While I was born in Soviet Armenia, my parents came from the United States and France. They were compelled to leave their birthplaces during the time of the post-WWII Armenian Repatriation. Hence, I grew up in an international environment that has culturally influenced my way of thinking and my creativity. I have two Master's Degrees: an MS in Environmental Science from the California State University, Fullerton, and an MA in Art and Design from the California State University, Fresno. Before working in the environmental management field for nearly 10 years, I created catalog illustrations and provided the advertising layout for BrandonHouse Inc., in Culver City, as well as branched my services as a freelance illustrator for specialty designers in the Los Angeles area. When I left the environmental field, I re-established myself in the field of studio art, namely as a painter. I have exhibited in several solo shows and numerous group shows throughout the state of California. While working as an artist and museum consultant, I pursued my second master’s degree. My emphasis was art history, where I studied the socio-political implications revealed in the iconography of miniature paintings and relief sculptures during the medieval period of the Southern Caucasus, the Near East and Mediterranean East. I published scholarly articles and gave numerous conference talks regarding my thesis work. Subsequently, I was selected as the graduate Dean’s Medal nominee from the Department of Art and Design, and the College of Arts and Humanities honored me with the Outstanding Thesis Award for the academic year 2011-2012. As a consultant for the Armenian Museum of Fresno, I worked on several special projects including the co-curation of the Arshile Gorky Art Exhibition, co-sponsored by the Fresno Art Museum, where I was one of the editors of the art exhibition catalog. I have been the recipient of numerous grants and scholarships during my graduate studies. Most recently, I have embarked on an ethnographic art and lecture-based performance project that delves back to a little known historical event, the one that took my parents as young “repatriates” to Soviet Armenia in 1947. My research has involved archival work, personal interviews, and searches for period photographs. I have published several articles related to repatriation project, and my debut art exhibition on the subject took place in March 2013. Subsequently, I have given seven lectures on my work, both nationally and internationally. In 2013, I had the honor of giving the former US Ambassador to Armenia, John M. Evans, a private tour of my show when he visiting Fresno for the 98th Genocide Commemoration. As an artist and art instructor, I apply an ethnographic and environmental sensibility to my artwork, which is based on issues of forced migration, multiculturalism, and humanity.