Biography

Was born on November 10, 1929 in Simferopol, Ukraine.

Education

Since 1960 had been a member of the Artists' Union of the USSR.
In 1967 was awarded the prize of the ministry of culture of Armenia for the painting "Hirosima".
In 1971 was awarded the prize "The Best Painting of the Year" for the painting "Shot".
In 1990 was marked as a national artist of Armenia.
In 2001 was awarded the State Prize of the Republic of Armenia.

Personal Exhibitions

In 1952 presented in the Yerevan State University of Fine Arts and Theatre, Yerevan.
In 1974- in the Artists' Union of Armenia, Yerevan.
In 1982- in the Museum of Russian Art after professor Aram Abrahamyan, Yerevan (sculpture, graphs).
In 1997- in the National Gallery of Armenia and the Artists' Union of Armenia simultaneously.
In 2000- in the Artists' Union of Armenia, Yerevan (graphs).
In 2009- in the Artists' Union of Armenia and the Museum of Modern Art, Yerevan, in honour to his 80th anniversary.

Is the brother of Adalyan Raffi and Adalyan Norayr.
In 1938 moved to Yerevan with his family.
Confident modifications of the real and imaginary, dramatism and dynamic tensions, modifications of inner properties of nature and people are typical to Adalyan's art.
Some of his works are presented in the National Gallery of Armenia, the Museum of Modern Art, other museums of Armenia, as well as in personal collections of Armenia and foreign countries.

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