Raffi Kalenderian in his studio, Los Angeles, CA, 2024.
Raffi Kalenderian (b. 1981 in Los Angeles, CA) received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles, CA, and completed residencies at St. Barthélemy, French West Indies, and the Idyllwild Arts Academy, Idyllwild, CA.
Kalenderian has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY; Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zürich, Switzerland; Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Nassima Landau Foundation, Tel Aviv, Israel; Buchmann Galerie, Berlin, Germany; Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy; Marc Jancou Fine Art, New York, NY; Medium, St. Barthélemy, French West Indies; and Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA.
He has been included in recent group exhibitions at ABR Contemporary, Miami Beach, FL; Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zürich, Switzerland; Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; BB&M Gallery, Seoul, South Korea; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA; Tif Sigfrids, Comer, GA; McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco, CA; Setareh Gallery, Düsseldorf, Germany; Lundgren Gallery, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Galerie Lefebvre & Fils, Paris, France; and the Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
His work may be found in the collections of the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, CA; Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN; and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA.
The artist lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
We are thrilled to return to The Armory Show for the fair's 2023 edition at the Javits Center.
Raffi Kalenderian's recent exhibition is featured in Artnet News.
Miles McEnery Gallery is pleased to exhibit at the 2023 edition of Taipei Dangdai. Presenting a three-person booth, the exhibition features works by Tomory Dodge, Beverly Fishman, and Raffi Kalenderian.
Brian Alfred interviews Raffi Kalenderian for his podcast, Sound & Vision.
Miles McEnery Gallery is delighted to participate in the 2022 edition of The Armory Show. Presenting a selection of works by gallery artists, the exhibition includes Whitney Bedford, Jacob Hashimoto, Raffi Kalenderian, Fiona Rae, James Siena, and Patrick Wilson.
Raffi Kalenderian is featured as one of 11 finalists in Galerie Magazine's Emerging Artists Award Issue.
By depicting people from his everyday life in almost “claustrophobic” environments, Raffi Kalenderian creates a tension between intimacy and formality, depth and on-the-surface aloofness that’s hard to turn away from.
NEW YORK – MILES McENERY GALLERY is pleased to announce its representation of Raffi Kalenderian.
Raffi Kalenderian is a figurative painter based in Los Angeles, CA. Primarily known for portraiture, Kalenderian paints compelling portraits whose dynamic backgrounds merit as much attention as their subjects. Explosions of color and pattern in the form of carpets, wall coverings, and tapestries surround his sitters, whose facial expressions and bodily comportments offer an intimate look into their unique personalities. Working both from photographs and from life, Kalenderian discovers opportunities for distortion and abstraction.
