Adam Torcomian (b. 1998) is a conceptual artist whose practice explores diaspora, erasure, survival, and the generational weight of inherited history through a varying series of paintings, performances, photographs, installations, and printed publications. Torcomian’s work has been exhibited across New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New Jersey, including a major presentation at the Embassy of Armenia in Washington, D.C., showings with the Armenian General Benevolent Union at Ethan Cohen Gallery and Sedef Gali Gallery, a solo exhibition at Masterpieces Fine Art, group shows at cultural institutions such as the Hovnanian School, and contemporary spaces such as David Katz Gallery and Underground Arts in PA. His installation history includes a ten-part painting installation for Apricot Stone in Philadelphia, as well as additional commissioned works for private and public-facing collections.

Torcomian’s practice, while deeply rooted in Armenian culture, is heavily engaged with other diasporic communities shaped by displacement; his work often draws on shared parallel themes of indigeneity. Torcomian often works with unconventional and historically resonant materials, including pigment sourced from various Armenian provinces, photography books from the mid-twentieth century, and history texts from the late nineteenth century. This ongoing narrative, using new and old, allows questions of identity to enter the physical substance of his work. Torcomian’s projects move between abstraction, conceptual art, community collaboration, photography projects, and short films. Torcomian trained in painting under Armen Arutunian (a graduate of the Yerevan Academy of Fine Arts) and received a B.S. from Drexel University, where he was awarded a distinguished performing arts scholarship in 2021. In addition to his studio practice, Torcomian has self-published three books, including Torcomian Painting and Photography (2023), Abstract Armenian Anatomy (2024), and Torcomian: Armenian Roots (2025).

Torcomian’s work has been featured in a 2023 interview with Armenian Weekly. Through exhibitions, commissions, public charity auctions, and community-based collaborations with organizations such as the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), Armenian Sisters Academy (ASA), All For Armenia, and Armenian Artists Project, Torcomian’s practice continues to contribute to contemporary diaspora cultural visibility.