My love towards art started with drawing, I remember sitting and drawing my time away. But this medium, connected to flow and intuition was hard to wrap in words; and I needed words to operate in the contemporary art world.
So, I switched to conceptual work and made installations, performances and films. My research topic often was architecture. I depicted humans by observing architecture and the traces people left on the built environment. But the more professional I was becoming, the less playful my works were until I lost the urgency to create.
I picked up drawing again and with it the joy and the feeling of losing the track of time came back. When I draw I rarely know how it will turn out and this feels shaky. But I know now, that I want to stay on this wobbly ground, go beyond language and see to which surprising places the lines and shapes can take me.
So, I switched to conceptual work and made installations, performances and films. My research topic often was architecture. I depicted humans by observing architecture and the traces people left on the built environment. But the more professional I was becoming, the less playful my works were until I lost the urgency to create.
I picked up drawing again and with it the joy and the feeling of losing the track of time came back. When I draw I rarely know how it will turn out and this feels shaky. But I know now, that I want to stay on this wobbly ground, go beyond language and see to which surprising places the lines and shapes can take me.
Personal Information
| Date of Birth: | 19.03.1977 |
| Place of Birth: | Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Nationality: | Dutch/Georgian |
| Currently living: | Berlin, Germany and Tbilisi, Georgia |
Education
| 2025 | Goldrausch, Künstlerinnenprojekt, Berlin, Germany |
| 2017-18 | CuratorLab, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1997-2002 | Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (diploma obtained) |
| 2002 | School Of Visual Arts, New York, USA (exchange program) |
| 1996-1997 | Tbilisi State Academy of Art, Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 1992-1996 | Nikoladze Art College, Tbilisi, Georgia (diploma obtained) |
Personal Exhibitions
| 2017 | “Forced Play” Santa Lucia gallery, Berlin, Germany |
| 2013 | "F Words" Hoffmann Weiss, Berlin, Germany |
| 2012 | "Limitations of Imitation" Mirta Demare Gallery and Tante Nino, Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
| 2009 | “From Flags to Flowers” Kunstverein Göttingen, Germany |
| 2008 | “All my re-Collections” Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany |
| 2004 | “What we Thought Was a Wall Turned Out to Be a Curtain” Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
| 2003 | “Self Portrait as Architecture” Lambert Tegenbosch gallery, Heusden, the Netherlands |
| 2001 | “I Have to Prove Myself!” Josine Bokhoven gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| 1998 | “After a Year” Old Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 1997 | “Not For Sale” Old Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia |
Selected Group Projects, Exhibitions, Fairs, Screenings
| 2024 | "Reveries of a Solitary Muse" Gallery Haverkampf Leisteschneider, Berlin, Germany |
| 2023 | "Cold Shelter / Schutzraum" Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin, Germany |
| 2022 | “Face Your Fears” Tante Nino, Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| 2021 | “Voids of Presence” Galerie Nord | Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin Germany |
| 2021 | “Face Your Fears” Kaolin, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2018 | “Ask Alexandra”, Tensta konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 2016 | “True Story”, Bollhorst Gallery, Freiburg, Germany |
| 2015 | “Aesthetics of Repair in Contemporary Georgia" at Tartu Museum, Estonia |
| 2015 | Premiere of Pirimze at "Visions Du Reel", Nyon, Switzerland |
| 2012 | "Are You Talking To Me?" at Wilhelm Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| 2012 | “Migrasophia” Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, UAE |
| 2011 | "Crosstime Stories", Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York, USA |
| 2010 | "A Journey to the East" Galeria Arsenal, Bialystok, Poland and Mocak, Krakow, Poland |
| 2010 | “Inventory” C.A.P. Kobe, Japan |
| 2009 | “Frozen Moments” The Former Ministry of Highways, Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2009 | "Artisterium" 2nd Tbilisi International Art Exhibition Karvasla, Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2008 | “Open Sky“ Kunstverein Medienturm, Graz, Austria |
| 2008 | “Voyage a Tbilissi“ Fine Arts Museum, Nantes, France |
| 2007 | "Not Only Possible, But Also Necessary: Optimism in the Age of Global War", 10th International Istanbul Biennale, Turkey |
| 2007 | “Humancon Undercon” Georgian pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale, Italy |
Part Of Collections
| 2009 | "Transitland" Video Art from Central and East https://www.transitland.eu/ |
| 2008 | "Artist Pention Trust" |
| 2007 | "Opymos Collection" |
Grants, Awards And Residencies
| 2012-09 | Basic Stipend from the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB). |
| 2008 | Residency grant from the Ernst Schering Foundation at Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany. |
| 2006 | Bemiddelaars Grant from Fonds BKVB. |
| 2005 | Study trip to middle and Easter Europe Grant from Fonds BKVB |
| 2004 | Starter Stipend Grant from Fonds BKVB |
| 2004 | Residency at Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
| 2002 | Starter Stipend Grant from Fonds BKVB |
Working Experience
| 2008 | Guest teacher at the Dutch Art Institute (DAI), Masters program, Enschede, the Netherlands |
| 2007-06 | Teacher at the Tbilisi State Academy of Art, Bachelors course, Tbilisi, Georgia |
| 2005-04 | Member of committee, Amsterdam Foundation for Art (AFK), Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| 2003 | Founded and worked at GeoAIR, Projects, Archive and Residency, Tbilisi, Georgia |