Dzovig Arnelian

LEBANON – PAINTING

Dzovig Arnelian (b. 1996) is a Beirut-based Lebanese-Armenian artist whose works address themes related to gender roles, feminism, and the criticism of patriarchy. Her practice is mainly focused on painting and exploring her body as her paint brush, etching, engraving, and photography. Her depiction of deeply personal subjects is bold yet sensitive, offering a view of her world in an intimate, subtle and vulnerable manner.

Arnelian’s contemporary expressionist style is typified by her use of bold and vibrant colors and she also experiments with versatile mediums, using material from her everyday life that evoke feelings of sensuality, love, fertility, and intimacy. Arnelian's bold yet delicate expression challenges prevalent stereotypes about femininity, sexuality and feelings we trap and express in our bodies.

Arnelian obtained her bachelor’s degree in plastic arts in 2019 and later completed her master’s degree in fine arts in 2021 from the Lebanese University. She held her first solo exhibition 24 Universes in 2020 at Artlab Gallery in Beirut and has since participated in several group exhibitions in Egypt, Spain, the United States and Japan. Arnelian also exhibited with Forme Feminine, an innovative African gallery with female agency as its thematic focus. Her works have also been acquired by many private collectors from across the world.