He was born on June 18, 1947 in Yerevan.

In 1961 – published his first cartoon

1964 – graduated from the Yerevan Art College.
Since 1964 he has been published in the republican and all-Union press (humor, satire).
1970 – graduated from the architectural faculty of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute.
1986 – 90 – Chief Artist of the Izokombinata Art Foundation of Armenia.
1990 – 92, 2001 – the main artist of the city of Yerevan.
since 1987 – Member of the Board of the Union of Artists of Armenia.

Laureate of many republican and all-union caricature competitions.
Awards and exhibitions:
1957- awarded with a diploma and a prize at the international exhibition of children’s drawings in Delhi, India.
1971 – 1991.- Participation in exhibitions in Yerevan, Moscow, Minsk and other cities of the former USSR.
1976 – a prize and a diploma for the best graphic work at the exhibition in Moscow.
1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 2009 – participant of the biennial of cartoons and satirical Graphs in Gabrovo / Bulgaria /.
in 1977 received a diploma of the participant of the Biennale.
1986, 1997 – Medal of the Union of Artists of Armenia for the best schedule of the year.
1994 – personal exhibition in Yerevan / painting, graphics /
1997 – exhibition of Armenian art in the USA and Canada / painting /
– exhibition in Moscow / Central House of Artist /
2001 – exhibition in Montpellier / France /. 2004 – participation in the auction in Paris / painting / Drouot Action House.
2005 – 2008 – interior decoration / paintings in Yerevan and Odessa.

A lot of works are in private collections in Yerevan, Moscow, New York, Los Angeles, Rome, Basel, etc. /

Ruben Harutchyan is the author of many design developments / interiors, international exhibitions, corporate style, new banknotes of Armenia, commemorative medals. picturesque panels in the interior, etc. /

Since 1974 – Member of the Union of Architects of Armenia
Since 1976 – member of the Union of Artists of Armenia
Since 1995 – member of the International Union of Designers

http://www.artrussian.com/arutchyan/
http://myart.am/en/artists/view/ruben-arutchyan-73/2
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/a/123669.html

BEC 2011