Harry Vorperian (b.1960), migrated from Beirut and settled in Los Angeles in 1976. After graduating H.M. Ferrahian H.S., he attended CSUN and received a bachelor’s degree in arts. Since 1984, he has owned and operated design studios, and also worked as a freelance designer, specializing in brand development.
In 1987, he opened Holly Street Gallery in Old Town Pasadena to promote young upcoming artists. Since the mid 1980’s, he has participated in group and solo art exhibitions. In 2011 he founded the Shushi Art Project, which in October 2012 held its first event, a contemporary art festival, in Shushi, Artsakh. This unique project brought together 20 artists with diverse backgrounds from the US, Europe, Armenia and Artsakh. In 2015, Harry co-curated life100, an art exhibition honoring the 100 year anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, that included the art of post-Genocide artists of Armenian descent with pieces ranging from the early 20th century through the present time. Harry’s notable solo exhibitions include, “The I” (AT1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, November 2010), and “Lily’s Garden” (Tufenkian Fine Arts Gallery, Glendale, CA, May 2016).
