Anna K. Gargarian is an emerging curator born and raised in Boston who currently lives in Yerevan, Armenia. She

holds a Bachelor’sdegree in Art History and Chemistry from New York University, and a Master’s degree from the Spinelli

Institute for ArtRestoration in Florence, Italy. At Otto luogo dell’arte, an international avant-garde design

and fine art gallery in Florence,she discovered her love ofcurating while collaborating on over 15 exhibitions, events, and

special projects in Florence,Paris, Beijing, Zurich, and Milan. Gargarian has consulted as a Curator and

Content Developer inYerevan, Copenhagen,Florence, Paris, and Boston. Her clients and

collaborators include the Armenian Embassyto Denmark and Norway, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of

Armenia,INVIVIA design studio,and FAÉM Living Jewelry. In 2014, she founded HAYP Pop UpGallery,

which supports contemporary art in Armeniaand encourages experimental and

dynamic ways ofexhibiting art. In 2015, she designed, curated, andcoordinated

“Dreamscapes,”Armenia’s specialexhibit and nationalpavilion at the 6th

BeijingInternational Art Biennale.