Natia Malazonia

ABOUT N.M. ENAMEL
Inspired by pieces over a thousand years old, Natia Malazonia pairs old with new by creating original, dynamic work with enamel. Malazonia studied textile design at the Academy of Arts in Tbilisi, Georgia, Her first major inspiration came from the Khakhuli triptych, a repoussé icon of the Virgin Mary created in medieval times. Incorporating precious stones donated by David the Builder, the former King of Georgia, the triptych boasts more than a hundred pieces of cloisonné enamel. Determined to pay homage to this 12th Century masterwork, Malazonia began studying the cloisonné technique, developing a new style that incorporates pigment. Of her approach, Malazonia says, “To me the combination of traditional and contemporary techniques starts new tendencies and open endless space for creativity.”

Malazonia is dedicated to technological processes that distinguish her from contemporary painters. Yet the content of her work depends heavily on her emotional state, which, alongside her affinity for color, is the driving force behind her art. “At each stage of the process I gain new, invaluable experience.”

Higher education: Tbilisi State Academy of Arts 1996 - 2002
Specialty: Designer of tapestry and feature fabrics or Textile Designer
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Training courses: Assistant – Internship program 2002 - 2005

Qualification: Professional artist with the right to teach at the high school

The Doctoral faculty of Chemical Technologies and Metallurgy .
The Experimental-Creative Centre of Artistic Enamels and Material Processing 2010
Since 2012 – member of Georgian International Creative Union of Artists #031/12 - member of Enamel Guild / North East (EGNE) USA
- member of The Creativ-Kreis- International/World Wide Artis
- member of Northern California Enamel Guild (NCEG)
Exhibition

“National Gallery” Modern Georgian Applied Arts, “Textile – Batik – Plastic”, Work – “Antagonism”
2001 Tbilisi Academy of Arts, Big Exhibition Hall, Tapestry “Emotion”
2001 National Gallery, Tapestry “Emotion”
2002 Charity action on Charden street
2003 Tbilisi Academy of Arts, Big Exhibition Hall, Painting, “Still Life”, Graphics “Nature”
2004 Sh. Amiranashvili Art Museum “From Collections of the Museum”, Tapestry “Emotion”
2004 Gallery “Ornament”, Tbilisi, Georgia
2005 Gallery “Ornament”, Tbilisi, Georgia
2006 Gallery “Ornament”, Tbilisi, Georgia
2007 Limoges Exhibition Hall, Limoges, France
2007 Gallery “Meno Nisha”, Vilnius, Lithuania
2008 Gallery “Art Space Gallery”, London, Great Britain
2008 Gallery “Meno Nisha”, Vilnius, Lithuania
2009 “Rebirth of Enamel of the 21st century”, Conference-masterclass, Oakland – San Francisco, USA
2009 Gallery Christensten Gallery Oakland – San Francisco, USA
2009 Gallery “Meno Nisha”, Vilnius, Lithuania
2009 “The continuation of an ancient tradition - Cloisonne Enamel from Georgia” Vilnius "European capital of Culture 2009
2012 "Irma’s Gallery" Tbilisi, Georgia
2016 Agora gallery "Elixir of Nature" New...