Iakob Nikoladze was born in 1876 in Kutaisi. He was the first Georgian professional sculptor and the founder of the round sculpture school. Nikoladze was a People’s Artist of the USSR of Georgia, a People’s Artist of the USSR, and a full member of the…

Aleksander Tsimakuridze started his studies at the Caucasus Fine Arts Promotion School with Boris Fogel and Oskar Shmerling. Then he went to Moscow and studied painting in K. In Yuon’s studio. Later he entered the Stroganov Central Art and Industrial School, and in 1906 he…

Thea Gvetadze was born in Riga in 1971. In 1988-1993 she was graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts. Afterwards she continued studying at Gerrit Rietveld Academy (Amsterdam, Netherlands). During 1994-2001 she studied at Dusseldorf State Art Academy in  Germany. Currently, artists lives and…

Sculptor, graphic artist, Gia Japaridze is an alumnus of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts. He graduated from the faculty of sculpture in 1986 and completed his postgraduate study in 1972. Starting form 1970 he participated in lots of different exhibitions on both local and international…

Koki Makharadze birth in Ochamchire, Georgia. He graduated from Ap. Kutateladze Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1953. Since 1973, he has been teaching at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts. Important works: “Suvorov and Bagration in the Alps” (1952), “Battle of Aspindze (1961)”, large…

Sculptor and teacher who, together with Yakob Nikoladze, is considered to be the founding father of the modern Georgian school of sculpture. After graduating from Kutaisi Classical Gymnasium, Nikoloz Kandelaki went to St. Petersburg, where he enrolled as a free listener at the St. Petersburg…

Andro Wekua was born in Georgia, and studied visual arts there and in Basel, Switzerland. Throughout the course of his career, he has developed a visual language grounded in the exploration of human experience, translating fragmented abstractions of memory into the narrative cues that inform…

Ucha Japaridze is one of the important figures in the development of Georgian fine art of the 20th century. His diverse and productive heritage always responded to all the important events of the life of that time. Ucha Japaridze’s works are distinguished both by the…

Mose Toidze – Painter, graphic artist, People’s Artist of the USSR, Academician of the Academy of Arts of the USSR, Professor of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts , one of the founders of the new Georgian painting. He studied at the St. Petersburg Art…

Konstantin Mindadze – multidisciplinary visual artist, associated with Minimalism and Conceptual Art. Mindadze’s works are widely held on numerous group shows worldwide and he is author of multiple exhibitions and projects mostly in Georgia and Europe. Mindadze has been a subject of many written articles…

  Sculptor Karlo Grigolia is one of the most important representatives of non-conformist art and the founder of Georgian abstract sculpture. After graduating from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1956, he continued working as lecturer at the academy. Karlo Grigolia’s works are based…

Sculptor, painter, graphic artist, People’s Artist of Georgia. Irakli Ochiauri graduated from the Tbilisi Academy of Art under the guidance of Jacob Nikoladze in 1951. His diploma work was “Vaja Pshavela.” He participated in exhibitions since 1953, and  in the same year, joined the Georgian…