"20×20" A Curated Dialogue of 41 Artists

20×20 is a landmark group exhibition (41 artists) conceived by renowned Armenian artist and curator Gago Gagik Vardanyan, bringing together a powerful cross‑section of contemporary Armenian and Armenian‑diasporan artists under a single, rigorously defined format. Each participating artist was invited to create one original work not exceeding 20 × 20 inches, a constraint that becomes the conceptual backbone of the exhibition rather than a limitation. Within this shared scale, the artists explore vastly different visual languages, materials, emotional registers, and artistic philosophies, transforming uniformity into a catalyst for depth, tension, and dialogue.

The strength of 20×20 lies in its paradox: a strict physical boundary that opens limitless creative possibility. Painting, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, abstraction, figuration, symbolism, and experimental techniques coexist side by side, allowing viewers to experience how scale influences intention, intimacy, and impact. The exhibition invites close looking—rewarding attention to texture, gesture, and nuance—while simultaneously presenting a collective portrait of Armenian contemporary art in motion.

Participating Artists: Ruben Abovyan, Martiros Adalyan, Raffi Adalyan, Ruben Adalyan, Grant Avakyan, Ayvaz Avoyan, Hakob Baghdasaryan, Ashot Bayandur, Assadour Bezdikian, Norik Dilanchyan, Henry Elibekyan, Roman Galstyan, Vruyr Galstyan, Kaloust Guedel, Minas Halajian, Samuel Halajian, Sasha Harutyunyan, Ashot Hovhannisyan, Hakob Hovhannisyan, Narine Isajanyan, Sev Henrik Khachatryan, Varoush Khosravian(s), Farzad Kohan, Avetis Krikashyan, Maria Cristina Lattes, Viken Makhyan, Anna Manukyan, Alexandr Maroutian, Eduard Matevosyan, Hrant Mirzoyan, Arshak Nazarian, Sergey Parajanov, Martin Petrosyan, Carlos Ritter, Alexander Sadoyan, Vigen Tadevossyan, Vardan Tovmasyan, Gago Gagik Vardanyan, Seeroon Yeretzian, Ilir Zeneli, Aramik, Kiki.

Date/Time: Friday, January 23, 2026 from 7PM to 10PM

Date/Time: Saturday, January 24, 2026 from 3PM to 6PM

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