Born on September 5th in 1952, in Siberia. In 1967 moved to Armenia (Kirovakan). In 1969 entered the Art College after P. Terlemezyan in Yerevan and in 1972 entered the Academy of Arts in Tbilisi. In 1976 graduated from the Yerevan Fine Arts institute. In 1977 graduated from Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute with honor. In 1988 became member of Artists Union of the USSR. Has number of personal and group exhibitions. Admitted the artists` International Association of UNESCO. He is a member of managing council of the Union of Artists of Armenia. In 2009 was awarded honorary title of Emeritus Artist of the Republic of Armenia. Exhibitions: In 2001 personal exhibition in Knock-Zoud “Pantheon Gallery”(Belgium), exhibition at the Central House of Painters in Moscow, in 2002 personal exhibition at the House of Painters of Armenia in Yerevan, in 2005 personal jubilee exhibition in Yerevan, in 2007 personal exhibition in Vanadzor (Armenia) and in 2008 personal exhibition in Goris (Armenia). Avetyans works are kept in National Art Gallery of Armenia, the Ethnography Museum of Armenia, Ministry of Culture, “ALMA” Museum of Boston and ect.