Karen Akhikyan is an Armenian artist whose poetic wire sculptures have found resonance across the world. His sculptures belong to private collections in over sixty countries and have been presented in exhibitions across continents. His work captures the quiet tension between strength and vulnerability, where a hard material is shaped into gestures of softness, grace, and emotion.
He began his art journey with painting, but over time, sculpture became his deeper language. Wire, with all its resistance and memory, became a way to draw in space. Each piece is shaped by hand, without sketches or plans, allowing the form to emerge gradually through movement and touch. His process remains deeply personal. Each work begins simply, with a line, a gesture, and the slow uncovering of something true.
"My best sculpture is still my first one. It was an abstract chair. I don't think I will ever be able to make anything quite like it again. It was complete. It was perfection."
EXHIBITION
2026 Galerie DNK
Dorst, Netherlands
2026 Igityan National Centre for Aesthetics
Yerevan, Armenia
2026 Art Kvartal
Yerevan, Armenia
2025 Gala Art Gallery
Yerevan, Armenia
2025 Arar Gallery
Yerevan, Armenia
2025 Bahcesehir University - Solo Exhibition
Istanbul, Türkiye
2024 Index Tower
Dubai, UAE
2024 The Other Art Fair
Los Angeles, USA
2024 The Confluence of Mastery and Innovation
Senglea, Malta
2024 The Color of Peace
Yerevan, Armenia
2023 Gala Art Gallery - Solo Exhibition
Yerevan, Armenia
2023 Académie Européenne des Arts
Treviso, Italy
2022 National Centre of Chamber Music - Solo Exhibition
Yerevan, Armenia
2022 Click Art Gallery
Milan, Italy
2021 Artists Union of Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia
2021 Style Gallery
Gyumri, Armenia