title: Jean Kazandjian
text: # Jean Kazandjian
  
  Jean Kazandjian (born February 10, 1938) is a French artist from Armenian descent working in Paris and Los Angeles.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Through the 1970s, Kazandjian was active in the Parisian art circles where he met with painters Francis Bacon, Alexander Calder and Giorgio de Chirico.
  
  After settling in Southern California, Kazandjian became influenced by surrealism and pop-culture.
  
  ## Solo exhibitions
  
  * 2014 National Gallery of Armenia, Yerevan.
  