Mikheil Gogava

Mikheil Gogava is a Georgian contemporary artist based in Tbilisi, working primarily in painting and mixed media. With over two decades of artistic practice, his work explores the tension between the visible world and inner experience — figures, animals, and landscapes rendered in a way that invites the viewer to look beyond the surface.
Gogava's paintings emerge from solitary walks through city streets and parks, moments of quiet observation that become the foundation for works charged with psychological depth. His visual language is figurative yet conceptual — familiar forms that carry unfamiliar weight, encouraging reflection rather than easy answers.
His work has been exhibited internationally across Europe and beyond — in Paris, Vilnius, Antwerp, Tallinn, London, and Astana — and is held in private collections in multiple countries, as well as in the Literary Museum of Odessa. He is a finalist of the Italian international festival Artkeys and a recipient of the Luxembourg Art Prize Certificate.

Education
2001-2007 Tbilisi Art Academy A. Kutateladze, Faculty of Painting

2011 Graphic Design Course, Center for Contemporary Education (CES)

Exhibitions and Projects

2026- Solo exhibition "Imagination of Time" Museum of Modern Art Tbilisi

2026- Group Exhibition Gola Gallery Milan, Italy

2025- International Serigraphy Festival "Anabechdi" Museum of Modern Art Tbilisi

2025- Group exhibition “Eristavi Gallery” Belgium, Antwerp

2024- Solo exhibition "Synchronous Movement" Culture Center Lithuania, Aniksciai

2024- Solo exhibition "Synchronous Movement" History Museum-Karvasla Tbilisi, Georgia

2023- Group exhibition "From Georgia with love" Kazakhstan, Astana

2023- Group spring exhibition "Zurab Tsereteli Museum of Modern Art" Tbilisi, Georgia

2023- Group exhibition "Inside Out", "Okapi Galerii" Estonia, Tallinn.

2023- Group exhibition, “Bring me the horizon” Georgia, Poti.

2022- Awarded the "Luxembourg Art Prize" Certificate.

2022 - "Caravan Art Forum Kutaisi" International Festival "Urban Landscapes" Kutaisi, Georgia.

2022 - Online group exhibition. England, London "Transitions”

2021 - International festival "Art Vilnius" Vilnius, Lithuania.

2021 - Personal exhibition "INDIVIDI", "Heartgalerie", Paris, France.

2021 - Finalist of the Italian international festival "Artkeys", Italy.

2020 - Workshop, Solo exhibition "Combine" Tbilisi Georgia

2019 - Solo exhi...