Graduated from the Abovian Armenian Pedagogical Institute (1965), Doctor of Art History (1992), Professor (2004), corr. member of NAS RA (2010)

Head of the Department of Fine Arts of Institute of Arts of NAS RA (since 1988), head of the Chair of Theory and History of Art of the Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts (since 1999)

Academy of the humanities of Saint Petersburg (1998)

Honorary Diploma of National Academy of Sciences of RA (2003), the Honorary title of the honoured cultural workers of RA (2006), Commemorative Medal of the Ministry of Science and Education of RA (2008), State Prize of RA (2009)

Member of the Union of Writers of Armenia, Member of the Union of Artists of Armenia, the poet, the painter, the translator of poetry, fiction, and the works on art theory from Russian, English, German, Grabar (ancient Armenian). Translator, Armenpress (1965-1966), Editor, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, (1967), Junior research worker (1971-1985), senior research worker (1985-1988), Head of Department of Fine Arts of Institute of Arts of NAS RA (since 1988)