text: Narine Isajanyan was born in Armenia and began drawing and painting at the age of five. During her childhood she visited many museums and galleries in Armenian and St. Petersburg, as well as receiving training in music and dance. She moved to Moscow to study at the Moscow Architectural Institute but found Soviet regulations with architecture too restrictive and sought more freedom to express her ideas through her art. Then she returned to Armenia in 1995 where she received her Master’s degree in fine arts from Yerevan University of Art and Theater