Lilit Melikyan is an experienced artist/designer, specialized in textile printing and batik. Her works stand out with traditional Armenian cultural motives, which she applies in all modern batik techniques.
Lilit Melikyan is the director of Teryan Cultural Center, which is engaged in stylization of Armenian national garments and practices its key elements in the modern fashion industry.
Since 1998 she has been a member of the RA Designers Union, and a member of the RA Artists Union since 2011.
Ms. Melikyan has taken part in a number of exhibitions both in Armenia and abroad.
EDUCATION
1993-1998 ARMENIAN STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Art Education Yerevan, Armenia
1995-1997 "DESIGN" STUDIO
of the international public association of «DESIGNER’S UNION”, distance learning
1998-2002 LEADING SPECIALIST at GENERAL DIVISION
of the CONSTITUTIONAL COURT of the Republic of Armenia and Publishing Group
2003-2007 PRIVATE STUDIO of ARTIST-ARCHITECT
Kristin Mkrtchyan based in France
January 17, 2005 BOARD MEMBER
of «Teryan Cultural Center» NGO
2005-2009 PhD at the Institute of Art of the NATIONAL ACADEMY of Sciences of RA |
(Research Director — Ararat Aghasyan, Director of the Institute of Arts, Doctor of Arts)
2013 CANDIDATE of Arts in "Fine Arts, Decorative-Applied Arts, Design" |
Thesis topic: «Artistic-Applied Social Prerequisites for Design Formation in Armenia in 1960-80s»
WORK EXPERIENCE
2020-Current, LECTURER at the CHAIR of DRAWING
Faculty of Fine Arts | Armenian State Pedagogical Institute After Khachatur Abovyan
2022, The costume designer for the opera production of Mozart's "Don Giovanni."
May 21 – June 24, 2021 HEAD of "TASTE and SMELL of Artsakh" FESTIVAL
The project aims to promote the preservation of intangible cultural heritage at risk by presenting Artsakh cuisine, life, and crafts. | The program was implemented with the support of the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports.
2021 COOPERATION with the Armenian APOSTOLIC CHURCH within the framework of a charity program
The beneficiaries of the program are 7 soldiers who were wounded during the 44-day war.
2020 CHAIRMAN of the PROFESSIONAL
«Drawing» | Subject Committee of the in-university admission examinations of the Ijevan branch of the «Yerevan State University» Foundation | Order 96-3, 03.07.2020
September 1, 2020 – June 5, 2021 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR at Department of Decorative Applied Arts
Faculty of Applied Arts at Ijevan Branch of “Yerevan State University” Foundation
2020-2021 academic year MEMBER of the FINAL EXAMINATION COMMITTEE at Yerevan Agrarian University
2020 COOPERATION with "Armenian Caritas"
Charitable non-governmental organization in the framework of helping displaced Artsakh people after the 44-day war
2020 COOPERATION with the Armenian APOSTOLIC CHURCH
within the framework of the charity program of «Artsakh People Are Making» | After the 44-day war, the displaced Artsakh people were provided with professional toolkits.
2019-2020 academic year MEMBER of the FINAL EXAMINATION COMMITTEE at Yerevan Agrarian University
April 10, 2019 CHAIRMAN of the FINAL TRAINING CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE
of Bachelor’s Degree Program in Applied Arts of Ijevan branch of the «Yerevan State University» Foundation | Order 59-11, 10.14.2019
July 20-21, 2019 PROJECT MANAGER of Program entitled “Cultural Crossroads” dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Hovhannes Tumanyan
All Armenian Poet and the 134th anniversary of Vahan Teryan, Armenian lyricist | The project was implemented in the Republic of Georgia with the support of the Ministry of Culture of RA.
2019-Current MEMBER of the ARTISTIC COUNCIL of the Yerevan Theater Of The Young Spectator
2019-Current COOPERATION with “Famiglia Insieme” organization in Italy
July 17-October 29, 2019 COOPERATION
with “Armenian Caritas» charitable non-governmental organization in the scope of program entitled «Recognize. Defend. Implement”
November 6, 2018-Current SHAREHOLDER of "Tarazard" LLC
2018-Current LECTURER at the Faculty of “Design” of Yerevan Agrarian University
2017-Current PROGRAM ENTITLED "My Armenia” of Smithsonian Institution
funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
2017-Current COOPERATION with "Tunyan" Charitable Foundation in the scope of cultural events organizing
2017-Current COOPERATION with Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of RA
in the scope of joint cultural events, souvenirs design and production together with «Literature and Art Museum Named After Yeghishe Charents” SNCO
2017-Current COOPERATION with the National Sports Union of Jordan (Amman) in the scope of cultural events organizing
2017-Current COOPERATION with "KARIN" folk-dance group in the scope of cultural events organizing, designer of stage costumes
2016 FOUNDER of "Taraz Art" brand, Made in Armenia
2016 MEMBER of the group for the drafting the state educational standard for the qualification
0214.01.01.5 «Painter-decorator» of the specialty | 0214.01.5 «Decorative arts and folk crafts» of secondary vocational education
September 13, 2012 - Current DIRECTOR of “Shshuk” LLC
January 17, 2005 BOARD MEMBER of "Teryan Cultural Center" NGO
2004-2018 LECTURER at the Faculty of Fine Arts Armenian State Pedagogical Institute After Khachatur Abovyan
2002 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of "Teryan Cultural Center" NGO
AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS
2002 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of "Teryan Cultural Center" NGO
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Armenia, awarded for conscientious and efficient work
2020 MEMBER OF THE “FESTIVAL” ARMENIAN FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
2011 MEMBER OF THE ARTISTS’ UNION OF ARMENIA
1998 MEMBER OF THE UNION OF DESIGNERS OF ARMENIA
Lilit Melikyan is the author of a number of authorial works in Armenia and abroad
2025 August 17 "Taraz Fest"
2025 June 28-29 "French Rhythms"
A new exhibition by the Teryan Cultural Center took place in Strasbourg, France
2025 June 24 "Woman"
as strength, as dream, as the sacred beginning of the world
2025 May 28 "Indonesia Fashion Week"
2024 August 10-11 "Taraz Fest"
2024 April 6 "Aznavour's Rhythms: The chic Revolution"
– a unique exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
2023 October 16 "The future of the past"
Vienna
2023 August 12 "Taraz Fest"
2019 Costume and Décor designer, 7th Pan-Armenian Games
2019 My Handmade Armenia Festival in Georgia
2019 Costume designer for "Before Dawn" play Stepanakert Theater after Vahram Papazyan: director Ruzanna Khachatryan
2018 "Ethnic Motifs in Modern Clothes" nomination - 2nd prize, Moscow, RU
2018 Costume designer for "Santa Kraus" play National Theater after Sos Sargsyan: director Vigen Chaldranyan
2017 Designer of National Costumes "Ms. Armenia" Beauty Contest
2017 Costume designer for “Lusavorich” opera State Theater of Musical Comedy after Hakob Paronyan
2016 Pope's visit to Armenia
designer of the costumes worn by the Pope during a historically important pastoral visit to Gyumri
2015 Costume designer for stage performances 6th Pan-Armenian Games
2015 Kardashian sisters’ visit to Armenia
designer of the national costumes worn by them during the visit to Megerian Carpet Company