ARMENIAN MUSEUM OF FRESNO PRESENTS “ARTSAKH: A HOMELAND LOST” BY PHOTOGRAPHER WINSLOW MARTIN Thursday, September 17, 2026 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

FRESNO, Calif. — The Armenian Museum of Fresno will present Artsakh: A Homeland Lost, a digital photography exhibition by documentary photographer and storyteller Winslow Martin, during the North Fresno ArtHop, on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through the day, at the museum, 550 E. Shaw Ave. Admission is free.

Presented as a seven- to eight-minute video on the monitor in the museum’s main gallery, Artsakh: A Homeland Lost features photographs Martin captured during visits to Armenia and Artsakh over more than two decades. The presentation will complement the museum’s current exhibition, Humanity During War by photographer Ezras Tellalian, which documents civilian life during the 2020 war in Artsakh.

As a non-Armenian who has devoted much of his career to documenting Armenia and its people, Martin brings a distinctive perspective to the story of Artsakh.

“Artsakh: A Homeland Lost” Photography by Winslow Martin
To Honor The People, Culture And Enduring Spirit Of Artsakh

“My photographs bear witness to the people I met and the moments they allowed me to share,” Martin said.

Martin first traveled to Armenia in 1999 and was so deeply moved by the people, culture and landscape that he continued returning. He visited Artsakh in 2003 and 2008 and later documented the impact of the 44-Day War from Armenia, photographing volunteers, departing and returning soldiers, the wounded, funerals, grieving families and refugees fleeing Artsakh.

In 2023, when the Armenian population of Artsakh was forcibly displaced from its ancestral homeland, Martin spent five weeks photographing refugees as they confronted the loss of their homes, communities and much of what they knew and loved.

Together, the photographs of Martin and Tellalian offer complementary views of the human toll of war and displacement. Tellalian photographed civilians living through the war inside Artsakh, while Martin documented the conflict’s impact in Armenia and the refugees who were forced to leave their homeland.

Born in suburban Philadelphia in 1954, Martin spent his formative years in Europe, where visits to museums and historic sites inspired a lifelong love of art. His photography career has spanned more than four decades, from documenting Boston’s music scene to working in photojournalism, commercial photography and event photography.

For the past 27 years, Martin has documented everyday life and historic events in Armenia. His work has been presented through lectures, exhibitions and multimedia performances, including a major retrospective at the History Museum of Armenia in 2023. His multimedia theater experience, Love Letter to Armenia, was performed at Northeastern University in Boston in 2022 and at the opening of the 2025 International Theater Festival of Yerevan at Armenia’s Sundukyan National Academic Theatre.

Martin describes the purpose of his work as building cultural bridges and bringing greater attention to contemporary Armenia.

Artsakh: A Homeland Lost will debut during the Sept. 17 North Fresno ArtHop and will be shown alongside Humanity During War through Oct. 9. Martin’s digital presentation will remain available for museum visitors after Tellalian’s exhibition closes.

The Armenian Museum of Fresno is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is free.

The exhibition will remain on view at the Armenian Museum of Fresno through October 9, 2026.