Hope
Hope
By Ovsanna Yepremian Telfeyan
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▸ Features: Handmade Unique Piece▸ Materials: Canvas
▸ Art technique: Oil Painting
▸ Dimensions (cm): 110.0 x 70.0 x 2.5
▸ Net Weight (kg): 5.0
This painting depicts a young woman seated gracefully with her back turned to the viewer, conveying quiet contemplation and refined elegance. Her flowing attire, delicately detailed and luminous, emphasizes timeless grace and beauty, providing a gentle contrast with the serene natural surroundings. Her relaxed yet poised posture, with her head slightly turned, suggests thoughtful engagement as she observes a butterfly nearby. The butterfly, delicate and vibrant, echoes the girl’s own beauty, forming a symbolic link between her presence and the natural world. She gazes upon it with curiosity and wonder, captivated by its ephemeral nature and delicate movements.
According to Dr. Pamela Chrabieh, curator of the exhibition Embodied Realities, this artwork embodies the delicate interplay between the human body and the environment, exploring themes of mindfulness, beauty, and the fleeting connections we experience through our physical presence in the world.
About Ovsanna Yepremian Telfeyan
Born in Lebanon on November 27, 1957, Ovsanna Yepremian Telfeyan is an artist and educator whose life and work reflect the layered aftermaths of history, displacement, and resilience. A graduate of the Armenian Evangelical High School in Ashrafieh, she continued her studies in the United States, earning an Associate Degree in Art from Penn Foster, New York, along with a Teaching Diploma for both elementary and secondary levels.
Rooted in a deep passion for both creative expression and education, Ovsanna has served as Art and Subject Coordinator at City International School in Downtown Beirut since 2003. Her commitment to nurturing the next generation through art has been recognized with consecutive Best Teacher Awards and acknowledgment from the Hariri Foundation’s Center for Research.
Through her work as an educator and painter, Ovsanna’s practice speaks to the lasting
emotional and cultural echoes of lived experience — embodying the spirit of Aftermaths not as an end, but as a space of continuity, reflection, and quiet strength.