Dimitri Khahutashvili belongs to the generation of Georgian artists of the 1950s. He was born in 1927 in Tbilisi. In 1953, he graduated from the faculty of easel painting at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, where his teachers were notable representatives of Georgian art…

Gela Philauri was born on May 8, 1961 in Gori, Georgia. In 1976-1980 he studied in M. S. Tuganov Arts professional School, Tskhinvali, then at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, in 1981-1987. Gela Philauri is a member of many creative associations – since 1986…

Already at the beginning of her creative path, In the 1950s, Dinara Nodia introduced a new style into Georgian graphics. Her series depicting industrialization, the pathos of labor and the advancement of socialist society, were based on the principles of avant-garde cinema and the aesthetics of…

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…

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…

Graphic artist, painter and muralist, Honored Artist of Georgia, and alumna of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts, Bella Berdzenishvili was a regular participant of the Spring and Autumn exhibitions and the then artistic life of Georgia from 50s through 80s of the last century. Starting…

Giorgi Kukhalashvili is a Georgian painter (born in 1982) who studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts from 2002 to 2007. In the earlier stages of his career, he showed a strong interest in allegorical and mystical themes.As a contemporary artist of the 21st…

Tatia Darchiashvili (1972) was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. She has graduated from the faculty of easel graphics in Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1996. After graduating from the academy, Tatia Darchiashvili underwent an internship at S. Kobuladze etching studio. Tatia Darchiashvili’s art covers following…