Hrag Vartanian (he/they) is an art critic, curator, artist, editor, and podcaster. He co-founded Hyperallergic, an independent art publication, in 2009 with his spouse, Veken Gueyikian.

Under Vartanian’s leadership as editor-in-chief (2009–2025), Hyperallergic grew to reach millions of readers per year and is credited with revitalizing arts journalism as audiences moved online.

Vartanian has been a visiting artist and critic at the Brooklyn College, Indiana University, New Mexico State University, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Pratt Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, University of California–Davis, UNLV, Vanderbilt University, and other institutions. He was a Poynter Fellow at Yale University in 2024. He served as a lead mentor at the Chautauqua School of Art from 2019–2022.

In 2023, he was awarded the Susan C. Larsen Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rabkin Foundation for Visual Arts Writing.