Meet Arpi

Creativity, storytelling, family, and a deep love of color have shaped my life and work.

I earned my bachelor’s degree in Illustration from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, where I developed the artistic foundation that would later guide my career in animation, illustration, and fine art.

After working as a staff artist at Nickelodeon Animation Studios, I made a promise to myself that moving forward, I would create only work that came from the heart. That commitment eventually led me to build a product collection that was sold around the world for 13 years and featured in the shop accompanying the "Armenia!" exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

After facing rectal cancer during the pandemic in 2020, I felt called back to fine art and intuitive abstract painting. Painting became a way for me to explore how the mind processes, visualizes, and translates emotions and stories.

Although abstract in form, my paintings are deeply personal. They are never planned, yet they often bring emotional landscapes and hidden stories to the surface. My work explores memory, transformation, identity, and the universal threads that connect us across time, place, and experience.