Zurab Porchkhidze was born in Kutaisi, in 1956-1962 he studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts (Book Illustration Workshop, Professor Teimuraz Kubaneishvili). In 1970 he completed postgraduate studies at the Department of Easel Graphics (Professor Vladimir Keshelava).
Honored Artist of Georgia, Professor of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Head of the Department of Drawing (Applied Graphics) Zurab Porchkhidze was actively engaged in creative work as an artist-illustrator from the 60s until the end of his life. His contribution to the illustrations of Georgian books is significant. Zurab Porchkhidze collaborated with popular magazines of his time: Dila, Pioneer, Nyangi. He was the creative editor of the publishing house Literature and Art. He has decorated more than a hundred fiction, scientific-popular textbooks, books and publications.
The artist’s creative range was surprisingly wide. He decorated classical and modern, Georgian and international, Western and Eastern literature with equally high artistic expression. Children’s literature occupies a special place in his work. These books are precious for generations: Simon Gugunava’s Tamariani; Lado Asatiani’s Battle of Bassiani; Archil Sulakauri’s Adventure of Salamura and the Magic Dress; works by Ryunosuke Akutagawa and Yasunari Kawabata, and many others. Zura Porchkhidze left a significant mark on the spiritual world of many people who shared his art.
