SENCH

Arsen Sargsyan a. k. a. Sench was born in Yerevan, Armenia in 1961. He was accepted to Yerevan National Art Institute in 1978. The first groundbreaking Armenian Youth Design Exhibition in 1982, was organized by Sench and his classmates. It was a great success. Sench came up with an idea to make large plush toys that could be used as children’s furniture. One year later Sench was awarded first prize for the project in Moscow at a design competition for merchandise made for children.

In 1983 after graduating from a five-year program in Design and Art at Yerevan National Art Institute, Sench and his peers organized a sensational avant -garde exhibition. In addition to being a huge success, the event caused a great deal of controversy due to it's innovative nature. The youth of Armenia were delighted with the exhibition which included surrealistic paintings, abstract art, and pop-art works.

Sench's artwork can be found in numerous private collections in Moscow and St. Petersburg (Russia), Kiev (Ukraine), Bonn and Berlin (Germany), Poznan (Poland), Madrid (Spain), London (England), Amsterdam (Holland), Paris (France), Los Angeles, Boston and New York (USA), including the Chrysler Building, New York.

Sench has exhibited works of art in:
1981 - Exhibition of Student Artwork, Moscow, Russia.
1983 - First Youth Design Exhibition, Yerevan, Armenia.
1983 - Art Exhibition of Toy Design, Moscow, Russia.
1984 - Exhibition Art of Armenian Youth, Leningrad, Russia.
1986 - Biennale Graphics, Berlin, East Germany.
1987 - Graphics and Sculpture, Kiev, Ukraine.
1988 - Graphics of Nations of USSR, Krakov, Poland.
1989 - Billboard Design Exhibition, Tallinn, Estonia.
1990 - 95 Soundookian State Academic Theater, Yerevan, Armenia.
Head Designer of stage decorations, costumes and billboards.
1995-96 Fiber Art, Yerevan, Armenia. President and Head Artist
specializing in billboard design and city’s commercial signs.
1997 - Ambassador Gallery, Competition award, Soho, New York.
1998 - Ward Nasse Gallery, Group show, Soho, New York.
2000 - Finalist of the competition at Limner Art Gallery, New York. Exhibited in Limner Art Gallery, New York, published in volume #4 2000 of Direct Art Magazine. Also published in Muse Art Magazine in #19 2003.