Artist Bio
Garegin Protopopov was born in 1979 in Moscow, in a family of hereditary artists and architects. He studied to become a jeweler at the Carl Faberge Lyceum of Decorative and Applied Arts, Moscow, Russia. In 2002 he graduated from the Moscow State University of Fine Arts named after S.G. Stroganov, where he studied Art History and Art Theory. For several years Garegin worked in Alexander Popov`s and Vladimir Mikhailov`s stained-glass studio and took part in the restoration of stained-glass windows of the Novoslobodskaya metro station in Moscow, Russia. The artist was also engaged in mosaic production. Namely, he participated in the restoration of mosaics of most pavilions of the VDNKh Expo Center in Moscow, Russia, and created mosaic decorations for the St. Sava Cathedral in Belgrade, Serbia. Garegin is the Co-founder of gold and colored smalt production "Goldsmalt" goldsmalt.ru.
Since 2023 he decided to devote himself to painting and creativity, where he connects his love for color and beauty with all the experience accumulated over the years of working with noble metals, stone, and colored glass. As an artist, he reinvents his world.