Vartan Vahramian (Persian: وارطان واهرامیان; Armenian: Վարդան Վահրամեան; born 1955) is an Iranian-Armenian composer, artist and painter.
[5][6][7][8][9] In 2000–2001, his Requiem, Oratorio, and Mass, to mark the 1700th anniversary of Christianity as the state religion in Armenia, was performed by Yerevan's "Komitas" conservatory choir.
In 2006, he was invited to Armenia, where his "Looys Aravoti" was performed at the "One Nation, One Culture"[10][11] festival to great acclaim.
In 2006 a short film titled The Lonely Tadeh (about St Taddeus's Monastery in Iran) was directed by Hussein Homayounfar and the music was composed by Vartan Vahramian.
[12] In 2011 a short animated film of St. Stepanos Monastery was made, directed by Reza Shams, for cultural use.
[16] On 16 February 2024, the Islamic Republic of Iranian's Ministry of Culture held an appreciation evening for three musicians at Naji Cinema.
[25] His oil paintings have been exhibited extensively in various galleries in Iran and have received coverage both in Iranian and foreign newspapers and media.
[26][27][28][29] His well-known works include Miracle, Check Mate, Death of Apollo,[30] Eve Facing the Serpent, Profound Devotion, Belated Love, Identity Crisis, Betrayal and Longing.