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Diana Arutyunyan | Artist at Mondoir

Diana Arutyunyan

Nationality: Armenian

Discipline: painting

Based in: Dubai, AE

Biography

Artist Biography Diana Arutyunyan is a Dubai-based abstract artist working primarily with oil on canvas. Her practice is rooted in intuitive painting, exploring themes of inner transformation, energy, movement, and emotional states through layered textures, dynamic forms, and expressive color compositions. Originally coming from a creative background outside the traditional art world, she developed her artistic language through independent practice and experimentation. Her work combines spontaneity and contemplation, creating immersive visual spaces that invite emotional and personal interpretation. Diana has participated in several group exhibitions in Dubai, including collaborations with Intent Gallery, Cross Borders Gallery, Reem Art Gallery and Dubai International Art Centre.

Artist Statement

Artist Statement My work explores the connection between inner emotional states and visual form. Through abstraction, movement, texture, and layered color fields, I aim to express transformation, tension, release, and the invisible energy that shapes human experience. I work intuitively, allowing compositions to evolve organically during the painting process. Spirals, light forms, contrasts, and flowing structures often appear naturally in my work as symbols of movement, balance, and personal evolution. Rather than illustrating specific narratives, I create atmospheric spaces that encourage reflection, emotional resonance, and individual interpretation.

Exhibitions

Exhibitions & Shows – Group Exhibition, Intent Gallery, Dubai, 2026 – Cross Borders Gallery, Dubai, 2026 – Dubai International Art Centre – Ramadan Exhibition, Dubai, 2026 – Group Exhibition, Reem Art Gallery, Dubai, 2026 Projects / Collaborations – Funun Art Group, Dubai – curated hotel exhibitions – HAYAT Arts, Dubai – curated hotel exhibitions

Education

Self-taught artist with an independent contemporary painting practice focused on oil painting, intuitive abstraction, and experimental texture techniques.

Artworks by Diana Arutyunyan

Phoenix

Medium: Oil on canvas

Price: $2000.00 USD

Phoenix

Abundance

Medium: Oil on canvas

Price: $2000.00 USD

Abundance