Vahe Peroomian

Areguniats Icescape


The Rolling Hills of Sevan


Dilijan Moonrise

"Space scientist by profession, Vahé Peroomian has taken every opportunity to pursue his fascination with photography and the beauty of the Gaian landscape. He is self-trained, and prefers the hands-on approach and independent experimentation with photographic styles and techniques. He has found that the same off-the-wall approach that works in solving physics problems helps see landscapes in a new light as well. The self-similar shapes he sees in landscapes, and the play between cloud and landscape, are a manifestation of this viewpoint."

To see more of Vahe's work, visit his website at vahep.com.

Iman Al-Dabbagh

"These are from a workshop I attended in Mexico. The project was photographing a barrio in DF Mexico, that I was not familiar with, alone, and within 24 hours. Of course, none of the neighborhoods were familiar to me. I chose the one I was staying at which was far from the school where the workshops were being taught at in Mexico City because it was new to me and I wanted to know who lived there and who my neighbors were. So photographing and meeting my neighbors was challenging because I don't know Spanish. It really gave me a sense of how people work and what they do within a few hours of the day and of course taught me how to approach people and what to expect. Mostly work hours were pretty much all day and night because my neighbors worked from home..."

To see more of Iman's work, visit her website at photosbyiman.com.

Nora Sarkissian

"We of the mountains! More than three thousand years of history and culture define me as an Armenian. Yet I feel “Armenian” describes only a piece of who I am. I am the product of Armenian immigrants from Egypt, who arrived in America through Canada, where I was born."

Cynthia Kossayan

Pattern Surveys:
"Traveling has always caused me to look at coordinates, not just geographic, but social and psychological. These pieces were a result of my return to Los Angeles after spending time in places that are seemingly similar, but in reality, entirely different. To bring order back to my relationship between social and personal chaos, I began to look at connecting lines across my universe. Longitudinal lines of geography have definite ends at the poles, where they cross and restart again; they have no gaps. The lines of latitude are circles, connect, and are endless; I was missing some connections"

Sara Anjargolian

Sara Anjargolian is a Los Angeles based photographer, writer and attorney. Born in London to parents of Iranian-Armenian and Iraqi-Armenian descent, Sara spent the first six years of her life in Tehran. With the outbreak of the Iranian Revolution, Sara's family immigrated to the United States, settling in Los Angeles.

To see more of Sara's work, visit her website at saranjargolian.com.

Ike Bahadourian (Part II)

Ike Bahadourian (Part I)

We of the Mountains ARTISTS

This week, we will be posting information and images from the artists participating in the exhibition.

Check back to see more.

Press release

Artists

We are pleased to announce that the following artists will be participating in the "We of the Mountains" exhibition:

Iman Al-Dabbagh
Sara Anjargolian
Lara Assilian
Ike Bahadourian
Meline Khatchatourian
Cynthia Kossayan
Vahe Peroomian
Nora Sarkissian

Check back for images that will be included in the show!

Submission deadline: Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The following information must be submitted via email by MARCH 10 to be considered for exhibition:

1. CONTACT INFORMATION
a. Name
b. Address
c. Phone
d. Email

2. 3 - 5 IMAGES (all images must be saved in the following format):
a. Resolution: 300 dpi
b. Size: width 600 pixels
c. Format: Jpg
d. Information: please note the title, medium, and dimensions of each piece

3. ARTIST STATEMENT: a 125 – 300 word statement about the artist and/or the work submitted.

*Email submissions to: weofthemountains@gmail.com
*All work must be submitted via email by March 10.

We of the Mountains postcards

Designed by Talin Astourian

Call to Artists

We of the Mountains: A Survey of Armenian-American Art

About:
Artists of all media are invited to submit work for We of the Mountains: A Survey of Armenian-American Art, a juried exhibition at Zephyr Coffeehouse and Gallery in Pasadena, California. There is no charge for artists to participate but digital images and a short artist’s statement must be submitted (see submission guidelines below).

Submission Guidelines:
The following information must be submitted via email by MARCH 10 to be considered for exhibition:
1. Contact Information
2. 3 - 5 images
3. Artist Statement

*Email submissions to: weofthemountains@gmail.com
*All work must be submitted via email by March 10.

Presentation:
All work accepted for the exhibition must be ready for hanging or display. Framed or unframed two-dimensional works and three-dimensional works are all acceptable.

Liability:
Utmost care will be taken in handling the work but neither the curators or Zephyr Coffeehouse and Gallery are responsible for loss or damage, however caused, while works are in their possession or in transit.

Important dates:
- March 10: Submission deadline at 6:00 p.m.
- March 16: Selections finalized and artists notified of participation
- March 29: Hand delivery of accepted work to Zephyr (1 - 4 pm)
- April 25: Exhibition reception (6 – 8 pm)
- May 10: Exhibition closes, pick-up of artwork (1 – 4 pm)