Jemal (Joti) Bzhalava was born in 1944, and in 1973, he graduated from the Faculty of Sculpture at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts. The works created by him are crafted from granite, marble, and silex, distinguished by their archaic forms. Notably, the sculptor’s technique…

Shalom Koboshvili was a self-taught artist whose artworks, painted in a naive, primitivist manner with oil paints or watercolors, in addition to an artistic value, represent important ethnographic documentation depicting the daily life and religious rites of Georgian Jews. Koboshvili was born in Akhaltsikhe to…

Jhon Gogaberishvili is one of the most sought-after sculptors among the Georgian sculptors of the 70s generation, whose monumental stonework can be found in many countries of the world. His activity in the new millennium is especially fruitful. Jhon Gogaberishvili graduated from the Faculty of…

Badri Lomsianidze was born in Kutaisi, Georgia. After graduating Kutaísi School of Fine Arts and then Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design, B. Lomsianidze continues his career in Spain.Badri Lomsianidze is a multidisciplinary artist who studied fine arts, namely textile design. From…

In 1964-1970, he studied at the Faculty of Sculpture at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts. His graduate work—a 3m high figurative composition of Pirosmani—was highly appreciated by the sculptor Mikhail Anikushin, who was then the secretary of the board of the Artist’s Union. This led…

Sculpture was the principal focus of Simon (Siko) Girkelidze’s artistic practice; he also worked in painting and graphic art and illustrated books. Portraiture, mythological and religious subjects, animal imagery, and a critical engagement with Soviet reality occupy a prominent place in his sculpture. Girkelidze’s sculptures…

Nino Chitaishvili graduated from the Tbilisi Academy of Arts in 1989 as a set designer. Since then she has designed more than 50 performances during her work with theaters such as The Children’s Theater of the Vere District, Drama Theaters of K. Marjanishvili and M.…

Famous Georgian pianist, composer, conductor and artist. Born in 1941 August 21 in the family of Andria Balanchivadze, a prominent Georgian composer. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, where his teachers were the famous musicians Lev Oborin and Maria Yudina. Since early childhood, he has…

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…

“Relics of mine: icons, family photoes, knuchlebones, slings, horse-shoes, ladies’ hats and fans, ancient daggers and sabres… I had been collecting them all my life using them in collages and pop art works, drawing them, never tired of admiring and cherishing them; it seems, the…

Irakli Sutidze is a representative of the 80s generation of Georgian artists. The artist is distinguished by his individual style. His authentic art techniques (golden background; multi-layered textured surface; close-up images) give his monumental compositions a touch of romance. The sense of time is neglected…

Sculptor Ramaz Manjgaladze is a graduate of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts, where he mastered the art of sculpture under the guidance of Irakli Okropiridze and Kote Merabishvili. After finishing the academy, he participated in all Republican, and spring and autumn exhibitions. In 1977, he…