BIOGRAPHY

Photo credit: Natalia Balanina

Tatiana Ferahian is an Armenian-Cypriot visual artist born in Lebanon. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the Empire State College and a Master's in Liberal Studies from the University of Denver. She lives and works in Cyprus and the Netherlands. She has participated in numerous national and international art exhibitions, biennales, and artist-in-residencies, among which are:

2023

"HOUSE" contemporary art exhibition, curated by B.C. Epker, Limassol Municipal Arts Center Apothikes Papadaki, Cyprus

Art Noord V art-fair with Kunstruimte Fred Wagemans at Museum Belvedere in Heerenveen – the Netherlands

102nd Annual Open Exhibition of Society of Graphic Fine Art at Mall Galleries, London

2022

"A Mythopoesis" drawing series received the Bronze Pygmalion Award

Solo exhibition and book launch of "A Mythopoesis" artbook, which was a collaboration with the writer Maria Petrides and published by Armida books, at Kunstruimte H47 in Leeuwarden - The Netherlands

2021

L’air Arts drawing research residency/exhibition in Paris - France

“Centenary Exhibition Unlocked” Society of Graphic Fine Art exhibition at Mall Galleries, London

"Elements" residency/exhibition curated by Witte Wartena and B.C. Epker, at Kunsthalle Hilsbach in Germany

2019

"DRAW 19" Society of Graphic Fine Art Annual Exhibition in London

MACAM | 2nd Biennale of Contemporary Art in Lebanon

2018

"In search of common myth/Genius Loci" – residency/exhibition organized by VHDG in Leeuwarden - The Netherlands

2017

Urban Legends drawing series received the Bronze Pygmalion Award

Shingle22j Biennial of Contemporary Art of Anzio and Nettuno in Italy

2016

Solo exhibition and book launch of Urban Legend, which was a collaboration with the poet Ishmael Von Heidrick-Barnes and published by Moufflon Publishing in 2016 at Rouan Gallery in Limassol - Cyprus

2015

Guest artist at the Shingle22j Biennial of Contemporary Art of Anzio and Nettuno, where she installed an installation dedicated to the Armenian Genocide survivors.

2014

Open Sites: Entre Lacs land art exhibition/residency at Villeneuve D’ascq - France

Video art at Museo de Almería in Almeria in Spain

Video art PAFF 30th Winter Sarajevo International Festival in Bosnia and Herzegovina

2013

Video art at the 10th Naoussa International Film Festival in Greece

I-Park's Environmental Art Biennale/Residency in Connecticut – USA

2012

Geumgang Nature Art Biennale/Residency in Gongju - S. Korea

5th Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing - China

2010

“Out of Space” International Environmental Art Exhibition/Residency in Friesland – The Netherlands

“The Little Land Fish” in 2010 in Istanbul, an art exhibition supported by İstanbul European Capital of Culture Agency

Ana Tzarev Gallery in New York

2009

“Freedom to Create” at Victoria & Albert Museum in London

“Salad Bowl” group exhibition at Taidesalonki Husa in Tampere – Finland

Shingle22j Biennial of Contemporary Art of Anzio and Nettuno in Italy, where she received the 'Menzione Speciale' award “Artistic Exhibition in Support of the Peace Process” at UNDP, Nicosia – Cyprus

2008

3rd Beijing International Art Biennale, Beijing, China

“diverCYty” at the Council of Europe in Strasburg – France

“Ithaki” International Touring Exhibition in Greece; Olympic Fine Arts in 2008, in Beijing – China

2007

“The Odyssey Within” at Agora Gallery in Chelsea – New York

24th Alexandria Biennale of Mediterranean Countries in Alexandria - Egypt

“Let's Talk About Migration” International touring exhibition in Thessaloniki - Greece

2006

“Let's Talk About Migration” International touring exhibition in Patra - Greece

“Breaking the Mould” group exhibition in 2006 at the Helsinki City Hall in Finland

2005

2nd Beijing International Art Biennale in Beijing - China

2004

Artiade, Olympics of Visual Art in Athens – Greece