Apo Avedissian (born 24 July 1990 in Baghdad, Iraq[1]) is an Iraqi-American artist of Armenian descent, often working in film-making, painting, photography, and writing.

[2] Avedissian started his path into the world of photography and his documentary-style videography at the age of thirteen, at the beginning of the 2003 Iraq War.

Over two dozen of Avedissian's paintings hang at the Crypto.com Arena (formerly known as Staples Center) as part of 47 commissioned pieces completed by him for the venue, some of which were also made for the Microsoft Theater.

[citation needed] In 2020, a 5x5 ft canvas was also commissioned by Professional Bull Riders for their Iron Cowboy show in Los Angeles that year.

[14] Some of the footage was also used in System of a Down's "Protect the Land" music video, which was released during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war with all proceeds sent as humanitarian aid for Armenians fleeing their homes.