Gogi Chagelishvili, b. 1945 Tbilisi ,Georgia

Size 45 x 66cm

 

Oil on canvas signed and titled on the reverse

 

Born in 1945, Tbilisi, Georgia

 

Merited Artist of Georgia, 1983

Gogi Chagelishvili studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts from 1964 to 1971.

During 1973-1974 he worked at the creative house Senezh near Moscow.

Chagelishvili’s art is characterized by an innovative interpretation of traditional genres.

The artist moves from object deformation and stylization to maximum simplification of form turning the object into a symbol, a sign referring to an object. Antique items serve as a source of inspiration for highly interesting installations and objects which the artist creates through the symbolization and aestheticization of objects from everyday life.

Solo Exhibitions:

1985 – Georgian State University’s Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

1989 – Artist’s House, Tbilisi, Georgia.

1989 – Central House of Artist, Moscow, Russia.

1993 – Nim, France.

1995 – Gallery of Modern Art, Tbilisi, Georgia.

1996 – Pirosmani Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.

1997 – ‘Portrait,’ TMS Art Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

1997 – Gertsev Gallery, Moscow, Russia.

1998 – Gallery Gora, Montreal, Canada.

1998 – ‘Armazi,’ TMS Art Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

1998 – Gallery Winkelmann, Dusseldorf, Germany.

1999 – Dobson Bashford Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2001 – Orient Gallery (Baia Gallery), Tbilisi, Georgia.

2002, 2004 – TMS Art Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

2003 – Gallery Universe, Tbilisi, Georgia.

2005, 2006 – Gallery Chagela, Tbilisi, Georgia.

2007 – Grant Gallery, New York, US.

2008 – ‘Armazi,’ Baia Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

2009, 2013, 2016 – Pirosmani Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey

2010 – Tbilisi History Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia.

2010 – Pirosmani Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey.

2010 – Adjara State Museum of Art, Batumi, Georgia.

2011 – ‘It’s Winter,’ Baia Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

2014 – TBC Art Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

2017 – Silk Factory Studio, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Group Exhibitions:

1975 – Manege, Moscow, Russia.

1979 – ‘The Young Georgian Artists,’ Gabrovo, Bulgaria.

1987 – ‘Art-Manege’97,’ Moscow, Russia.

1987 – Budapest, Hungary.

1987 – Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia.

1988 – Biennale Koshitsa, Czekhoslovakia.

1989 – Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia.

1990 – Georgian Avantgarde Artists, Barcelona, Spain.

1994 – ‘Georgian Painting,’ Globalbank, Vienna, Austria.

1995 – ‘Georgian Art,’ Baku Art Centre, Gallery Orient (Baia Gallery), Baku, Azerbaijan

1995, 1996 – International Festival ‘Arts and Crafts,’ Ataturk Cultural Centre, Ankara, Turkey.

1996 – Georgian House, Olympic Games, Atlanta, USA.

1997 – Manege Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia.

1997 – Central House of Artist, Moscow, Russia.

1997 – Emory University, Atlanta, USA.

1997 – International Art Festival, Boston, USA.

1997 – International Monetary Fund, Washington, USA.

1998 – Raymond Lawrence Gallery, Atlanta, USA.

1998 – Lekherzak Salon, Atlanta, USA.

1998 – ‘Group Show,’ Moscow, Russia.

1998 – Center of Contemporary Art ‘Nexus,’ Atlanta, USA.

1998 – ‘Deco In,’ ‘International Festival ‘Messe Berlin,’ Germany.

1999 – ‘From Generation to Generation,’ Modern Art Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

1999, 2000, 2001 – Gertsev Gallery, Atlanta, USA.

2001 – ‘Portrait in Contemporary Georgian Artist’s Painting,’ Hobby Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

2001 – ‘Exhibition of 21 Georgian Artists,’ UNESCF, Paris, France.

2001 – Georgian Week in Edinburg, Bristol, London, Scarborough.

2003 – Contemporary Art Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan.

2003 – ‘Our Palette,’ Hobby Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

2004 – ‘Kaleidoscope,’ Hobby Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019 – Contemporary Art Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan.

2018 – Gia Japaridze Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

2020, 2021 – ‘Art Expo XX-XXI,’ Baia Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.

2022 – ‘Artists’ Collections,’ Baia Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.