Vladimir Yakovlev (1934-1998) – Moscow artist, one of the most talented and original representatives of the Soviet underground. At first, he was influenced by Jackson Pollock and Picasso, then he worked in the “New Figurative” style. Even in the unofficial circle of artists, his personality…

Chingiz Farzalyev was born in 1943. In 1973, he graduated from V. Surikov Moscow State Art Institute, Faculty of Painting. Since 2008, he has been a professor at the State Art Academy of Azerbaijan. Since 2010, he has been the director of the National Museum…

Painter, ceramist and  tapestry master,  Givi Kandareli  was  an artist whose name is firmly linked to the genesis of the modern Georgian tapestry school and its further development. He was the first to start the creation of a new-style, modern tapestry in  the the Soviet…

Angelina Damenia was born on August 7, 1972 in Vinnitsa, Ukraine. Since 1984 lives in Tbilisi, Georgia. She is painting from early childhood, from the age of 2, her first artwork is the sun.Angelina was admitted to the Tbilisi State Art Academy without entrance exams,…

In 1979 Temur Chkhutishvili graduated from I. Nikoladze Art School. He worked as a main artist at the State Theater of Satire and Humor after graduating from the Fine Arts Academy (1986). Later he worked at Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani Pedagogical Institute as a teacher. He systematically…

Temo Machavariani was born on May 16, 1944, in Tbilisi. In 1975 he graduated from Tbilisi State Arts Academy, Faculty of Fine Arts. In 1978-81 he worked in the creative workshop at Tbilisi Fine Arts Academy. Since 1970, he has actively participated in exhibitions both…

Valerian (Shalva) Dzneladze was born in 1892 in the Chokhatauri region. He received his initial education at the Kutaisi Technical School, where he also pursued parallel interests in drawing. Afterwards, he continued his studies at the “Fine Arts Encouraging Society” art school in Tbilisi. From…

Vera Rokhlina-Schlesinger (1896-1934) – Russian and French painter, representative of the Paris school. She studied in Kyiv with Alexandra Exter. She is an interesting modernist artist. In 1919-1920, she lived in Tbilisi, and participated in exhibitions organized in the National Gallery. She has made paintings…

Georgian artist of Russian origin, Valentin Sherpilov was born in Tbilisi in 1911. He first studied sculpture at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts, and then – painting under the guidance of David Kakabadze (1932-39). After graduating from the academy, he became an assistant to the…

Sculptor, People’s Artist of Georgia, full member of the USSR Academy of Arts, laureate of the USSR State Prize and the Stalin Prize, Valentin Topuridze graduated from high school in Saratov and enrolled in the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Saratov University. In…

Yevgeny Lanceray (Eugene Lansere) was a Russian artist of French descent – graphic artist, painter, sculptor, mosaicist and illustrator. He was born in a family of artists: his father was sculptor Yevgeny Lanceray Senior; his sister – Zinaida Serebriakova, the painter; the brother – the…

Graphic artist, muralist and  book designer, Gega Paksashvili graduated from the faculty of  graphic art at  the Tbilisi  Academy of Art, where he had mastered his art under  the guidance  of  Dinara Nodia, Dea Jabua, Dmitry Eristavi and Sergo Kashkhiani. From his student years, he…