Raffi Kalenderian
Raffi Kalenderian
“Robert, Bob, and Seymour,” 2019
Raffi Kalenderian
“Robert, Bob, and Seymour,” 2019
Oil on canvas
84 x 120 x 1.5" [HxWxD] (213.36 x 304.8 x 3.81 cm)
Inventory #KAL256
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
Signed on verso
“Robert, Bob, and Seymour,” 2019
Oil on canvas
84 x 120 x 1.5" [HxWxD] (213.36 x 304.8 x 3.81 cm)
Inventory #KAL256
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
Signed on verso
Raffi Kalenderian
“Eric Palgon in the studio,” 2019
Raffi Kalenderian
“Eric Palgon in the studio,” 2019
Oil on canvas
48 x 36 x 2" [HxWxD] (121.92 x 91.44 x 5.08 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
“Eric Palgon in the studio,” 2019
Oil on canvas
48 x 36 x 2" [HxWxD] (121.92 x 91.44 x 5.08 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
Raffi Kalenderian
“Alison (Strickland House),” 2018
Raffi Kalenderian
“Alison (Strickland House),” 2018
Oil on canvas
84 x 60 x 2" [HxWxD] (213.36 x 152.4 x 5.08 cm)
Inventory #KAL257
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
“Alison (Strickland House),” 2018
Oil on canvas
84 x 60 x 2" [HxWxD] (213.36 x 152.4 x 5.08 cm)
Inventory #KAL257
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Raffi Kalenderian
“Julia Perry,” 2020
Raffi Kalenderian
“Julia Perry,” 2020
Oil on canvas
36 x 24" [HxW] (91.44 x 60.96 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Ed Mumford
“Julia Perry,” 2020
Oil on canvas
36 x 24" [HxW] (91.44 x 60.96 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Ed Mumford
Raffi Kalenderian
“Rochele and Nick,” 2019
Raffi Kalenderian
“Rochele and Nick,” 2019
Oil on canvas
70 x 98 x 1.5" [HxWxD] (177.8 x 248.92 x 3.81 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
“Rochele and Nick,” 2019
Oil on canvas
70 x 98 x 1.5" [HxWxD] (177.8 x 248.92 x 3.81 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
Raffi Kalenderian
“Bernard,” 2019
Raffi Kalenderian
“Bernard,” 2019
Oil on canvas
56.25 x 100 x 1.5" [HxWxD] (142.88 x 254 x 3.81 cm)
Inventory #KAL267
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
Signed on verso
“Bernard,” 2019
Oil on canvas
56.25 x 100 x 1.5" [HxWxD] (142.88 x 254 x 3.81 cm)
Inventory #KAL267
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
Signed on verso
Raffi Kalenderian
“Andrew (Powell Library),” 2019
Raffi Kalenderian
“Andrew (Powell Library),” 2019
Oil on canvas
60 x 48" [HxW] (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Andrew (Powell Library),” 2019
Oil on canvas
60 x 48" [HxW] (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
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
2020
Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY (upcoming)
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
2020
"In the Meanwhile…Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art," Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, 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
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