Tamaz Kakabadze (Kakacha) was a painter, graphic designer, and stage designer – one of the outstanding representatives of Georgian painting in the 80s of the 20th century. 1954-1996 he graduated from the Jacob Nikoladze art school; Faculty of Painting of Tbilisi Academy of Arts, workshop…

Tengiz Samsonadze (1928–2008) was a prominent figure in Georgian fine art. After completing his studies at the Iakob Nikoladze Art School in 1949, he furthered his education at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts, specialising in painting, graphics, theatre, film, and television painting. Additionally, he excelled…

Oleg Kochakidze, a Georgian theatre artist, architect, painter, and director, was born in Moscow, Russia. Later, he moved to Tbilisi and studied on the faculty of architecture at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts until 1959, where he met Alexander Slovensky and Yuri Chikvaidze, who would play…

Renowned scenographer, director, artist, production designer, and screenwriter Yuri Chikvaidze was born in Tbilisi in 1934. In 1959, he completed his studies at the Faculty of Architecture of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, where he forged connections with Oleg Kochakidze and Aleksandre Slovinsky. Together,…

Alexander Slovinsky, born in Tbilisi in 1935 to the distinguished engineer Nikoloz Slovinsky and Barbara Yosava, emerged as a prominent figure in the realm of Georgian scenography and fine arts. Upon completing his school education in 1953, Slovinsky embarked on a journey into the realm of…

Lela Tabliashvili studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1986-92, at the Graphic Arts department in the animation workshop. The diploma work was an animated version of Vepkhistkaosani (The Knight in the Tiger’s Skin) – director Mamia Malazonia. In 1988, she was on…

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…

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…

Serapion Vatsadze – Honored Artist of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, the theatre artist, film set designer, painter, and graphic artist,  was among the first graduates of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts: he entered the Faculty of Sculpture and Decorative Painting in 1922, however, by…

In 1930, Irakli Mdivani graduated from Tbilisi State Fine Arts Academy (class of E. Lansere). Since 1931, he worked in Georgian drama theaters. Since 1930, he was the main artist of the puppet theater. He designed Nina Gernet’s Aladdin’s Magic Lamp, Vazha Pshavela’s The Tale…

Evgeniya Dontsova, an Honoured Art Worker of the Georgian SSR, was born in Rostov, Russia. During the Great Patriotic War, she was evacuated to Tbilisi. She studied theatre decoration at the Tbilisi State Academy of Art from 1942 to 1949, where her teachers were David…