Raffi Kalenderian
“Alyssa Reading,” 2020
Raffi Kalenderian
“Alyssa Reading,” 2020
Oil on canvas
60" x 80" [HxW] (152.4 x 203.2 cm)
Inventory #KAL279
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Fredrik Nilsen
“Alyssa Reading,” 2020
Oil on canvas
60" x 80" [HxW] (152.4 x 203.2 cm)
Inventory #KAL279
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Fredrik Nilsen
“Shanti Reading,” 2019
Raffi Kalenderian
“Shanti Reading,” 2019
Oil on canvas
60 ¹⁄₄" x 84" x 1 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (153.04 x 213.36 x 3.81 cm)
Inventory #KAL268
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
“Shanti Reading,” 2019
Oil on canvas
60 ¹⁄₄" x 84" x 1 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (153.04 x 213.36 x 3.81 cm)
Inventory #KAL268
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
“Thed Jewel,” 2019
Raffi Kalenderian
“Thed Jewel,” 2019
Oil on canvas
98" x 70" x 1 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (248.92 x 177.8 x 3.81 cm)
Inventory #KAL262
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Fredrik Nilsen
“Thed Jewel,” 2019
Oil on canvas
98" x 70" x 1 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (248.92 x 177.8 x 3.81 cm)
Inventory #KAL262
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Fredrik Nilsen
“Thomas,” 2019
Raffi Kalenderian
“Thomas,” 2019
Oil, pastel, colored pencil and acrylic on paper
50.5 x 36" [HxW] (128.27 x 91.44 cm) paper size; 57.5 x 41.5 x 2" [HxWxD] (146.05 x 105.41 x 5.08 cm) framed
Inventory #KAL259
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
“Thomas,” 2019
Oil, pastel, colored pencil and acrylic on paper
50.5 x 36" [HxW] (128.27 x 91.44 cm) paper size; 57.5 x 41.5 x 2" [HxWxD] (146.05 x 105.41 x 5.08 cm) framed
Inventory #KAL259
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
“Masha,” 2018
Raffi Kalenderian
“Masha,” 2018
Oil on canvas
56" x 8' 4" x 2" [HxWxD] (142.24 x 254 x 5.08 cm)
Inventory #KAL258
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Masha,” 2018
Oil on canvas
56" x 8' 4" x 2" [HxWxD] (142.24 x 254 x 5.08 cm)
Inventory #KAL258
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Landscape Study (Wyoming IV),” 2016
Raffi Kalenderian
“Landscape Study (Wyoming IV),” 2016
Oil on canvas
36" H x 24" W (91.44 cm H x 60.96 cm W)
Inventory #KAL209
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Landscape Study (Wyoming IV),” 2016
Oil on canvas
36" H x 24" W (91.44 cm H x 60.96 cm W)
Inventory #KAL209
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“The Tennis Player,” 2016
Raffi Kalenderian
“The Tennis Player,” 2016
Oil and cold wax on canvas
36.50" H x 24.50" W (92.71 cm H x 62.23 cm W)
Inventory #KAL216
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“The Tennis Player,” 2016
Oil and cold wax on canvas
36.50" H x 24.50" W (92.71 cm H x 62.23 cm W)
Inventory #KAL216
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Portrait of the Poet Dasha Nekrasova,” 2015
Raffi Kalenderian
“Portrait of the Poet Dasha Nekrasova,” 2015
Oil on canvas
84" H x 60" W (213.36 cm H x 152.4 cm W)
Inventory #KAL188
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Portrait of the Poet Dasha Nekrasova,” 2015
Oil on canvas
84" H x 60" W (213.36 cm H x 152.4 cm W)
Inventory #KAL188
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Study for Lauren (Quilt),” 2015
Raffi Kalenderian
“Study for Lauren (Quilt),” 2015
Oil on canvas
36" H x 24" W x 2.25" D (91.44 cm H x 60.96 cm W x 5.72 cm D)
Inventory #KAL182
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
“Study for Lauren (Quilt),” 2015
Oil on canvas
36" H x 24" W x 2.25" D (91.44 cm H x 60.96 cm W x 5.72 cm D)
Inventory #KAL182
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
“Self Portrait (Benner Street),” 2011
Raffi Kalenderian
“Self Portrait (Benner Street),” 2011
Oil on linen
98" x 70"
Inventory #KAL113
Courtesy of Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
“Self Portrait (Benner Street),” 2011
Oil on linen
98" x 70"
Inventory #KAL113
Courtesy of Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
1981
Born in Los Angeles, CA
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
2004
BFA, University of California, Los Angeles
Residency, Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, CA
2007
Residency, St Barthélemy, French West Indies
2022
"Before The Moon Falls," Vielmetter Los Angeles, CA
2021
"Raffi Kalenderian," Nassima Landau Foundation, Tel Aviv, Israel
2020
"Raffii Kalenderian," Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY
2019
"Memento Vivo," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
2018
"Always in Rare Form," Buchmann Galerie, Berlin, Germany
2017
"Portraits," Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland
2016
"For the Dead," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
"Green River," Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
2015
"To Walk Through the Night," Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland
2014
"Raffi Kalenderian," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
"Raffi Kalenderian," Buchmann Galerie, Berlin, Germany
2013
"Paint Work," Buchmann Galerie, Berlin, Germany
2012
"Interior Life," Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland
"Currents, Undercurrents, and Maneuvers," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
2011
"Raffi Kalenderian," Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
2010
"Memoranda," Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland
2008
"Satellites," Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland
2007
"Palimpsest: Selected Works on Paper," Marc Jancou Fine Art, New York, NY
2006
"Wicked Waters," Medium, St. Barthlemy, French West Indies
"Born Under Punches," Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA
2021
"In the Meanwhile…Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art," Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
"Via Cafe," Tif Sigfrids, Comer, Georgia
2020
"20 Years," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2019
"What is an edition, anyway?," McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2018
"Genius Loci", Setareh Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany
"To our Fellow Artists and Poets who are Confused About Which Way to Go," Lundgren Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2017
"Hotel Kalifornia," Galerie Lefebvre & Fils, Paris
"Whats Up New York," LVH Art, New York
2016
"Painter's Painters," Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
"A Verdant Summer," Taymour Grahne, New York, NY
"Imagine," Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
2013
"Body Language," Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2011
"Goldmine," curated by Christopher Scoates, UAM, University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
2010
"Crystal World," Buchmann Galerie, Berlin, Germany
"Die Nase des Michelangelo," Galerie Peter Kilchmann at Marktgasse, Zurich, Switzerland
"Painting," curated by Roger Herman, LA Art House, Los Angeles, CA
"Portraits de Collectionneurs," Muro Gallery, Chtelaine, Switzerland
"Next Generation," Kunstmuseum St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland
2008
"L.A. Potential: HangArt 7," Salzburg, curated by Lioba Reddeker
"Faces and Figures (Revisited)," Marc Jancou Contemporary, New York, NY
"Stories: Portraits," Eleven Rivington, New York, NY
"Some Paintings: The Third (2007)," LA Weekly Annual Biennal, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2007
"Cali in CPH, Part ii: Bucket of Ice," Co-Lab, Copenhagen, US
"Warhol &," Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006
"Fall," Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA
"Boat Show," High Energy Constructs, Los Angeles, CA
"Just My Funny Way of Laughing," South La Brea Gallery, Inglewood, CA
2005
"Christmas in July," Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA
2004
"Walk You Home If You Walk Me Home Right After," Los Angeles, CA, curated by Eric Palgon
"Dear Summertime," Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA
"Living in the Ice Age," University of California, Los Angeles, CA
2003
"UCLA Undergraduate Juried Show," Official Selection, Los Angeles, CA
"New Work," University of Leeds, England
2021
Soloski, Alexis. "What Megan Mullally Likes: Soft T-Shirts and Sad Songs," New York Times, Feb 9
2019
De Witt, Olivia. "Raffi Kalenderian," Artillery, June 26
Irvin, Rebecca. "Raffi Kalenderian celebrates life in his exuberant, colourful, painted portraits," It's Nice That, June 7
McNay, Anna. "Raffi Kalenderian – interview: ‘It’s like banging your head against a brick wall, but if you get through to the other side it feels so good'," Studio International, June 4
2018
Nash, David. "Kendall Wilkinson Outfits the $15.5 Million Penthouse at San Francisco's 181 Fremont," Architectural Digest, October 30
2017
Mahony, Anna, "Must-See Art Guide: Zurich," artnet news (web), December 14
Black, Ezrha Jean, "Best in Show 2016," Artillery, January/February
2016
Seed, John, "Raffi Kalenderian: ‘For the Dead,’ at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects," Huffington Post, August 23
Wagley, Catherine, "5 Free Art Shows to See in LA This Week," LA Weekly (web), July 27
2015
Seed, John, "Collecting: Robert Shiell," art ltd., March/April
2014
Shaw, Michael. "Raffi Kalenderian," ArtScene, July/August
"15 Young Art Stars to Keep Your Eye On," Complex, September 28
2012
Buckley, Annie, "Review: 'Raffi Kalenderian: Currents, Undercurrents, and Maneuvers,' " Art in America, April 2012
Raffi Kalenderian, Modern Painters, New York, April
2011
Latimer, Quinn. "The Nose of Michelangelo," Frieze, March, p. 142
2010
Raffi Kalenderian, Brand New Gallery, Milan, ex. cat.
So kommen Sie gut durch 2011, Art Basel Miami Beach, Eva Karcher, Sddeutsche Zeitung, Wochenende, Munich, No. 303, Dec. 31, p. 5
Raffi Kalenderian, Kunst 10 Zrich, Zurich, Nov. 11 14, pp. 84 85 cat.
Eine kleine Dsternis ist immer da, Ruth Hndler, Capital, Hamburg, No. 9, p. 135
Portraits de Collectionneurs, Tindaro Gagliano, Muro Gallery, Chtelaine, ex.cat.
Meier, Philipp. "Monumentalitt und Zuversicht," NZZ, Zurich, Oct. 16, p. 57
2009
Raffi Kalenderian, Frieze Yearbook, London, England
Meltzer, Burkhard. "Raffi Kalenderian," Frieze, March
2008
Reddeker, Lioba. "L.A. Potential: HangArt 7," Basis Wien, Austria
Kugelman, Kerry. "Raffi Kalenderian at Black Dragon Society," Art Ltd., May
Truong, Hong-An. "A Look at Raffi Kalenederian," Artslant, March
Harvey, Doug. "Some Paintings," LA Weekly, January
2010
Portraits de Collectionneurs, text by Tindaro Gagliano. Muro Gallery, Châtelaine, Switzerland
Raffi Kalenderian: Memoranda, text by Doug Harvey, Nieves Books, Zurich (monograph)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA