George Gugushvili graduated from the Faculty of Graphic Art of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1986. From 1985 to 1986, he was the chief set designer at Poti State Theatre. He has produced several plays, including “Kolkheti Plain”, “Samanishvili’s Stepmother”, and “White Flags”. He was a television program director from 1991 until 1993. From 2007 to 2012, he was the curator of the Public Relations Service, Projects, and Exhibition Space “Academy HALL” at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts. He has directed festivals and design exhibits such as the Kent Fashion Show in 1995, the Sisley-Benetton-Polo shows in 1995, and the “ART UNDERGROUND” against terrorism in 2005. George Gugushvili’s artworks have always been distinguished by their conciseness, expressiveness, and monumentality. The portrait series, done in the author’s expressive and distinct style, dates from the early and middle periods of Giorgi Gugushvili’s career.
