David Gabitashvili was born in Tbilisi in 1920. He actively served in the Second World War before pursuing studies at the Tbilisi Art Academy under the guidance of Ucha Japaridze. Upon completing his studies in 1952, he began participating in art exhibitions. David Gabitashvili’s works…

Rusudan Javrishvili, the People’s Artist of Georgia, holds a significant position in the field of artistic expression, particularly for her works that are intimately linked with the development of Georgian landscape art. Her creative inspiration is deeply rooted in her attachment to the natural beauty…

Lado Tevdoradze was born on September 17, 1957. In 1974-1977 he studied at Mose Toidze art school, and in 1979-1985 – at the Tbilisi State Art Academy. In the works of Lado Tevdoradze, the scenes depict everyday life of Georgia in the present and past.…

Buba Arabuli graduated from the Art School named after Jacob Nikoladze in 1990; Faculty of Painting of Tbilisi State Art Academy in 1996. One of the main characters of the artist’s works is a woman. In color palette created with gentle pastel tones, transparent airy…

Mikheil Khvitia was born in 1924 in Zugdidi. In 1948, he graduated from the painting faculty of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts, in the class of Professor Aleksandre Tsimakuridze. He was a scholarship holder named after Repin. In 1948-51, he continued his studies at the…

Self-taught Georgian painter Niko Pirosmanashvili occupies a special place in Georgian painting. The artist, who in fact spent all his life in one city and did not study anywhere, created paintings, which are truly original – national and, at the same time, contemporary.Niko Pirosmanashvili was…

Vaja (Vajiko) Chachkhiani was born in Tbilisi, Georgia. His academic journey commenced with the pursuit of Mathematics and Informatics at the Georgian Technical University in Tbilisi. Subsequently, he transitioned to the realm of Fine Arts, embarking on studies at Universität der Künste in Berlin, Germany,…

Thamar de Létay-Vachnadze served as the Artistic Director of the Sao Paulo Theater and held a prominent position within the creative elite of Paris. Her departure from Georgia was precipitated by the Soviet occupation, prompting her initial relocation to France before subsequently pursuing her artistic…

Alexander Varvaridze is a visual artist best known for his paintings. He uses a very distinctive approach in his work consisting of figurative shapes and colors. His portraits show him as an emotional painter rather than a realist, which gives him a lot of room…

Nikoloz Koka Tsikhelashvili was born in Tbilisi. In 1982-1988, he studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Tbilisi State Art Academy. The diploma work was sent to the exhibition of the best diploma works of the Soviet Union in Moscow. From 2005 to 2022,…

Rezo (Emeliane) Adamia was born in Senaki, Georgia in 1938. In 1970, he graduated from the painting faculty of the Tbilisi State Fine Arts Academy. In 1969-1971, he worked as an art teacher at the 50th secondary school in Tbilisi. In 1974-1988, he worked as…

Lev Baiakhchev was born in Tbilisi, representative of the 50s generation of artists. The main motifs of his painting are Tbilisi landscapes, portraits, still lives and nudes. Lev Bayakhchev graduated from Tbilisi Art Academy in 1954, where he studied in the workshops of Sergo Kobuladze,…