At its core, my work is about knowledge, mystery and communication.





HAIG DEMARJIAN-- RESUME

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2001
  • upcoming: The Mummy: Works on Authentic Egyptian Papyrus by Haig Demarjian, The Paper Crane. Beverly, MA
  • Solo Show at the Winfisky Gallery, Salem State College.  Salem, MA.  <see virtual winfisky>
  • Boston Printmakers Biennial, Gallery 808.  Boston, MA.

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    2000

  • Artist's Books by the Boston Printmakers, Cabot Street Gallery.  Beverly, MA.

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    1999

  • Solo Show at the Alumni Gallery, Montserrat College of Art.  Beverly, MA.
  • Marblehead Festival of the Arts, jurors' exhibit.  Marblehead, MA.

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    1998

  • Animal Show at School Street Gallery.  Rockport, MA.
  • Postcards From All Over at Irving Art Center.  Irving, TX.

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    1997

  • Twelve Inches Square at Fletcher/Priest Gallery.  Worcester, MA.
  • Subtle/Sudden Attack: Montserrat Print Faculty Portfolio at The Alumni Gallery, Montserrat College of Art.  Beverly, MA.
  • Salon 1997 at West End Gallery.  Gloucester, MA.
  • Annual Auction and Exhibition at Montserrat College of Art.  Beverly, MA.

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    1996

  • Group Show at Native Gallery.  Providence, RI.
  • Two-Person Show at The West End Gallery. Gloucester,MA.
  • Contemporary Armenian Artists ë96, invitational exhibition at The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.  Boston, MA.
  • Group Show at John Callahan Gallery.  Boston, MA.
  • The Self-Portrait, Printmaking and Transformation, an exhibition of student work produced under Visiting Artist Haig Demarjian at the Kelleher Gallery, Rockport High School, Rockport, MA.
  • Young Talent 1996, juried invitational exhibition at the Washington Art Association.  Washington Depot, CT.

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    1995

  • Mirror, Mirror..., juried self-portrait exhibition at the South Shore Art Center.  Cohasset, MA.
  • Armenian Artists Association of America Members Show, at the Armenian Library and Museum of America.  Watertown, MA.
  • Black and White, group exhibition at Boston Corporate Art.  Boston, MA.
  • Prints of the Midwest, invitational exhibition at Campbell Steele Gallery.  Marion, IA.
  • Annual Access Show, invitational exhibition at the Access Gallery.  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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    1994

  • The Art of Haig Demarjian, solo exhibition at the Armenian Library and Museum of America.  Watertown, MA.
  • West Coast Works on/of Paper, national juried exhibition at The Ink People Gallery.  Michiko Itatani, juror.  Eureka, CA.
  • TV Casualty, solo exhibition at Survival Graphics.  Madison, WI.
  • Sports Show, national invitational exhibition at the Roger Smith Gallery.  New York, NY.
  • PRINTS by Former Students of Warrington Colescott and Frances Myers at the Bivens Gallery, Duke University Institute of the Arts.  Durham, NC.
  • Valdosta National Works On Paper VI, Valdosta State University Fine Art Gallery.  William Eiland, juror.  Valdosta, GA.  Travelled to: Thomasville Cultural Center, Thomasville, GA.  Battle Creek Art Center, Battle Creek, MI.

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    1992

  • Fourth National Juried Exhibition at the Viridian Gallery.  New York, NY.  Elizabeth Sussman, juror.

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    EDUCATION

    1994  University of Wisconsin-Madison.  M.F.A.
    1993  University of Wisconsin-Madison.  M.A.
    1992  Middlebury College.  Middlebury, VT.  B.A. in Studio Art with      Departmental Honors.  Minor in Psychology.

    AWARDS AND GRANTS

    1999  Montserrat College of Art Faculty Development Grant
    1996  Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant.
    1994  Recognition of Excellence in Visual Arts awarded by the Scholarship Foundation of America.
    1993-94 Edith L. Gilbertson Graduate Student Scholarship awarded by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Department.
    1993  Liquitex Excellence in Art Grant, awarded by Binney & Smith, Inc.
    1993  Certificate of Excellence awarded by The Soho International Art Competition. New York, NY.
    1992  Certificate of Merit awarded by The Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences.

    EMPLOYMENT

    2000-present
    Adjunct Printmaking Faculty at Salem State College.  Salem, MA.

    1996-present
    Adjunct Faculty at Montserrat College of Art.  Beverly, MA.
    Appointments have included: Visiting Full-Time Assistant Professor, Continuing Part-Time Assistant Professor, Career Specialist and Print Studio Technician
    Teaching assignments in the B.F.A. Program, the School of Continuing  Education and Pre-College Program include: Intaglio Printmaking, Oil Painting, Drawing, Relief Printmaking, Screenprinting, Images and Ideas and SeniorSeminar.

    1995-96
    Technical Assistant at Atelier Royce.  Beverly, MA.

    1994-95
    Art Teacher at Rockport Middle School.  Rockport, MA.

    1993-94
    Project Assistant to Master Printer Andrew Rubin at Tandem Press.  Madison, WI.
    Assisted in collaborations with artists including Richard Bosman, Italo Scanga, Alan Shields and Sam Gilliam.

    1993-present
    Private Drawing Instructor.

    1992
    Curatorial/Installation Assistant at The Institute of Contemporary Art.  Boston, MA.

    1992
    Sculptorís Assistant to Margaret Cogswell.  Middlebury, VT.

    1991-2
    Printmaking Teaching Assistant to Professor David Bumbeck at Middlebury College.  Middlebury, VT.