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Arminée Chahbazian Sculptures

American, b. 1960
Arminée Chahbazian is a Northern California-based visual artist whose practice spans more than four decades and encompasses painting, works on paper, and sculpture. She earned her MFA from Yale University in 1984, following a BA from Scripps College in 1982 and study at the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture in 1981. Born in Colorado, Chahbazian has lived and worked in Northern California for nearly 30 years, following formative periods in France and the eastern United States. Working across a range of media, Chahbazian approaches her practice through an experimental engagement with the physicality of materials. Her experience as a sculptor continues to inform her paintings and works on paper, where composition, form, color, and texture evolve through an intuitive and materially driven process. Her recent work is rooted in observations of environmental change, with particular attention to the beauty, power, and increasing precarity of water. Abstraction and representation converge in landscapes that can feel both familiar and surreal, exploring nature’s vulnerability, endurance, beauty, and drama while considering the human response to an environment in continual transformation. Living and working in close proximity to the natural world is integral to this quiet, introspective practice. Chahbazian’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States as well as in France and Holland. Recent venues include the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Seager Gray Gallery, Cornerstone Sonoma, Marin Art & Garden Center, and the Ucross Foundation in Wyoming, with Southern California exhibitions at the Brand Art Center and Lois Lambert Gallery. She is an active member of EcoArtSpace, and her work is held in numerous private collections.
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Artist: Arminée Chahbazian
“Tipping Point” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture
“Tipping Point” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture

“Tipping Point” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture

By Arminée Chahbazian

Located in Hollister, CA

"Tipping Point" is part of Arminée Chahbazian’s Stone Tablets series, a body of sculptural works rooted in her longstanding practice of walking through and closely observing the natu...

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2010s Abstract Arminée Chahbazian Sculptures

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Stone, Marble

“Weighted Drop” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture
“Weighted Drop” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture

“Weighted Drop” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture

By Arminée Chahbazian

Located in Hollister, CA

"Weighted Drop" is part of Arminée Chahbazian’s Stone Tablets series, an ongoing exploration of landscape, memory, and the expressive potential of stone. The series begins with rocks...

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2010s Abstract Arminée Chahbazian Sculptures

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Stone, Marble

“Action Reaction” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture
“Action Reaction” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture

“Action Reaction” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture

By Arminée Chahbazian

Located in Hollister, CA

"Action Reaction", created in 2022, extends Arminée Chahbazian’s exploration of found stone, landscape memory, and the relationships created when distinct geologic materials are brou...

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2010s Abstract Arminée Chahbazian Sculptures

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Stone, Marble

“Progress” Contemporary Abstract Carved Marble Sphere Sculpture with Inchworm
“Progress” Contemporary Abstract Carved Marble Sphere Sculpture with Inchworm

“Progress” Contemporary Abstract Carved Marble Sphere Sculpture with Inchworm

By Arminée Chahbazian

Located in Hollister, CA

"Progress", created in 2017, is a carved marble sculpture by Arminée Chahbazian that brings together elemental form and a small, unexpected sign of movement. Carved from a solid bloc...

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2010s Abstract Arminée Chahbazian Sculptures

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Marble

“Fragile Embrace” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture
“Fragile Embrace” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture

“Fragile Embrace” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture

By Arminée Chahbazian

Located in Hollister, CA

"Fragile Embrace" belongs to Arminée Chahbazian’s Stone Tablets series, sculptural works that emerge from her deep observation of landscape and her habit of collecting stones while w...

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“Planetary Twist” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture
“Planetary Twist” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture

“Planetary Twist” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture

By Arminée Chahbazian

Located in Hollister, CA

"Planetary Twist", created in 2022, brings Arminée Chahbazian’s sustained attention to the natural world into a compact sculptural form. The work begins with a stone collected during...

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2010s Abstract Arminée Chahbazian Sculptures

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“Fading Moment” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture
“Fading Moment” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture

“Fading Moment” Contemporary Abstract Found Stone & Carved Marble Sculpture

By Arminée Chahbazian

Located in Hollister, CA

"Fading Moment" is part of Arminée Chahbazian’s Stone Tablets series, a group of sculptures developed from stones collected during walks through varied landscapes. For Chahbazian, th...

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2010s Abstract Arminée Chahbazian Sculptures

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Stone, Marble

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