Buba Arabuli graduated from the Art School named after Jacob Nikoladze in 1990; Faculty of Painting of Tbilisi State Art Academy in 1996. One of the main characters of the artist’s works is a woman. In color palette created with gentle pastel tones, transparent airy…

Mikheil Khvitia was born in 1924 in Zugdidi. In 1948, he graduated from the painting faculty of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts, in the class of Professor Aleksandre Tsimakuridze. He was a scholarship holder named after Repin. In 1948-51, he continued his studies at the…

Self-taught Georgian painter Niko Pirosmanashvili occupies a special place in Georgian painting. The artist, who in fact spent all his life in one city and did not study anywhere, created paintings, which are truly original – national and, at the same time, contemporary.Niko Pirosmanashvili was…

Acclaimed artist and sculptor, the recipient of the Order of Honor, and the Honored Artist of Georgia, Givi Mizandari had a diverse and prolific life. He was the first artist from the Soviet Union to be invited as a pedagogue in the 1960s and 1970s…

Vaja (Vajiko) Chachkhiani was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. His academic journey commenced with the pursuit of Mathematics and Informatics at the Georgian Technical University in Tbilisi. Subsequently, he transitioned to the realm of Fine Arts, embarking on studies at Universität der Künste in Berlin, Germany,…

Thamar de Létay-Vachnadze served as the Artistic Director of the Sao Paulo Theater and held a prominent position within the creative elite of Paris. Her departure from Georgia was precipitated by the Soviet occupation, prompting her initial relocation to France before subsequently pursuing her artistic…

Tengiz Gviniashvili, sculptor and teacher; Professor at the  Tbilisi Academy of Arts, Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR (1965), Knight of the Order of Honor and Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi (2002), entered the Georgian artistic scene in the 50s of the last century first as…

Serapion Vatsadze – Honored Artist of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, the theatre artist, film set designer, painter, and graphic artist,  was among the first graduates of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts: he entered the Faculty of Sculpture and Decorative Painting in 1922, however, by…

Giorgi Sesiashvili, a sculptor, graphic artist, and teacher, honored artist of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, was born in 1893. In 1912, he went to Switzerland to study French. At the same time, he enrolled in  École des Beaux-Arts in Geneva to study drawing and…

Alexander Varvaridze is a visual artist best known for his paintings. He uses a very distinctive approach in his work consisting of figurative shapes and colors. His portraits show him as an emotional painter rather than a realist, which gives him a lot of room…

Nikoloz Koka Tsikhelashvili was born in Tbilisi. In 1982-1988, he studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Tbilisi State Art Academy. The diploma work was sent to the exhibition of the best diploma works of the Soviet Union in Moscow. From 2005 to 2022,…

Rezo (Emeliane) Adamia was born in Senaki, Georgia in 1938. In 1970, he graduated from the painting faculty of the Tbilisi State Fine Arts Academy. In 1969-1971, he worked as an art teacher at the 50th secondary school in Tbilisi. In 1974-1988, he worked as…