Date and Place of Birth:
April 23, 1949
Tbilisi, Georgia
Education and Career:
1973 – Graduated from Tbilisi State Academy of Fine Arts-Faculty of Sculpture, Tbilisi, Georgia
2004-2010 – Board Secretary of the Union of Artists of Georgia
2009- till now – lecturer of Georgian Technical University, faculty – architeqture,
2011- till now – lecturer of Ilia State University, programs- architeqture
2016- till now – lecturer of East European University, programs- architeqture
Solo Exhibitions:
2000 – TbilCreditBanks Gallery Tbilisi, Georgia;
2002 – “Universe” Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia;
2009 – Gallery “Sharden”, Hotel Tbilisi Merriott, Tbilisi;
2013 – „My Art Gallery“ Palmarina Yalikavak. Bodrum, Turkey;
Principal Group exhibitions:
1973 – National gallery of fine arts, Tbilisi
1976 – Youth Exhibition, Minsk, Belarus
1978 – Central House of Painter, Moscow, Russia;
1982 – Sculptors International Symposium Nadiotadi, Hungary; Where his sculpture “Muza”- First Prize
1993 – International Festival of Fine Arts, Tbilisi, Georgia;
1994 – Georgian Fine Arts in Germany, Leverkusen, Emmerich
1995 – International Festival of Fine Arts, Tbilisi, Georgia;
1996 – “Orient” Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia;
1996 – Exhibition in US Embassy, Tbilisi, Georgia;
1996 – International Festival of Christmas Eve, Laureate, Tbilisi, Georgia;
1997 – Gallery Imalten Kloster, Köln, Germany;
1998 – International Festival of Christmas Eve, 1 prize intervirtuals conception, Tbilisi, Georgia
1998 – International Exhibition. Arts Central House, Moscow,Russia;
1999 – International Exhibition, Grand prize in the sculpture, Blue Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia;
2004 – Georgian Sculpture Exhibition, Blue Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia;
2004 – International Exhibition on Olympic Symbol Theme, 1 Prize Tbilisi, Georgia;
2005 – “Universe” Gallery, Exhibition, Italy
Realized projects:
1982 – “Muza” Nadiotadi, Hungary
1982 – A.kokaia memorial, Poti, Georgia;
1984 – “Poetry”, composition, Kutaisi, Georgia
1987 – “300 Aragveli” memorial, Jinval, Georgian military road; Georgia
2003 – Jiuli Shartava Statue, Human Rights Defender Office, Tbilisi, Georgia
2009 – Memorial of soldiers killed in battle against Russian occupation of Georgia in 2008 year, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2012 – Memorial of Shota Rustaveli, Riga, Latvia
Participation in architectural and creative competitions:
1989 – Str. Batumi, monument of Akaki Tsereteli; Georgia;
1992 – Str. Ankara, memorial complex; Turkey;
1995 – St. Saarbrücken, Composition – Dust Tree; Germany;
1999 – Str. Gori, Iakob Gogebashvili’s memorial; Georgia;
2000 – St. Tbilisi, Elizbar Eristavi Memorial; Georgia;
2001 – Tbilisi, 9 April Memorial, Composition “Tearing Gali”; Georgia;
2004 – Tbilisi Tbilisi, 9 April memorial, composition “Spring will come”; Georgia;
2006 – Tbilisi, Shota Rustaveli monument Tbilisi In Kiev; Ukraine;
2006 – Tbilisi, National Monument – Kakutsa Cholokashvili’s Monument; Mtatsminda pantheon; Georgia;
2007 – Telavi, Memorial of the National Hero – Kakutsa Cholokashvili; Georgia;
2009 – Tbilisi, Pantheon of Mtatsminda Writers and Public Figures. Memorial of the symbolic grave of repressed, unwelcome, famous writers and artists in 1937, Georgia;
2010 – The sketch of the Memorial dedicated to the memory of those killed in the 2008 Russian-Georgian war in Gori, as well as the Stalinist Soviet repressions, Georgia;
2012 – Tbilisi, Marjanishvili Square sketch project, Georgia;
2016 – Tbilisi, a draft project of the Woldrops monument, Georgia;
2017 – Tbilisi, a skyscraper project of “Tsisperkantseli”, Georgia.
PERSONAL AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Georgia, Switzerland, USA, Germany, France, Italy, Russian, Hungary, Finland, Belgium, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA – Baker James Collection (USA State Council); R.Matzke Collection (ex President of Firm “Chevron”,); K. Spring (Firm “ALT” President) collection and more.
AWARDS
1982 – Sculptors International Symposium; Hungary; His sculpture “Muza” was Grand prize
1996 – International Festival of Christmas Eve, Laureate, Georgian National Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
1998 – International Festival of Christmas Eve – 1st prize, Georgian National Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
1999 – International Exhibition, Grand prize in the sculpture, Georgian National Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia;
2004 – International Exhibition on Olympic Symbol Theme, 1 Prize Tbilisi, Georgia;
