Ivane (Vano) Enoukidzé was a Georgian emigrant artist born in Kutaisi in 1907. In 1920, his family moved to Tbilisi, where he pursued studies at Tbilisi State University’s Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences. During this period, he actively engaged in political events, becoming a…

“To soar up to the sky and cry out to the whole world about its strangeness and imperfection” – this is how Solomon Gershov (1906-1989), artist/graphic artist, representative of the Russian avant-garde, saw the artist’s mission.Solom Gershov was born in 1906 in Dvinsk (present-day Daugavpils,…

She was born in the family of a sculptor. In the house, which was at the same time a workshop and the environment where the constant creative process took place. Perhaps that is why, in her works, one can feel the interest in plastic rendering…

Janri Lolashvili is a People’s Artist of Georgia, a Laureate of the State Prize, a Knight of the European Order of Human History, and the owner of many other awards and titles. “In painting, I am a director, dramatist, scenographer and actor. This feeling, this…

Gigo Zaziashvili, a Georgian artist, was born into the family of Ivane Zaziashvili, a Georgian signboard painter. As a self-taught painter, Gigo Zaziashvili faced the adversity of poverty, which deprived him of a formal elementary education. His life took a turn at the age of…

Photographer and teacher, Yuri Mechitov was fond of photography since his childhood, which soon determined his professional path – in 1972, after graduating from the Tbilisi Polytechnical Institute, he began working as a photographer at the Georgian Film Studio and since then most of his…

Tamar Minashvili was born in 1964 in Tbilisi. In 1980-1984, she studied at the school of Jacob Nikoladze and was Elene Akhvlediani scholarship holder. After graduating the school, in the same year she entered Tbilisi Apollon Kutateladze Fine Arts Academy. In 1991-1993, she completed a…

Guram Tsibakashvili is a photographer who works in both Street and Documentary Photography as well as Fine Art Photography genres.  His works create a voluminous photo-documentation of the turning points in the history of Georgia in the 1990s and the socio-political and creative life of…

David Gabitashvili was born in Tbilisi in 1920. He actively served in the Second World War before pursuing studies at the Tbilisi Art Academy under the guidance of Ucha Japaridze. Upon completing his studies in 1952, he began participating in art exhibitions. David Gabitashvili’s works…

Rusudan Javrishvili, the People’s Artist of Georgia, holds a significant position in the field of artistic expression, particularly for her works that are intimately linked with the development of Georgian landscape art. Her creative inspiration is deeply rooted in her attachment to the natural beauty…

Lado Tevdoradze was born on September 17, 1957. In 1974-1977 he studied at Mose Toidze art school, and in 1979-1985 – at the Tbilisi State Art Academy. In the works of Lado Tevdoradze, the scenes depict everyday life of Georgia in the present and past.…

A photographer and artist, Natela Grigalashvili made a name for herself with personal photo projects depicting her own life memories and feelings and photo reports about the closed communities of the border regions of Georgia.   Grigalashvili became interested in photography after she graduated from…