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Résumé |
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| Born 1956, Nicosia Cyprus, lives and
works in Los Angeles, CA since 1975 |
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2015 Founded Excessivism movement |
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One Person Exhibitions |
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2025
Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA (upcoming)
2023
Ace/121 gallery,
The Theory of Immersion, Glendale, CA
2019
Public Art, One Way, Abovyan, Armenia
2014
Red Pipe Gallery, Excess The New Norm, curated by Mat
Gleason, Los Angeles, CA
2012
Anzoh Art Gallery, Glendale, CA
2008
H. Kazan Fine Arts - Collective
Addiction, Los Angeles, CA
1991
Audrey Ann Fine Arts, Santa Monica, CA
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Selected Group Exhibitions |
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2026
(upcoming)
Forest Lawn Museums, Glendale, CA
2024
Museum of Modern Art, Yerevan, Armenia
2023
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, "The USA Exhibition", curated by Julienne Johnson, Tokyo Japan
MOAH (Museum of Art & History), 38th Annual All Media Art Exhibition,
Lancaster, CA
Brea Gallery, Made In California Exhibition, Brea, CA
Brand Library & Art Center, Brand 51: Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper,
Glendale, CA
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Armenian Museum of America, “Discovering Takouhi: Portreits of Joan
Agajanian Quinn”, Watertown, MA
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2019 |
National Art Center Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA
Irvine Fine Art Center Irvine, CA
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2017 |
Yokohoma Civis Gallery At Azamino, Yokohoma, Japan
Nagasaki Fine Art Museum, Nagasaki, Japan
Artists Union Gallery, Yerevan Armenia
WALLS: The
Quest for Immersive Space, Produce Haus, Los Angeles, CA
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2015
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LA Artcore,
Excessivist Initiative, Los Angeles, CA
Garbushian Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
haleARTS S P A C E, two person show,
Santa Monica, CA
Life 100, Brand Library & Art
Center, Glendale, CA
2013
Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Bienal Internacional De Curitiba 2013, Curitiba, Brazil
Memory: International Mail Art Exhibition, Richmond Art Gallery,
Richmond, BC, Canada
Dwell on Design, Presented by Saatchi Art, Los
Angeles, CA
John Wayne Airport,
Joan Joan Joan! One Subject, Many Artists, Curators
by Amanda Quinn Olivar & Cheryl Bookout |
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2012 |
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Laguna Gallery of Contemporary Art, Laguna Beach, CA
Anzoh Art Gallery, Glendale, CA
Texas National/Stephen F. Austin State University, Curated by Dave
Hickey, Nacogdoches, TX
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2011 |
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LAAA, Distinct by design, juror Charlie Manzo of Gagosian Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
Cotrutza Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Shoshana Wayne Gallery - Chain Letter, Santa Monica, CA
Viridian Artists Gallery, Curated by Elisabeth Sussman, Whitney
Museum, New York, N.Y. |
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2010 |
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OCCCA (Orange County Center for Contemporary Art), Santa Ana, CA
Phantom Galleries, Long Beach, CA |
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2009 |
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The Annex LA, Los Angeles, CA
Gallery 1018, Los Angeles, CA
H. Kazan Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
The Annex LA, Los Angeles, CA
Barnsdale Art Center, Los Angeles, CA
Phantom Galleries, Fly with the Cage, Los Angeles, CA
Brand Library Art Galleries, Man's Inhumanity to Men: Journey Out
of Darkness..., Glendale, CA |
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H. Kazan Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Busan Cutural Art Center (BIAF), Seoul, S. Korea
Beijing GuanYinTang Art Street (GIAF), Beijing, China
Seojong Center (GIAF), Seoul, S. Korea
H. Kazan Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Harvest Galleries, Glendale, CA |
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Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Asto Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA |
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2006 |
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Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, CA |
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2005
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Museum of Modern Art, Yerevan, Armenia
Barnsdale Art Center, Los Angeles, CA
Kerckhoff Gallery (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA |
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2004 |
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ArtiCultural Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Gallery Veronese, Fullerton, CA
Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA
Kerckhoff Gallery (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA
Library of Congress Washington,
D.C.
Exit Art "Reactions"
exhibit collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of
Congress Washington, D.C. 2004
Exit Art Exhibit No.: 0874
Exit Art Archive No.: 1647 |
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2003 |
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Forest Lawn Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Enisen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Texas National/Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX |
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2002 |
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The Free Biennial, New York, N.Y.
Exit Art (REACTIONS), New York, N.Y.
Art Center Gallery, Cent. Miss. State Uni., Warrensburg, MO
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2001 |
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American Swedish Museum, Chicago, Il
Caelum Gallery, New York, N.Y.
St. John's University, Jamaica, N.Y. |
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2000 |
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Viva Gallery, Northridge, CA |
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1991 |
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Walker And Walker Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
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1989 |
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Rico Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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1988 |
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Downy Museum of Art, Downy, CA |
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1986 |
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Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH |
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1985 |
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Lace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Bank Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
Allied Arts Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Parsons School of Design, New York, N.Y. |
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| Selected Bibliography
Voyage LA, Check Out Kaloust Guedel’s Story, August 4, 2025
Showcase My Art, Kaloust Guedel: Reshaping the Norms of Contemporary Art, by Caroline Margaret, July 26, 2025
Shoutout LA, Meet Kaloust Guedel | Visual Artist, February 19, 2025
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, The 22nd international Art Exchange Exhibition,
(exhibition catalog), 2023
DoLA
Kaloust Guedel Exhibit - The Theory of Immersion, 2023
India Art'n Design, Old Inlay Technique in Contemporary Art!, Oct. 12, 2022
San Francisco Examiner, An Innovative Approach to Bringing Historical Roots to Contemporary Art, Sept. 27, 2022
Boston Herald, How A Los Angeles Artist Transforms An
Ancient Chinese Technique Into Contemporary Painting,
September 08, 2022
Fahrenheit Magazine,
Kaloust
Guedel, con el exceso en las venas, May 2021
Fahrenheit Magazine, Ironía, desequilibrio y
estudio en el corazón del excesivismo, May 2021
Artillery Magazine, THE NOTHING THAT IS,
by Genie Davis, November 20, 2019
Art and Cake, “The Nothing That Is” at Brand Library
and Art Center,
by Lorraine Heitzman, November 27, 2019
The Best modern and Contemporary Artists, by Salvator Russo and
Francesco Saverio Russo, 2017
Art & Museum, (page 48) Autumn, 2017
Peace Show Nagasaki-Ken Art Museum, exhibition catalog, 2017
Yokohama Civic Gallery At Azamino, exhibition catalog, 2017
HonaragaArt, by Kiana Boroumand, May 2017
NewMag,
Նոր ուղղություն արվեստում` պարտադրում է ժամանակակից մարդը,
Հեղ.` Անի Թադեվոսյան, January 18, 2017
Diversions
LA,
Excessivism: Creating Beyond Boundaries, by Genie Davis February 8,
2017
Artillery Magazine
West Hollywood Lifestyle,
Expansive Space Inside The Historic 7th Street Market Features New
Work
LA Art Party,
Celebrate the Art of Zadikian, Kaloust Guedel, and KuBO! by Kathy
Leonardo
Artcopyblog,
KALOUST GUEDEL’S EXCESSIVISM AND THE RISE OF DONALD TRUMP, by Brenda
Haroutunian, June 26, 2016
Gallereo Magazine - The Newest Art Movement You've Never
Heard Of, Friday 20th November, 2015
eNewsChannels - Excessivism Movement Founder Kaloust
Guedel explains how Donald Trump Presidential Bid is Excessive,
Dec 15, 2015
CaliforniaNewsWire - New Art Movement,
Excessivism, is a Commentary on Economic Materialism, By
Christopher Simmons - Nov 2, 2015
Editors of ARTNews,
“Morning Links: Excessivism Edition,” ARTNews,
Nov 3, 2015
WideWalls Magazine - EXCESSIVISM - A PHENOMENON EVERY ART
COLLECTOR SHOULD KNOW by Angie Kordic, Dec 1, 2015
Huffington Post, Excessivism: Irony, Imbalance and a New
Rococo, by By Shana Nys Dambrot, Aug 23, 2015
Bienal Internacional De Curitiba 2013
(Exhibition catalog), 2013
Yerevan Magazine,
2012, Sep. - Oct.
Eyes On: Abstracts
by Blaze Hill Press
Armenian Observer -
read
, Jan. 11, 2012
International Dictionary of Artists by World Wide Art Books,
2011
New American Paintings,
15th Anniversary edition By Open Studios Press,
2009
LA
Daily News,
April 23, 2009
Man's Inhumanity to Men: Journey Out of Darkness...
(Exhibition catalog), 2009
Afisha,Nov.
-Dec. 2008
Masters of Today,
Book (hard cover),2008
Trends, Book
(hard cover), 2008
GIAF (Exhibition catalog), 2008
BIAF (Exhibition catalog), 2008
The Armenian Mirror-Spectator, March 1, 2008
The Armenian Reporter, March 1, 2008
LA Weekly, Peter Frank, "Pick of the Week: New Mixed Media" ,
2006
Panorama, May 28, 2004
Texas National, Stephen F. Austin State University
(Exhibition catalog), 2003
From Ararat To America- Contemporary Armenian Artists /Forest
Lawn Museum (Exh. catalog), 2003
Voice of America (Radio Interview in Armenian), July 7, 2003
LA Times/Glendale News-Press, April 29, 2003
Los Angeles Independent, April 23, 2003
The Artists blue Book by Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson, 2003
Arts & Entertainment, April 23, 2003
17th Annual Greater Midwest International, Central Missouri
State University (Exhibition catalog), 2002
The Artists blue Book by Ask Art, 2001
New American Paintings By Open Studios Press, December 2000
Gallery Guide, March 1991
Artspace, summer 1991
Artscene, December 1990
50th National Midyear Exhibition, The Butler Institute of
American Art (Exhibition catalog),1986
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Awards and Commendations
Who’s Who In America Lifetime Achievement, 2017
Laura Friedman, Assemblymember, 43rd Assembly District, April
19, 2019
Anthony Portantino, Senator, April 19, 2019
ArtSlant 1ST 2015 PRIZE SHOWCASE WINNER
Ara Najarian, Council Member Chair, June 18, 2009
Frank Quintero, Mayor of Glendale, April 25, 2003
Adam B. Schiff, Member of Congress,
Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition,
April 25, 2003
New
American Paintings, Number 31, by The Open Studios Press,
2000
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Professional Experiences
Co-Curator at Forest Lawn
Museums, Glendale, Ca, 2026 (upcoming)
Guest Curator at H. Kazan Fine Arts,
Objects Are Forever, 2010
Co-Curator and Sub-Committee member for 2009 exhibition at Brand
Library Art Galleries --- Man's Inhumanity to Men: Journey Out of
Darkness
Guest Curator at Forest Lawn Museums From Ararat to America,
Armenian Contemporary Artists, 2003 |
