Berge Missakian

Alexandria, Egypt

Born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1933. Missakian studied at Cornell University, the Bureau of Cartooning in Colorado Springs and Concordia University in Montreal.

About his work, Missakian says: "I integrate illusion, imagination and fantasy as components to unify my compositions into shapes of colour in my paintings."

His paintings are exuberant, vibrant and whimsical. He is inspired by the sounds of jazz music.

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