I’m an archivist and researcher working at a small, non-profit historical society in Toronto, in addition to contributing to several collaborative research and archival projects with various cultural institutions and non-profit organisations.

Armenian Women Artists (AWA) emerged both from my personal and academic background. I wanted to brush up on my own knowledge and lack of awareness; despite being exposed to Armenian music, art and culture from an early age, I realised that I couldn’t name one Armenian woman artist. I soon discovered that there were countless Armenian women who played a vital role in society and culture.

AWA was a very natural progression. In a sense, my goal is to make the history of Armenian women artists more accessible to a wider public, both Armenian and non-Armenian alike. It’s important to note that while these women are Armenian, they are also examples of Russian, Ottoman, American, European, Soviet etc. women artists. I always try to stress that duality in my posts.