WATERTOWN, MASS.- The Armenian Museum of America is presenting Father, a deeply personal and visually compelling project by internationally acclaimed artist Diana Markosian. This exhibition marks the U.S. debut of the work, offering an intimate exploration of family, memory, and identity.
The exhibition runs from May 29 to September 13 in the Adele and Haig Der Manuelian Galleries of the Armenian Museum of America, which is located at 65 Main Street, Watertown, MA. It is curated by Anahit Gasparyan and co-produced by Les Rencontres d’Arles and Foam, Amsterdam, and is sponsored by the JHM Charitable Foundation.
When she was seven, Diana Markosian immigrated to the United States with her mother and brother, leaving her father behind. Fifteen years later, Markosian traveled to Armenia in search of him--a man who had become a stranger. Father traces this emotional journey to rediscover and rebuild a lost relationship, unfolding through photography, archival materials, video, and text.
Through this multidisciplinary body of work, Markosian reflects on themes of displacement, loss, and belonging, creating a poignant narrative that resonates across generations and diasporic experiences.
“By placing her own journey alongside her father’s parallel, unseen search, Markosian reveals how identity is shaped as much by loss and distance as by presence and reunion. Father offers a powerful meditation on the complexities of family and the enduring search for connection, inviting audiences to reflect on their own histories and relationships,” states Curator Anahit Gasparyan.
Diana Markosian (b. 1989, Moscow) is an American artist of Armenian descent working across photography, film, and installation. Her book Father (Aperture) accompanied the project and was recognized with the Madame Figaro Prize at the Rencontres d’Arles in 2025. Markosian’s work has been exhibited at leading international institutions and is held in prominent public and private collections. She is widely recognized for advancing a nuanced dialogue between documentary practice and staged narrative within contemporary art.
