Artist Vladimir Atanian is a member of the Artists Union of Armenia, the Armenian and the International Designers Unions, and the UNESCO.  He has received many diplomas, awards and medals.  He is a winner of the State Award of Armenia and an Honored Art Worker of Armenia.  Atanian is a diploma holder of the International biennale-s of Ceramics in Faentzo, Italy (1973) and Valloris, France (1978).  He is named "Honored Professional" (1996-1997) and "The Best Teacher in America" by US National Almanac "Who is Who" (1998).  Vladimir Atanian was also included in the Armenian Encyclopedia and Zauer's "All Nations and Times Art Encyclopedia" published in Germany.

For more than 30 years Professor V. Atanian taught at Yerevan State University of Fine Arts, where he had been the head of the designers department.  Atanian has made many monumental and everlasting creations in Yerevan, Armenia such as:  the "Dvin" and "Ani" hotels, the "Moscow" movie theater, the "Zeitun" recreation center, the "Doctors Institute of Refresher," the water fountain "Rose" of Nork, and many more.  Since 1992 Vladimir Atanian lives and creates in Los Angeles.  He has participated in 30 exhibitions (of which two were personal shows) at Sherberg Gallery, Moross Gallery, Welspring Gallery, Finegood Gallery Viva International Art Gallery and Sokolsky Collection, the LACMA Rent and Sale Art Gallery, Gallery Sculptures Art & Antiquities in Las Vegas, and the Soho Gallery in the Hotel Casino Aladdin in Las Vegas.