Lilit Melikyan
Her orientation is the modern expression of national culture, and she takes what is Armenian and important, creating modern clothing collections. She works with computer graphics, creating graphic files of rug ornaments and applying them on silk prints in fashion. There are many creative ideas, so she is able to move from one field to another through her multifaceted interests. She is interested in both environmental design and graphic design, but her main preference is textile.
1995-1998 Student in Designers’ Union of RA
1998 Armenian State Pedagogical University After Khachatur Abovyan, Department of Painting and Drawing of Art Education Faculty, diploma
2002-up to now Director of the “Teryan Cultural Center” NGO
2002-up to now Director of the “SHSHUK” LTD
2005-2009 The National Academy of Sciences, Art Institute, Armenia, Postgraduate (Doctor of Philosofy)
2016 RA President’s Award for services to the nation
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2001 Ani Plaza Hotel exhibition hall, Yerevan, Armenia
2004 Exhibition hall of the museum after A. Tamanyan, Yerevan, Armenia
2007 “Academy” Gallery (with the members of “Zatik” orphanage), Yerevan, Armenia
2008 The Palace of Culture and Youth, Nagorno Karabakh
2012 Teryan Cultural Center exhibition hall, Yerevan, Armenia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 Verona EXPO-2013, Italy
2014 Garments’ International Exhibition, Spain
2015 Armenian National Costume Exhibition, USA
2016 Exhibition of the new collection “Future of the past”, Mege; The worlds of Parajanov,
Moscow, Russia
2017 Women’s Mentoring Program: Dress Codes for young professionals, exhibition of the
new collection “Armenian ornaments”, The US Embassy in Armenia, Yerevan; Rabati
International Rug Festival, Georgia, Tbilisi; Armenian Cultural Day in China, Beijing;
Armenian Cultural Day in Korea, Seul; Armenian National Costumes and “Future of the Past”
collection, Gotheburg, Sweden; Armenian Cultural Days in Germany, Stuttgart; Armenian
National Costumes and “Future of the Past” collection, Jordan, Amman; TARAZ Show, LA,
USA
2018 Armenian National Costumes, Italy