Born in Stepanakert (Nagorno-Karabakh) in 1930, In 1951 graduated from the Moscow secondary art school at the Moscow state art Institute im. Surikova. In 1958 he graduated from Moscow GOV't. khudozh. Institute. V. I. Surikov - theatrical painting workshop M. I. Kurilko. Entered into MOSH в1960 member of the spring, autumn and zonal exhibitions. Solo exhibition in 1975, 2004
Initially, the Naira was serious and fruitful apprenticeship at the Moscow secondary art school at the Moscow state art Institute named after V. I. Surikov. This school, which opened its doors two years before the beginning of the great Patriotic war for young talents from all corners of the vast and unified the country, was not only superior educational institution, but also a special environment of creativity, camaraderie, love for the art.
Naira, who studied at the school in the postwar years, with great warmth remembers his first teachers of Sergei Pavlovich Mikhailov, and V. M. Bokova. Painting artist 1948-1950. unusually restrained in color, harmonious calm. But it has already laid down the basic qualities of the future author flashy color, rhythmically frantic, still-lifes and landscapes...
Received professional the beginning and established the ideal of creativity, having successfully passed a competition of works in 1951 Naira Hakobyan studied at the Surikov Institute, where he studied among the future masters of the so-called Moscow school of painting.
Her landscapes and studies postinstitutional period contain patient adherence to a strict realist traditions MGHI. And at the same time, its own worldview, growing lyrical sense, a true picturesque subtlety, a keen interest in nature.
Similar qualities to the artist with proper pedagogical tact was brought up by Mikhail Kurilko and Gennady Korolev. The first of them, in whose Studio the Naira did graduate work, was able to guess in the ward calling to the painting, claiming the historical theme of the diploma, helped to keep her awakening the creative individuality. With interest worked Naira on sketches from distant legendary times, completing six luxury decorative compositions of the king of ancient Armenia "Ara the Beautiful" and the tragic love of the Queen of ancient Assyria Semiramis (Shamiram).
A painter in the true sense of the word Naira was sketching in the suburbs, in the work on landscape, still life, portrait.
Life gave the artist and other good memories. The most powerful of them — Martiros Sergeevich Sarian. For Naira sacred and unforgettable walks with the "great master" in Moscow, a meeting in Yerevan.
As young and generous was the art master. He was the first in the visual arts embody many-sided image of Armenia, giving him the universal sense, making it closer to everyone. Then came other singers of the Armenian land and wittingly or unwittingly continued the tradition of Sarian.
Following his ideal in art, and Naira Hakobyan made her own voice in a beautiful melody of his native Armenia. Her paintings are full of charm inspired improvisation, the endless joy of life and generosity of the human senses.
To retain the flavor of his native land, to recreate her precious piece among the dim life of the artist help ingenuity and imagination.
Work performed Naira Hakobyan in the 60-ies, there are high decorative, conventional color, black contour silhouettes clear-cut systems of color patches. Works of the last two decades freed from from tapestry-planar manners, gained large-scale spatial plans, compositional harmony and completeness.
(From the article by Nikita Ivanov "Delightful painting of Naira Hakobyan," the newspaper "Noah's Ark")
