Armen Agop

Armen Agop is an Egyptian artist based in Pietrasanta, Italy. 

Born in Cairo in 1969 to Armenian parents, Agop graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Helwan University, Cairo in 1992 and went on to receive a research scholarship at the same institution. In 1998, the artist won the Sculpture prize at the Autumn Salon in Cairo, and in 2000 he was awarded the prestigious State Award for Artistic Creativity (Rome Prize).