An outstanding representative of Georgian ceramic art and one of the founders of the Georgian Institute of Art History, Honored Artist of Georgia, Zakaria Maisuradze excelled as both an artist and a scholar. 

He was the first to study the technology of medieval Georgian ceramics. He was also the first to create decorative ceramic panels and colorful ceramic compositions, for which he used gypsum or plywood as a support medium.

Zakaria Maisuradze graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1938 and began teaching there (1939–1959). From 1944 to 1971, he worked at the Georgian Institute of Art History, where, from 1956, he headed the Department of Applied Arts.

The colors of his works are inspired by medieval Georgian cloisonné enamel, and his motifs are drawn from Georgian folk tales. The leading themes in his works include Berikaoba (the improvised procession of Berikas, the masqueraded folk theatre characters), grape harvests, and symbols of abundance and fertility.

The artist’s works are housed in the Art Museum of Georgia, the Georgian National Gallery, and the Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia.