An outstanding representative of Georgian ceramic art and one of the founders of the Georgian Institute of Art History, Honored Artist of Georgia, Zakaria Maisuradze excelled as both an artist and a scholar.  He was the first to study the technology of medieval Georgian ceramics.…

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…

In 1968-1974 Avtandil Monaselidze studied at the Faculty of Sculpture of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts (teachers: Valentin Topuridze, Gogi Ochiauri). The main works of the artist are: The Queen of the Fields (1975. Bronze), Chiron and Orpheus (1988. Bronze), the multi-figure composition Berikaoba…

Zaira Bechvaia, after graduating from the Yakob Nikoladze Art School, continued her studies in 1973 at the Faculty of Painting at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, under the guidance of prominent public artists A. Kutateladze, K. Makharadze and E. Kalandadze’s class. She had a…

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…

Ketevan Rukhadze, a graphic artist, ceramic artist, book illustrator, and decorator, studied at the Faculty of Ceramics at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts from 1968 to 1973. After completing her studies, she became a senior lecturer at the Department of Ceramics and Glass (1983-1991)…

Vakhtang Gulisashvili, a painter, graphic artist, decorator, and metal engraver, studied at the painting department of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts from 1960 to 1965 under the guidance of Ucha Japaridze and Sergo Kobuladze.The artist created significant works for the House of Culture in Bichvinta…

Honored Artist of Georgia, painter, graphic artist, and book designer Givi Gulisashvili was an alumnus of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts, graduating from Mose Toidze’s class in 1938. He began participating in art exhibitions soon after. The main motifs of his works are images of…

Anthimoz Gorgaze, an Honored Artist of Georgia,  was a sculptor, metal engraver, and teacher. An alumnus of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts, he graduated in 1949 and, starting in 1951, began participating in numerous exhibitions while teaching the art of metal engraving to the students.…

Zelimkhan Gogolashvili was a Georgian painter, graphic artist, and book illustrator. He was a member of the Georgian and USSR Artists’ Unions and held the title of Honored Artist of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. An alumnus of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts (1941–1947), he…

Zurab Lezhava was an accomplished graphic artist, teacher, and professor who headed the Graphic Design Department at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts. He was an Honored Artist of Georgia and an Honored Citizen of Tbilisi. An alumnus of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts, he graduated…