Date of Birth: August 16th, 1952, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Education/Work:
1971-1977 – Tbilisi State Academy of Arts.
2014 – Rector at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts.
Exhibitions:
Artist has participated in numerous local and international Personal and Group Shows and Festivals in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, UK, Spain, Italia, Estonia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Georgia, USA, Russia and Japan.
Private and Public Collections: Georgia, Switzerland, USA, Germany, France, Spain, Russia, Turkey, Estonia, Japan.
Awards:
1987 – Awarded with the Gold Medal at the international Exhibition, Osaka, Japan.
2007 – Awarded I Prize at the Emaar international art symposium, Dubai, UAE.
2014 – Awarded for the Exceptional contribution to the Georgian culture, “Georgian Spirit” Tbilisi, Georgia.
His Works are kept inThe National Museum of Georgia (Tbilisi), The State Museum of Oriental Art (Moscow), Adjara State Museum of Arts (Batumi), Christoph Merian Foundation (Basel), Norton Dodge Collection (philadelphia), also in different Georgian and Foreign Private Galleries and Collections.
