Edward Avedisian was an American abstract painter who came into prominence during the 1960s.
11 Facts About Edward Avedisian
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Edward Avedisian's work was initially associated with Color field painting and in the late 1960s with Lyrical Abstraction.
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Edward Avedisian studied art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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Between 1958 and 1963 Avedisian had six solo shows in New York.
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Edward Avedisian continued to show at the Robert Elkon Gallery almost every year until 1975.
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Edward Avedisian's paintings were widely sought after by collectors and acquired by major museums in New York and elsewhere.
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Edward Avedisian has been exhibited in galleries, such as the Anita Shapolsky Gallery and the Berry Campbell Gallery in New York City.
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In 1996 Edward Avedisian showed his paintings from the 1960s at the Mitchell Algus Gallery, then in SoHo.
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Edward Avedisian's last show, dominated by recent landscapes, was in 2003 at the Algus gallery, now in Chelsea.
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Edward Avedisian died from unspecified causes following a period of declining health at his home in Philmont, New York, aged 71.
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Edward Avedisian was survived by his son, Joseph, of Brooklyn, New York, and a grandson.