Born 1980, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
Education
2007–2010 — M.A. in Art History, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf
2001–2006 — Diploma in Painting and Graphics, State Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe, Germany
2004 — Erasmus Program, École des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France
1998–2001 — Study of Art and Painting, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Tbilisi
Solo Exhibitions
2022 — Vision Seeker, Gallery Artbeat, Tbilisi
2018 — Nowhere to Run, Gallery Artbeat, Tbilisi
2017 — Blue Tunnel, Installation Project, Moving Gallery by Gallery Artbeat, Telavi + Tbilisi
2016 — To See a World in a Grain of Sand, Georgian National Museum, National Gallery, Tbilisi
2014 — 191°S // Irakli Bugiani, Salon des Amateurs, Düsseldorf
2012 — Post Coitum Omne Animal Triste Est, Damenundherren, Düsseldorf
2011 — Zwischen Gestern und Morgen, Gallery 10, Karlsruhe
2008 — Beyond Memory, Gallery Bourgeois Pig, Heidelberg, Germany
2008 — Abandoned, Gallery AZ, Zagreb, Croatia
Group Exhibitions
2024 — Links, Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York
2022 — Gates to the Garden, ES365, Düsseldorf
2022 — Pale Blue Dot, ES365, Düsseldorf
2020 — Almost There, Digital Exhibition, British Council Collection
2019 — Willkommen in Recklinghausen, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Germany
2017 — Beijing International Art Biennale, China
2016 — Kavaleridze Museum, Kyiv, Ukraine
2015 — 191°S, Weltkunstzimmer, Hans Peter Zimmer Foundation, Düsseldorf
2015 — Heritage, Rich Mix Arts Centre, London, UK
2014 — Crossing the Boundaries, AT388, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2013 — Spotlights on Contemporary Art from Georgia, Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium
2013 — Art Award – Junger Westen, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Germany
2013 — Heritage, Museum of Fine Arts, Tbilisi
2011 — Dieses Schreiben wurde maschinell erstellt, Glashaus, Düsseldorf
2010 — Nähe Gegen Neun, d52, Düsseldorf
2009 — Back From, Atelier Am Eck, Düsseldorf
2009 — The Big Show, Gallery Bourgeois Pig, Heidelberg, Germany
2008 — New Generation, Chardin Gallery, Tbilisi
2007 — Gallery 10, Karlsruhe
2006 — OWart International, State Museum, Buchen, Germany
2006 — The Losts, Gallery Universe, Tbilisi
2005 — Figurative Art Studio – Expo II, Gallery Universe, Tbilisi
2004 — 150-Year Anniversary Exhibition, State Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe
2004 — Figurative Art Studio – Expo I, Gallery Universe, Tbilisi
2002 — Gallery 10, Karlsruhe
2002 — Gallery CultiG7, Mannheim
Art Fairs
2025 — Riga Contemporary, Latvia
2023 — NADA Miami, USA
2021 — Art Dubai, UAE
2019 — Art Dubai, UAE
2018 — ArtInternational, Istanbul
2017 — ArtInternational, Istanbul
2016 — Kyiv Art Week, ArtHall D12, Kyiv
2016 — Contemporary Istanbul, Turkey
2015 — START Art Fair, London
2015 — Contemporary Istanbul
2015 — ArtInternational, Istanbul
2014 — Contemporary Istanbul
2013 — Berliner Liste, Berlin, Germany
2009 — Tease Art Fair, Cologne, Germany
Awards & Grants
2021 — Neustart Kultur project grant, Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2020 — Auf geht’s! project and research grant, Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
2009 — Award, Gallery plan.d, Düsseldorf
2008 — Residency Grant, City of Düsseldorf (Zagreb, Croatia)
2007 — OWart Art Fair Award, Buchen, Germany
2005 — Impulse International Art Fair Award, Osnabrück, Germany
2004 — Portrait Award, University of Freiburg, Germany