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Exhibitons/activities

Krikor Momdjian has exhibited in museums, galleries and art centers internationally - they involve installations, video films, paintings, 'Artist's Books', etchings and poems.

Many times he was jury member to judge the works of academy students. Lectured at Universities and organized an international symposium in collaboration with Prof. Kitty Zijlmans at the University of Leiden. Translation workshops in collaboration with Prof. Theo Maarten van Lint in Pembroke College, University of Oxford.
Organized workshops in academies and gave lectures (with a.o. artist Marlene Dumas, writer Kader Abdolah).
Collaborated with poets/writers Bert Schierbeek and J. Bernlef and the composers Calliope Tsoupaki, Vanessa Laan and Artur Avanesov. Fanny de Ruiter, Christoph Ostendorf.
Collaborated with international artists by organizing workshops. Each year the collaboration was with an artist from another artistic discipline - music, dance, poetry, architecture, film.( Vanessa Laan, A.Takenushi, H.Khachaduryan, Corry van Binsbergen/Toon Tellegen, Ashok Bhalotra). Each time the result of the workshop was presented in an exhibition, with performances.

In collaboration with young artists, organized an international project as well to promote their work (Armenian artists), Artist in residence - with composers/musicians Artur Avanesov (Armenia), Fanny de Ruiter (The Netherlands). Artur Avanesov set one of Krkor's poems to music, which was performed during the realization of the project: Three concerts in The Netherlands (museum De lakenhal, Leiden, a.o.) and three concerts in Armenia (Aram Khachadurian house museum, a.o.).

Collaborated with the composer Christoph Ostendorf from Berlin in several 'Berlin projects'. Three of Krikor's poems were set to music by Ostendorf and performed during concerts in Oxford and Berlin. During one of the concerts in Berlin Krikor performed as a poet artist reciting his own poems.

Krikor organized also three major exhibitions simultaneously in three museums in The Netherlands, presenting Armenian art from three major museums in Armenia. Being also invited as curator as well as participating artist of the modern contemporary exhibition: ‘The encounter’ four contemporary artists from the Diaspora (among them, Atom Egoyan), in the Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden, The Netherlands. The other two museum were RMO, Museum of antiquity showing the top pieces from the Museum of Antiquity in Yerevan, and Museum Catharijne Convent showing the top manuscripts from Madenataran of Yerevan and also relics from Etchmiadzin.

Collaboration with Prof. Theo Maarten van Lint in the realization of translation workshops of his poems from Armenian into English at Pembroke College, University of Oxford. The result of this 'Oxford project' was an exhibition of his artworks in The Pembbroke Art Gallery with the presentation of the two publications "Wanderings'. One book about his poems and the other one about his artworks.
Presentation of his 'Artist's Book' Ode to Life! Կենաց at the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.
a.o. projects and lectures at Art academies, Museums and Universities.

Krikor has always given painting lessons combined with art history in art centers and in his own studio, starting from the beginning of his professional career as artist in The Netherlands, in 1979.

Exhibitions

2024

'Life Map of a Wanderer - Transcultural Relations'
Exhibition at the Gallery of Pembroke JCR Art Fund, Pembroke College, University of Oxford
18 October - 17 November 2024.
Lecture: 15 November 2024

Exhibition at the Galerij, organized by Grensloos Kunst Verkennen, in Drenthe. Recent and previous works were inspired by a special Spot in Drenthe where it all started in The Netherlands 44 years ago, during the first eight months living and working there after leaving Paris definitely in 1979. 'Encounter - with Vincent and Piet in Drenthe'

A lecture during the show with the title 'Encounter - with Vincent and Piet in Drenthe'.

2023

Exhibition and special presentation at Parkvilla. Mayor Liesbeth Spies opened the exhibition and received the first example of the book' Letters to Vincent / Brieven aan Vincent'. Lecture and Masterclass workshop at Parkvilla.

2022

Exhibition and official presentation - at the University Library of Bologna (BUB) of a unique example of the ‘Artist’s Book’ Ode to Life!. which will be part of the prestigious collection of the BUB, with some other original works of Krikor. With gratitude and thanks to Prof. Anna Sirinian for this exhibition and the presentation. Also Thanks to Dr. Nerozzi and Dr. Federico Alpi and all who contributed. Simultaneously, the book – Letters to Vincent / Brieven aan Vincent, will be presented.

2020-2022

New Project - 'Letters to Vincent'/ 'Brieven aan Vincent'. A special publication, with the texts from the diaries of Krikor, 'corresponding' with Vincent (van Gogh) for the last 43 years, from the moment he left Paris definitively to start his life as a professional visual artist and poet in The Netherlands. The presentation of the publication will be held in museums and Universities.

2021

Presentation of Krikor 's 'Artist's Book'- 'Ode to Life' / 'Կենաց ' in The Bodleian Libraries. (a copy of the Limited Edition in the collection of The Bodleian Libraries).
A talk and presentation by Krikor in The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, UK

2020

One of the five Leporello's of the Limited Edition in the collection of The Bodleian Libraries,
University of Oxford, UK

2019

ART 'N SOCIETY. Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam

'Boven de Schouw', The Painting 'Triptych (Jerusalem)', live interview, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam

2018

Galerie Mia Joosten Te Gast Bij Galerie BMB (met o.a. Armando, Jan Cremer), Amsterdam
Galerie Helga Hofman, 'Zomergasten' (met o.a. Armando, Sjoerd Buisman, Carin Scholten), Alphen aan den Rijn

2017

Exhibition at the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Redesigning the medieval book

Salon 2017 - Nieuw werk, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2016

Presentation of Oxford Project in collaboration with Professor Theo Maarten van Lint, Pembroke College.
Exhibition of Krikor's paintings and etchings at the Pembroke Art Gallery with the presentation of two new books -
one on Krikor's poems (the result of the translation workshops in Pembroke College (2014-2016)) and the other
one on his paintings, Pembroke College, University of Oxford, UK

Oxford Project, conclusion of Translation workshops (Artist in Residence) - Krikor's Armenian poems being translated
into English in collaboration with Professor Theo Maarten van Lint, at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, UK

Participation (as artist-poet) to the International Symposium/Conference Western Armenian in the 21st Century,
Armenian Studies, University of Oxford, UK

2016-2015

Participation as contemporary artist to the exhibiton - 'Armenia, Masterpieces from an Enduring Culture,
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford

2015-2014

Oxford Project, Start of Translation workshops Artist in residence) - Krikor's Armenian poems being translated into
English in collaboration with Professor Theo Maarten van Lint, Pembroke College, University of Oxford, UK.
Lectures at Pembroke College, University of Oxford, UK

2015

Le Salon 2015, Museum Gouda, The Netherlands

'Hangen doe je toch', Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2014

'Vacantiewerk', Arti et Amicitiae, Amstaerdam, The netherlands

2013

'De salon´, GRENZELOOS, Arti et Amititiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2012-2013

'Looking through the mirror', Galerie Helga Hofman, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands

2011

Art Fair - ARTI II, in De Hague, Galerie Mia Joosten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

´Going up´, Arti et Amititiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Zomergasten-Sommergaste IV, Galerie Helga Hofman, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands

2010

'De salon´, Arti et Amititiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Zomergasten-Sommergaste III, Galerie Helga Hofman, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands

2009

‘Orange Moon’, exhibition of paintings in MuseumgoudA in Gouda,
Publication and presentation of Krikor’s first poem collection ‘Orange moon’ (in Dutch),
MuseumgoudA in Gouda,The Netherlands

2008

‘Zomergasten’ with a.o. Armando, Sjoerd Buisman, Galerie Helga Hofman, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands

2007

‘Artist in Residence project’ cooperation with the Armenian composer, pianist Artur Avanesov, Yerevan, Armenia
and Dutch mezzo-soprano, composer Fanny de Ruiter. Concerts in The Netherlands and Armenia

‘Babylon Diary’, Prins Claus Fonds, Den Haag, The Netherlands

2006

‘De Salon’, Arti et Amititiae, Amsterdam, The Nederlands
‘Open Books’, Galerie Helga Hofman, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands

2005

‘The Last waltz’CBK, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands

2004

‘Enter at your own risk’, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2003-2004

‘To life’, Galerie Helga Hofman, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands

2003

‘Light, Air & Drama: landscapes from the collection of the museum’, with a.o. Armando, Marijke van Warmerdam,
Mark Manders,in the Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, The Netherlands

2002

Landscape of memories - ‘Wishes’ videofilm and installation with performance Naré Haygazyan, Museum Catharina
Gasthuis, Gouda, The Netherlands.
'Wishes’ videofilm and installation with performance Naré Haygazyan, CBK, Stagsgalerie, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands.

‘Landscape of memories’- ‘Wensdoeken-Wishes-Guénatz’. 'The Blessing', Videofilm with installation. Performance, Naré Haygazyan
and Edward Odéhon. Biennial of Gyumri, Armenia.

‘Sweet Home’ Installation with video, inkjet on canvas, (opening - Kitty Zijlmans), CBK, Stadsgalerie, Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands.

2001-2002

‘The encounter’ four contemporary artists from the Diaspora, videofilm and exhibition in the Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, The Netherlands

2001

‘Portraits’, Galerie Helga Hofman, KunstRai, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2000

Installation ‘Golden Dinner/Broken Dreams’ (version II), within the exhibition: Armenians in The Netherlands,
Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1999

‘The Miracle of Wheat’, - Installation ‘Golden Dinner/Broken Dreams’ (version I), CBK, Leiden, The Netherlands

‘Dutch Landscape’, exhibiting 'View of Woubrugge (with Mount Ararat)', Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1998

Beurs van Berlage, paintings of Krikor Momdjian, music by P. de Haas and poetry of J. Bernlef, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1996

‘Time for Meditation’, - reconstruction, ‘New York Agenda, Galerie d’Arts in KunstRai, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

‘Ikon Ethra’ Project, with music by Calliope Tsoupaki, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Leiden, The Netherlands

1995

‘Hommage à Gauguin’, Ignatius-galerie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1994

‘Miniatures for Tomorrow’, Galerie Markarian, Helmond, The Netherlands

1993

Art in Cultural Transmission, workshop and exhibition ‘Dog and Hammer’ with a.o. Waldo Bien en Choreh Feyzdjou,
Grafisch atelier Daglicht & De Fabriek, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

‘Art Works of my Reality', Staten Galerie, Den Haag, The Netherlands

1992

‘Time for Meditation’ project, Insallation, in collaboration with the poet, writer Bert Schierbeek, Nova Zembla, ’s-Hertogenbosch

‘Parchment Project’, Installation with 12 etchings, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, The Netherlands

Iona Foundation, exhibition of paintings, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

‘Circle Project’, Galerie AZL, Leiden, The Netherlands

1991

‘Double Dutch’ organised by Stichting Kunst Mondiaal Tilburg, The Netherlands

1990

Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1989

Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, The Netherlands

Hamazkaïne Gallery, Toronto & Montreal, Canada

1987

The Casements, Florida, USA

The Wet Gallery, Boston, USA

Galerie Mia Joosten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1986

Gooijer Fine Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1985

Beyerd, Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst, Breda, The Netherlands

Galerie Inart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1984

Gooijer Fine Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

1983

Stedelijk Museum de Lakenhal, Leiden, The Netherlands

1982

Palais des Beaux Arts, Charleroi, Belgium

Museum Van Hemessen, Woubrugge, The Netherlands

Galerie de Vlaamse Schuur, Teteringen, The Netherlands

1980-1981

ASPA, Utrecht, Vara studio, Hilversum, The Netherlands

1975

Galerie des Beaux Arts, Paris, France

1972

Gallery Manoug, Dar El Fan, Beirut, Lebanon

Assignments in public space (selection)

2011

Assignment for a multiple for the company ALPHA PLAN, Alphen aan den Rijn, NL

2010

Assignment for a painting for the new Building of Ponsioen Installatietechniek, Alphen aan den Rijn, NL

2000

Monumental painting for the SPREY building in Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands

1999

Art Award Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands

1991

Assignment for a sculpture and painting for the ASPA building in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands

1990

Assignment for a wall sculpture for the DISSAM building in Utrecht, The Netherlands

1989-1990

Wall paintings in the Armenian Church in Amsterdam, monumental building dating to 1713

1989

Assignment for a sculpture for the ASPA building in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

Publications and Media

2016

'Wanderings This is all We', a new book about his artworks, collaboration of Prof. Theo Maarten van Lint and Doris Wintgens Hötte,
curator of museum De Lakenhal, Leiden. Publication, Momdjian Foundation

2016

'Wanderings Պանդխտութեան մէջ Poems', book about the poems of krikor, collaboration of Prof. Theo Maarten van Lint and
Henrik Edoyan, poet, writer (Armenia). Publication, Momdjian Foundation

2011

Theresia Schouten, ´Krikor at Art Fair´, Alphen CC, newspaper, The Netherlands

2010

Cees Straus, The painter of search for happiness´, Trouw, newspaper, The Netherlands

2009

Ranti Tjan, director of museumgoudA, text in the book ‘Orange Moon’ with Professor Jos Weitenberg, poems and paintings of
Krikor Momdjian. Publication, Momdjian Foundation
Janny Eskes ‘Continuously looking for paradise’, AD Het Groene Hart, newspaper, The Netherlands
Nancy Ubert ‘Krikor’s Orange Moon’, Alphen CC, newspaper, The Netherlands

2006

Janny Eskes, ‘The daily and the dream world’, AD Het Groene Hart, newspaper, The Netherlands
Janny Eskes, ‘You have to reach the bottom’ AD Het Groene Hart, The Netherlands

2006

Nancy Ubert, ‘Masterly workshops’, Alphen. CC, newspaper, The Netherlands

2004

Rosemarie Buikema & Maaike Meijer, Book - ‘Kunsten in Beweging 1980-2000’, Chapter 9 on Krikor Momdjian (by Paul Faber)

2003

Television interview Toronto, Canada

Newsletter ‘Armenia: Beyond territory. The evolution of the individual living in the diaspora‘, University of Leiden, The Netherlands

2002

‘Art along Rijn en Gouwe’ Catalogue, St. Rijnlandse Historiën, Alphen aan den Rijn, in cooperation with Museum Catharina Gasthuis,
Gouda en Stadsmuseum Woerden, The Netherlands

2001

Anne Berk, ‘To build a bridge between two cultures‘, Kunstbeeld (Art magazine), The Netherlands

Doris Wintgens Hötte, Catalogue Artissage, Exhibition Magazine Armenia

1996

Jacqueline Kleisen, ‘Beyond borders, Krikor Momdjian’s icons of passion’, first publication of the Momdjian Foundation, The Netherlands

‘Art as medicine’, Jacqueline Kleisen, catalogue, LUMC

1993-1994

‘Art in Cultural Transmission- dossier Hond & Hamer‘, catalogue Grafisch Atelier Daglicht, Eindhoven, The Nederlands

1991-1993

Doris Wintgens Hötte, catalogue ‘Parchment Project’, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, The Netherlands

1992

Thea Figee, article in Utrecht’s Dagblad, The Netherlands

1991

René Eijbersen, television programme ‘The difference’, portrait of Krikor Momdjian, The Netherlands

1983&1988

Cees Straus, article in the newspaper Trouw, The Netherlands

1985

‘Signals from Outside - People and Surrounding’ catalogue, Beyerd, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Breda, The Netherlands

1984-1985

Ed Wingen, article in Kunstbeeld (monthly art magazine), The Netherlands

1973

Pier Carlo Santini, Cinquemattoni no. 28, Italy