Artist Biography
Araks Johannes is an accomplished artist working from her studio in Glendale California.
She started drawing at a very young age, encouraged by her parents and uncle, a prominent artist at the time. While in high school participated in several exhibitions and won First Place in statewide competitions.
Her artistic life was placed on hold while raising family, however, she would draw and paint whenever she could find the time and kept her love of art alive for several years. In 2008 she decided to get back to painting more seriously, and learn old masters techniques. She took classes at Glendale Community College, and later with several current masters, where she studied and learned the classical techniques. Her work reveals the strength of under paintings, lights and glazes with focus on details.
She has participated in numerous juried art exhibitions and won several awards and Best of Show. She has sold several paintings and drawings in Southern California and has received many commissions for portraits and figurative work.
EXHIBITIONS / AWARDS
2018 Betsy Luke Creative Art Gallery, Burbank, CA
2017 Carter Sexton, North Hollywood, CA
2016 Norik's Gallery, Glendale CA
2016 Whites Gallery, Montrose CA
2016 LA Art Show. Convention Center, Down Town LA, CA
2015 Brand 43 works on paper, Brand Library, Glendale, CA
2015 Art A Fair, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Virga Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Orange County Creatives Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Pasadena Society of Artists, Pasadena, CA
2015 Towns Burr Gallery, Burbank, CA
2015 Creative Art Center Gallery, Burbank, CA
2015 AWC - Woodbury University, CA
2015 Gallery 825, LAAA, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Pico House Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011-2014 Juried Exhibitions, Glendale Art Association, Several Awards
2014 Brand 42 works on paper, Brand Library, Glendale, CA
2014 Whites Art Framing and Gallery, Montrose, CA, Second Place
2014 Glendale Central Library, Glendale CA, First Place
2014 Blue Cats Events, Los Angeles, CA and West Hollywood, CA
2013 Eagle Rock Center for Art, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Glendale Youth Alliance, Forest Lawn Museum, Glendale CA
2013 Santa Paula Art Association, Santa Paula, CA, Honorary Mention
2013 Anzoh Gallery, Glendale, CA, First Place
2012 La Canada Library, La Canada, CA
2012 CSUN, Northridge, CA
2012 San Fernando Valley Art Association, Gallery 800, North Hollywood, CA, Best of Show
2011 Anzoh Gallery, Glendale, CA, First Place
2011 Unity Fest, City of Glendale, Glendale, CA
EDUCATION
Self Thought
LANGUAGES:
English - Armenian – Persian
