Is this a Armen Gevorkian painting?? How to remove dent in canvas?

I found this beauty at a local thrift store today- and not the one I always go to early, but a 2nd one I usually stop at on my way home.
I saw in a fenced pen like area where they keep their paintings & the look drew me immediately!

Googling the name on the back (before I saw it was signed on the front) Armen, G I came up with Armen Gevorkian - is that who I have?
Also there is a dent (thank goodness it didn't tear) in the canvas - how can I fix that?
Thanks as always for your help!

 

I'm sorry I didn't open pic of dent from the front.

 

Doesn't look anything like the work of Armen Gevorkian. You might look to Greece and recent, given it says "Athens July 2003" on the back.

Debora

 

This Armen? (no info on the artist)
https://www.royalgallery.com.gr/en/product/search?tag=ARMEN

 

I also got some other art, sculptures that had mexico (terracotta tree of life) & other names that made me think it was where they were bought but not nessarily made there?
Any thoughts on removing dent?)
Thanks

 

I'd think souvenir pieces collected by a traveler more likely. And sorry, I know nothing about repairing canvas. Marote has, I believe, correctly identified your painter. You can always ask the Royal Gallery in Athens for confirmation.

Debora

 

No idea if this will work, but ...

 

Also using water:

 

Will do

 

I was thinking of that because it was so hard & dry on back! Thank you!

 

Armen Adilkhanyan, Armenian.

 

I posted to their FB page & got this:

Γεια σας, έχουμε λάβει το μήνυμά σας και ευχαριστούμε που επικοινωνήσατε μαζί μας.

Which google translated to
We got your message, etc - but your response doesn't translate to english?

 

2003........ sure you're on the right site......