About Jora Avagyan

About

Jora Avagyan was born in 1952 in the village of Bughashen, Akhalkalaki region, Javakhk. In 1969, he graduated from the Department of Painting and Drawing at the Yerevan State Pedagogical University named after Kh. Abovyan. Afterward, he worked in secondary schools in Hrazdan while also serving as an artist-designer at the Hrazdan People's Theater. Starting in 1978, he worked at the Hrazdan Children's Fine Arts School named after Yervand Kochar and simultaneously as an artist at House of Culture No. 1.

From 1978 onwards, Jora held numerous exhibitions in Hrazdan and Yerevan, garnering attention through engaging articles in various newspapers.

Tragically, in 1994, at a relatively young age and already an accomplished artist, his brush was stilled forever. Modest by nature, Jora carried the quiet dignity and introspective qualities of a true artist. Like great Armenian writers such as Teryan, Bakunts, and Hamo Sahyan, who captured the human spirit through their depictions of nature, Jora expressed human emotions, sorrows, and the warmth of the soul through his artistic portrayals of Armeni's landscapes.His first posthumous exhibition was held in 1994 at the Yervand Kochar Museum, receiving widespread acclaim and coverage in Armenian newspapers. In recognition of his legacy, the fine arts class at the Yervand Kochar Art School in Hrazdan, where he taught for many years, was named in his honor.

Tragically, in 1994, at a relatively young age and already an accomplished artist, his brush was stilled forever. Modest by nature, Jora carried the quiet dignity and introspective qualities of a true artist. Like great Armenian writers such as Teryan, Bakunts, and Hamo Sahyan, who captured the human spirit through their depictions of nature, Jora expressed human emotions, sorrows, and the warmth of the soul through his artistic portrayals of Armenia's landscapes.His first posthumous exhibition was held in 1994 at the Yervand Kochar Museum, receiving widespread acclaim and coverage in Armenian newspapers. In recognition of his legacy, the fine arts class at the Yervand Kochar Art School in Hrazdan, where he taught for many years, was named in his honor.

In 1998, his wife, Susanna, established the Jora Avagyan Foundation to identify and showcase talented, underrecognized artists from various regions of Armenia. The foundation organized a memorial evening at the Hrazdan School of Fine Arts and later held exhibitions, including one at the Ministry of Culture in 2001 and another in the "Yerkat" Hall of the Chamber Theater in 2019.

A plaque now adorns the building where Jora Avagyan lived and worked, which serves as a house-museum and exhibition hall, ensuring that his artistic legacy continues to inspire future generations.