Irakli Parjiani
B. 1950, Mestia, Georgia.
D. 1991, Tbilisi, Georgia.
EDUCATION:
1974 Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Tbilisi, Georgia.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
1994, 1996 Vacha Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
1995 Goethenaum, Dornach, Switzerland.
Gallery of Modern Art, Tbilisi, Georgia.
TMS Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Chapelle de la Sorbonne, Paris, France.
1996/1997/1998 Old Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
1998 Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy.
The National Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2000 Jubilee year – 50: ‘Abstraction,’ TMS Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Jubilee year – 50: ‘Photo Archives,’ Old Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Jubilee year – 50: ‘Illustrations,’ N Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Jubilee year – 50: ‘Graphic Cycle,’ Chardin Art Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Jubilee year – 50: ‘Berlin Cycle,’ The National Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2010 ‘Sketch, Illustration,’ Baia Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2011 ‘The Annunciation,’ Alexander Chavchavadze House-Museum, Tsinandali, Georgia.
‘Berlin Cycle,’ ‘Odyssey,’ ‘Children’s Bible,’ New Gallery, Baia Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2013 – 2020 Yearly exhibition cycle, Baia Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2015 Jubilee year – 65: ’The Gospel of Mark and John,’ Baia Gallery
2019 ‘Galaktion Tabidze, Illustrations,’ Silk Factory Studio, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Jubilee year – 70: ‘Christmas in Abastumani,’ Baia Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2021/2022 ‘Irakli Parjiani and Niko Pirosmani,’ Baia Gallery, The National Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
1986 Retrospective exhibition of Georgian Art, Central House of Painters, Moscow, Russia.
1987 ‘Retrospective Exhibition of Georgian Fine Art,’ House of Artists’, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Gallery Empedocle Restivo, Palermo, Italy.
1990 ‘From Pirosmani to the Avant-garde,’ Gallery Broc, Barcelona, Spain.
‘Three Painters Exhibition,’ Deutsche Bank, Berlin, Germany.
1992/1995/1997 Gallery Orient (Baia Gallery), Tbilisi, Georgia.
1998, 2000 ‘From Generation to Generation,’ Modern Art Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2000 Exhibition of Georgian Artists, Pirmassen, Germany.
2013 ’At the Crossroads: Contemporary Art From Central Asia and the Caucasus,’ Sotheby’s Auction House, London, UK
2014 ‘At the Crossroads 2: Contemporary Art From Istanbul To Kabul,’ Sotheby’s Auction House, London, UK.
2015/2016 Baia Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2017 ‘Rarity,’ Baia Gallery, Tbilisi Georgia.
2018 ‘Collector,’ Silk Factory Studio, Baia Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2019 ‘Expo 1919–2019,’ Baia Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2020/2021 ‘Art Expo XX-XXI,’ Baia Gallery, Tbilisi Georgia.
2025/2026 ‘26-26’, Vernissage Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
ACHIEVMENTS:
Irakli Parjiani’s artworks are kept at The National Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia; Museum of Fine Arts, Saint-Petersburg, Russia; State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow, Russia; and in private collections.
AWARDS:
1992 State Award of the Republic of Georgia.
1996 Niko Pirosmani’s Prize.
AUCTIONS:
2013 ’At the Crossroads: Contemporary Art From Central Asia and the Caucasus,’ Sotheby’s Auction House, London, UK
2014 ‘At the Crossroads 2: Contemporary Art From Istanbul To Kabul,’ Sotheby’s Auction House, London, UK.
PHOTO: GURAM TSIBAKHASHVILI