In 1957, Vakhtang Oniani graduated from Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Faculty of Sculpture. In 1960-1961, he worked as a chief artist in Drosha magazine; In 1964-1980, he was the chief artist of the State Committee of the Printed Word. Among his outstanding works are:…

In 1977, Malkhaz Tavadze graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts with the specialty of film and television art (teachers: Sergo Kobuladze, Ucha Japaridze, Dimitri Taqaishvili, Gogi Totibadze). In 1980-1983, he continued his studies at the graphic arts workshop of the Academy of Arts…

Manana Beliashvili graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1957 with the specialty of painter-graphic artist. His teachers were: V. Gregory, V. Japaridze, I. Charlemagne. The diploma work was illustrations of Georgian folk tales (teacher I. Charlemagne). For years she worked in publishing houses…

Elene Akhvlediani (1901-1975) was a painter, graphic artist, book illustrator, and theater and cinema artist. Beyond her prolific output, she played a pivotal role in organizing events. She formed a group of Georgian women landscape painters who specialized in Plein Air art and initiated a…

Vladimir (Lado) Gudiashvili, a Georgian painter, graphic artist, monumentalist, theater and cinema artist, book illustrator, People’s Artist of Georgia, and laureate of the Shota Rustaveli Prize, is one of the outstanding representatives of Georgian modernism.Lado Gudiashvili was born in 1896 in Tbilisi. From 1910 to…

Irina Razmadze worked in graphic arts, book illustration and theater design. She graduated from Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, at the Department of Graphic Arts. Her teachers were I. Charlemagne, A. Tsimakuridze, V. Krotkov, S. Kobuladze, D. Kutateladze. She illustrated more than 200 books, about…

Gulda Kaladze –  the son of the famous Georgian sculptor Tamar Abakelia. In 1957 he graduated from the Tbilisi Academy of Art. He was a versatile creator. His talent and individualism were evident in painting and drawing, but his artistic passion was sculpture. During his…

Giorgi Chachanidze graduated from Tbilisi State Art Academy (1984-1989). Since 1997, he has been a member of the Union of Artists of Georgia. In 1993, he worked as the head of the painting group at the Folklore Palace of Georgia, and in 1994-2006 he was…

Renowned scenographer, director, artist, production designer, and screenwriter Yuri Chikvaidze was born in Tbilisi in 1934. In 1959, he completed his studies at the Faculty of Architecture of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, where he forged connections with Oleg Kochakidze and Aleksandre Slovinsky. Together,…

Alexander Slovinsky, born in Tbilisi in 1935 to the distinguished engineer Nikoloz Slovinsky and Barbara Yosava, emerged as a prominent figure in the realm of Georgian scenography and fine arts. Upon completing his school education in 1953, Slovinsky embarked on a journey into the realm of…

In 1979, Davit Melikishvili graduated from the Art Pedagogical School named after I. Nikoladze. In 1979-84, he studied at the Tbilisi State Art Academy. Since 1989, he cooperated with “Ano da Vano” magazine. He designed the cover for the book Marina Mamulashvili’s prose. He works…

Lela Tabliashvili studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1986-92, at the Graphic Arts department in the animation workshop. The diploma work was an animated version of Vepkhistkaosani (The Knight in the Tiger’s Skin) – director Mamia Malazonia. In 1988, she was on…