The revival of the Second International Biennale Yerevan

Presented at the HayArt Centre in Yerevan, Armenia, the retrospective exhibition “Second International Biennale Yerevan 2019 Selection” was held from August 23 to October 13, 2024. With the goal of shedding light on the works of prominent international printmakers, this exhibition came together under the direction of Sona Harutyunyan, the acting director of the HayArt Centre and the founder of both the KulturDialog Armenien organization and the Yerevan International Biennale of Fine Art Printing.

The exhibition marked the five-year anniversary of the Second International Print Biennale, Yerevan 2019, which also took place at the HayArt Center. 1,215 artists from 76 countries submitted applications to participate, with around 5,000 works made with various techniques of engraving and printmaking. As a result of the first pre-election phase, the International Jury of the the Second International Print Biennale, Yerevan 2019 selected 337 works by 214 artists from 47 countries to display in the final competition in Yerevan. The jury included chairman Prof. Dr. Mateusz Otreba (Poland), vice-chairman Margarit Lehmann (Switzerland), Herbert Mayer (Germany), Leanne Angie (U.S.) and Sona Harutyunyan (Armenia).