Akaki Jashi’s professional education began at the Batumi State Institute of Arts, specializing in drawing and painting (2000–2005). Later, he continued his studies at the Tbilisi Apollon Kutateladze State Academy of Arts, where he first studied in film and television production design at the Faculty of Fine Arts (2005–2009, bachelor’s degree), followed by a master’s degree specializing in stage design (2009–2011).
Akaki Jashi is an artist with a distinctive vision and an original style, he expresses himself through symbolic-allegorical forms. His psychologically profound works stand out for their dynamic and laconic compositional execution; the background is often neutral and serves to emphasize the artwork’s narrative. In the artist’s early works, the color palette is more intense, while it later becomes darker and more restrained. However, even his monochrome paintings are rich in chiaroscuro nuances and textural effects. The “Angels” series represents a prominent stage in the artist’s career, both in terms of technical execution and the conception of artistic form. The exaggerated, surreal faces of the characters reflect the author’s subjective feelings and emotional state; the “Angels of the Earth” are devoid of religious content.
Digital painting marks an entirely new chapter in Akaki Jashi’s work, where the artist frequently employs experimental practices: he takes a photograph capturing an interesting texture and paints an image directly onto it, blending the image and the background into a single whole.
His professional career is closely linked to cinema and theatre, where he has been working productively for years. Akaki Jashi served as the production designer for films such as L. Adamia’s documentary Pirates (2016), Gia Diasamidze’s documentary Omri (2026), and Zaza Khalvashi’s full-length feature films Namme (2017–2018) and Lotto (2019–2020).
He is also actively involved in theatre design, working as the production designer for the musical performance The Hero’s Song (2025), A. Chighvinidze’s play Invertebrate (2026), and others. From 2018 to the present, he has been a set designer at the Batumi Ilia Chavchavadze State Dramatic Theatre. Since 2023, he has worked as a designer for the Adjara Public Broadcaster, and since 2017, he has been a lecturer in film design at the Batumi State University of Arts.
Akaki Jashi’s work has been showcased in numerous exhibitions both in Georgia and abroad. He has held several solo exhibitions in Tbilisi and Batumi, including at the Academy+ Gallery (2010, 2012), the Adjara Museum of Art (2011, 2022), the Muza Cultural Center (2012), the TBC Gallery (2014), and the Kakhaberi Showroom (2022). In parallel, he has actively participated in international projects, symposia, and open-air art events in Austria, Lithuania, Poland, Turkey, and Denmark (2012–2023), where he was awarded a diploma at the K. Zdanevich International Artistic Book Competition (2022). The artist’s group exhibitions include the Tbilisi Academy of Arts (2008–2010), the D. Kakabadze Gallery in Kutaisi (2024), and various expositions at the Adjara Museum of Art. He participated in the group exhibition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Batumi State University of Arts, held in Ozurgeti, Poti, and Batumi (2026).
