, Hussein Madi, Joseph Abu-Rizk, George Shaahin, Elie Kanaan, Dr. Samir Thabet, Joseph Tarrab, Yevette Ashkar.

ALBA’S Fine Arts Class’s Competition Exhibition

Last week at ALBA took place ALBA’s graduates’ exhibition-competition, the participants were Nicole Baacache, Lidya Tchakerian, Mireille Coguikian, Louna Maalouf and Wahida Elias.
The directors of ALBA has invited as jury members.
Antoine Hobeika (representing Education Minister Salim Hoss), ALBA Director George Haddad, Salah Stetie, Nicole Harfoush, Joseph Rabbat, Hussein Madi, Joseph Abu-Rizk, George Shaahin, Elie Kanaan, Dr. Samir Thabet, Joseph Tarrab, Yevette Ashkar.
The jury which is composed of fourteen professionals already reveals the fact that this exhibition-competition’ is prestigious and have high quality level.
After long arguments and discussions, the jury awarded Lidya Tchakerian with the first prize for her “The Dance” monumental artwork and Mireille Coguikian with the second prize for her “Torn world“.
Prior to one month another exhibition-competition “Samir Tabet” was held in the same hall. “Samir Tabet” awarded Lidya Tchakerian with the first prize and Mireille Coguikian with the second prize.

“FIVE NEW GRADUATES AT ALBA”

The Academy of Fine Arts honors five new Plastic Arts graduates, in the painting category: Nicole Baccache, Lidya Tchakerian, Wahida Elias, Mireille Goguikian and Louna Maalouf.
Following the jury deliberations, Lidya Tchakerian placed first. Her “Dance”, the most deserving, is large fresco representing the 1915 massacre of 20 Armenian women. We see them crying, dancing until their death: “I have been marked by that event told me by a German woman and by the poems that inspired the poet Siamanto.” The figures of that tragedy are painted with vigor, in shades of green…

“Award of Eight Scholarships to Fine Arts Students at ALBA”

A Beautiful Lesson in Altruism.
Award of Eight Scholarships to Plastic Arts Students at ALBA.
One gets a little emotional at each visit to ALBA. Emotional because it is the high sanctuary of the arts, and the same time a place where one relives old memories, happy times when we planned for glorious future; it is also a place where one rediscovers the enthusiasm of production and creation.
Today, eight students from 1st and 2nd years will receive scholarships from hands of Mrs. Amal Traboulsi and Mr. Samir Tabet, [former president of the American University in Beirut, consultant to the presidency and talented painter] who has decided with participation of Mrs. Amal Traboulsi, the dynamic owner of “Epreuve D’Artiste” Gallery,
To bestow the proceeds of their exhibits to young university students.
The exhibit hall was entirely dedicated to third and last year of Plastic Arts studies. There we discovered more uniformity on the part of the exhibitors and some names to remember.
Lidya Tchakerian with a canvas representing a group of nudes, in which green dominated, irradiating the bodies. Harmony, coherent shapes, density of rhythms and of exchange.
Following that visit and the ensuing deliberations, Mrs. Amal Traboulsi and Dr. Samir Tabet chose to encourage the following people:
Mireille Logician - 100.000 L.L.
Lidya Tchakerian - 100.000 L.L.
Louna Maalouf - 75.000 L.L.
Amal Dagher - 75.000 L.L.
Randa Nehme-Kerala - 75.000 L.L.