Born on September 10, 1923.  He graduated from Yerevan's Institute of Fine Arts.  In 1952, he began working with graphic arts and color theory and since has participated in various exhibitions in Armenia.  His murals are located at the Cultural Center at Davtashen, Yerevan Schools 185 and 189, and at the Armenian Cultural Center of Aleppo in Syria.  He teacher art at various art centers such as the P. Terlemezyan Art Institute.