Gayane became interested in painting at an early age. She studied formally and prepared to enter the Tbilisi Art Academy but ultimately did not do so at the recommendation of famous artist Aleskandre Bazhbeuk-Melikov, who did not want her to lose her “original vision”. Gayane…

Aleksandre (Avto) Mosiashvili was born in Dusheti. He continued his studies at the Tbilisi State Academy, majoring in Fine Arts, after completing his studies at Iakob Nikoladze Art School. He has been participating in exhibitions since 1969. In 1986 he received a gold prize at…

Nino Jishkariani works in the field of painting, graphic art, book design and illustration; creates posters and exlibris. She designed posters for the “Film Actors Theatre” (1984-85) in Tbilisi, and illustrated dozens of books, collaborating with publishing houses such as “Nakaduli”, “Merani” and “Soviet Georgia”.…

Kako Topuria is an art historian, with knowledge of traditional Georgian monumental painting, sculpture, embossing, enamel, and ceramics. Based on Georgian emotional realism and a subjective approach to reality, the demonstration of Kako’s pictorial culture is revealed in an individual, exquisite style and involves primitivism,…

Sculptor, graphic artist, painter and illustrator, theater and film designer, Tamara Abakelia was the first female sculptor in Georgia, who created a landmark example of a large-scale  statuary.   While studying at the Tbilisi State Academy of Art, young Tamar attracted the attention of Iakob…

Nodar Malazonia’s creations include the fields of painting and drawing (book design, poster, caricature, illustration), graphic design, and computer graphics. He designed Georgian bonistika (Coupon, Gel, Georgian Tetri), and documents (passport, driver’s license, ID card, and voucher) together with Mamia Malazonia. The role of Nodar Malazonia…

Otar Jishkariani is an Honored Artist of Georgia and one of the prominent representatives of the 50s of the 20th century.During the four decades of his work, his main concern was to raise the artistic level of contemporary Georgian books. He also worked in painting…

Karlo Pachulia is an artist who specializes in easel painting, graphics, and the design of books, illustrations, and exlibris. He received his preliminary art education at the Kutaisi Art School (1955-59); he studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Faculty of Graphics (1964–70), and…

Levan Urushadze after graduating from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1990, he started his exhibition activity in Georgia and abroad in the United States (New York) and various European cities (Berlin, Zurich, Lisbon, Monaco, Amsterdam, Rome, Moscow). He participated in numerous exhibitions; among…

Nino Zaalishvili was a graphic designer. She has created ex-libris and illustrations. After graduating from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Faculty of Graphics in 1970, Nino Zaalishvili worked at Georgian Television (1970–1972). She continued her studies at the Art History and Theory Faculty of…

Karaman Kutateladze in 1983, graduated from the Faculty of Painting of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in Ucha Japaridze’s studio. After graduating from the Academy, he began his active pedagogical activities. During different periods, he taught painting at the faculties of film, restoration, and…

Tamar Karbelashvili’s  main field of work is easel graphics, book design, and illustration, but she also creates paintings. From 1962 to 1966, she studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts at the Faculty of Drawing. After graduating from the academy, she started working at…