Alexander Bandzeladze was born in Siberia, in Tulun, where his family had been exiled during the repressions of the 1920s. They returned to Tbilisi in 1932. From 1942 to 1947, he studied at the Tbilisi Art School, and in 1947, he enrolled at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts. However, he was expelled two years later due to political “unreliability.” He was eventually awarded his diploma in 1962.

Alexandre Bandzeladze was an artist who experimented with and explored various styles. He worked with equal passion in painting and graphics, excelling as a master of book illustration and a monumental artist. Among his notable works are the paintings in the patriarch’s residence and the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in the Didube district of Tbilisi. Chronologically, his art reflected the influence of Western European movements that emerged from the second half of the 19th century. Initially captivated by impressionism, he later explored pointillism, post-impressionism, cubism, and fauvism (though he destroyed most of these works 3–4 years before his death).

From the early 1960s onward, Bandzeladze became increasingly interested in abstract compositions. His name is closely associated with the development of Georgian abstract expressionism and the formation of the 1980s generation of Georgian non-conformist artists. His work holds milestone significance in the history of modern Georgian art.