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«I saw Andy Warhol's Electric Chair. I couldn't shake off thinking about it. I painted a similar chair... one, a second. Then I added more chairs and rows».
Zurab Gikashvili (c) 2021
Zurab Gikashvili was born on August 5th, 1961 in Kvareli, Georgia
EDUCATION:
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Tbilisi, Georgia (1986-1992)
Art College of Iakob Nikoladze, Tbilisi, Georgia (1976-1980)
Art School of Elene Akhvlediani, Telavi, Georgia (1972-1976)
In 1986, Zurab Gikashvili enrolled at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts with the highest marks. He was awarded the David Kakabadze scholarship. In addition, he also began to receive the Niko Pirosmani scholarship.
In 1987, following a competition held by the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, he was selected for a student exchange program and sent to the Academy of Arts, Architecture, and Design in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
In 1991, Zurab Gikashvili became a winner of the competition of emerging artists of the USSR. Afterward, he was invited as a guest of honor at the 1st Mediterranean Atelier, organized by the art critic and historian of contemporary art Achille Bonito Oliva. The Atelier took place in Gibellina, Italy. The head of the studio was German contemporary artists Markus Lupertz.
Zurab's artwork was selected by Lupertz for the exhibition for the Civic Museum of Contemporary Art, Gibellina, Italy, in 1992 from March 18th to April 18th.
The exhibition was organized by an Italian sculptor, and founder of the Francesco Messina Studio, Francesco Messina.
As one of the leading contemporary artists of Georgia, Zurab Gikashvili's artworks were exhibited at The Royal Academy of London Summer Exhibition in 2000. The exhibition was opened by the President of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze.
Zurab Gikashvili represented Georgia (country) at Prague Biennale in 2009.
Zurab Gikashvili's artworks are part of the various collections: The Huma Kabakcı Collection, Turkey, The National Museum of Georgia, the Ambrolauri Museum of Fine Arts, Georgia, The Historical Museum of Kharagauli, Georgia, The Gibellina Civic Museum of Contemporary Art, Italy, Das Seewerk Museum, Moers, Germany.
Zurab Gikashvili had a solo exhibition at The Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum, Hagen, Germany in 2015 from 25th September to 22nd November.
From 2013-2017, Zurab Gikashvili has been working with the German sculptor Anatol Herzfeld for Das Seewerk Art Festival in Moers, Germany.
In 2017, Zurab created 8 feet sculpture of a saxophone for The Moers Music Festival. The sculpture was displayed at The Moerser Schloss Park, Moers, Germany.
In 2018, Zurab participated in the Project of Das Seewerk, the Brokopondo Project "Border Crossing" Germany-Suriname Connections. His artworks have been exhibited in the Municipal Museum of Kalkar, Germany.
Since 1980, Zurab Gikashvili has had solo and group exhibitions in Georgia (country), New York City, Atlanta, Washington DC, California, London UK, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Prague, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Dubai UAE.
Currently, Zurab Gikashvili lives and works in Witten, Germany.
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