Aida Boyajian
Aida Boyajian 
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| Name in Armenian | Աիդա Բոյաջյան |
| Birthplace | Cairo |
| Birth date | 16 December 1932 |
| Lived in | Cairo, Yerevan |
| Resides in | Yerevan |
| Death place | Yerevan |
| Education | Panos Terlemezyan State College of Fine Arts, Yerevan State Institute of Fine Arts and Theatre |
| Profession | Artist |
| Languages | Armenian, Arabic, Russian |
| Ethnicities | Armenian |
| Dialects | Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian |
Aida Boyajian (Armenian: Աիդա Բոյաջյան) is a painter and Member of the Artists' Union of Armenia since 1959. She was born on December 16, 1932 in Cairo, Egypt and attended painting classes at an early age under the famous Armenian painter Ashot Zoryan (1905-1970). She created caricatures for the "Ali-Babi" children's weekly published in Egypt.
In 1947, Boyajian and her family settled in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, where she completed her artistic studies at the Panos Terlemezyan State College of Fine Arts. In 1952, she graduated with honours from the Yerevan State Institute of Fine Arts and Theatre. She has participated in several exhibitions, both in Armenia and abroad.
Boyajian is best known for her children’s book illustrations and caricatures, which have been featured in over 100 books within Armenia and the Armenian diaspora. Her works can be found in the National Gallery of Armenia, in France, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Canada and the United States.
Cover for Կիկոսի Մահը (The Death of Gigos): Armenian Folk Tale in Western Armenian, based on a folktale by Hovhannes Toumanian, adapted by Ohannes Hannessian and illustrated by Aida Boyajian.
Source: https://www.instagram.com/armenian_women_artists/p/CNKjuQ_nIyi/