Arman Nur is an Armenian designer, jeweler, sculptor, and painter. In 2012, Nur was awarded the Armenian Ministry of Culture's Gold Medal, and in 2013, he got the President of Armenia's Movses Khorenatsi medal.
Life and education
Arman Nur was born in Yerevan on October 11, 1971. He studied at the ceramics department of the Yerevan Children's Aesthetics Development Center and at the Toros Roslin Institute of Applied Art, Faculty of Metal Design. He participated in courses at the Moscow Institute of Gemology for the study of precious stones, including identification and research. Nur also took classes at the Miami International University of Art and Design. In 1999, Nur founded the "Nur Design" creative studio. In 2015, he founded the Nur Art Gallery Yerevan.
Creative activities
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
2018 “Diagram”, exhibition of paintings, graphics, jewelries and sculptures in Porta Coeli International Art Gallery and Academy, Venosa, Italy.
2018 “Aratta collection”, exhibition of jewelries in Pirro del Balzo Castel, Sala Gesualdo, Venosa, Italy.
Fly - the sculpture which was awarded the Lorenzo Il Magnifico Gold Medal of the 2017 Florence Contemporary Art Biennale.
Queen Satenik's jewelry box - a collection of jewelry.
Jesus - a sculpture which won the "Critics' Award" in Bibart 2018/2019 International Art Biennale, Bari, Italy.
Awards
During his artistic career, Nur has received a number of awards from Armenia and abroad. In 1994, Nur was awarded the first prize at the World Exhibition "Jeweler 1994". In Moscow at the Jeweler 2001 International Exhibition, he won first prize for "Best Jewelry". He also won the first prize at the "Jeweler 2005" Jewelry and Watches International Exhibition, for the set "Color of Love". At the Russian Fashion Week 2007, Nur was awarded the Highest Award. In 2012, Nur was awarded the Golden Medal of the Ministry of Culture of Armenia and the Movses Khorenatsi Honorary Medal of the President of Armenia in 2013. In October 2017, Arman Nur's sculptures Fly and Evolution were awarded the first prize, the Lorenzo il Magnifico Gold Medal at the International Contemporary Art Biennale of Florence, Italy. In January 2019, Arman Nur's sculpture "Jesus" won the "Critics Award" in Bibart 2018/2019 International Art Biennale, Bari, Italy.
Catalogues
Diagram, Arman Nur, 2018, Yerevan - Nur Art Gallery cooperation with Porta Coeli International Art Gallery and Academy, Study Centre for Mediterranean culture.
Nur, 2015, Yerevan - Nur Art Gallery.
Contemporary Treasures on the 40th Parallel North. Armenia Showcases Italian Art from Basilicata, 2018, Venosa - Porta Coeli International Art Gallery and Academy, Study Centre for Mediterranean culture. Pageս 16, 17.
Florence Biennale, International Biennial of Contemporary Art XIth Edition, Earth Creativity & Sustainability, 2017 Firenze, Fortezza Da Basso,, page 406.
A’Design Award & Competition, Winner Designs 2017-2018, Award Winning Product Design, 2018, Italy, page 374.
