Jumber Jikia

1950 Born in Rustavi, Georgia, on October 12
Since 1986-2002 Head of the Sculpture Section of the Artists Union of Georgia
Since 1989 Lecturer at the Tbilisi State Academuy of Fine Arts
Since 1990 President of Sculptors Creative Center Kirbebi
Since 1995-2005 Head of the Department of the Applied Art Sculpture of the Tbilisi State
1997 A MAN OF THE YEAR
1997 State Prize Laureate
2003 The Order of Honor
Organizer of The Rustavi International Sympsiums in 1990, 1991, 1995 and The Symposium of the Tbilisi
Academy of Arts in 1997
Jumber Jikia is the author of 29 monumental sculptures in Georgia, Turkey, Russia, Kazakhstan and Japan.
He Is a participant in the 30th International Sculpture Symposium.(Georgia, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey,
Japan, France, Italy, Greece, Spain,Australia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kalmykia, Saudi
Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Ukraine).
He Is a participant and winner of 7 international competitions (Poland,Italy, France, United Arab
Emirates, Spain)
Also, participants in 30 international exhibitions.

1964-1968 M. Toidze Tbilisi School of Fine Arts
1968-1974 Tbilisi State Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Sculpture
1976-1979 Post-graduate course, Moscow, Russia

PARTICIPATION IN COMPETITIONS
1984 Tradition and Inquiry. Grand Palace Exhibition Hall, Paris, France, Horseman (bronze). Golden Medal
1985 Modena Province, the city of Fanano, Italy, Sculptor and Muse (stone). Fanano Arte First Prize.
1986 Winter Saloon, Warsaw, Poland; Dying Centaur (marble, Granite) Golden Medal
2007 International Symposium of Sculptors, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
“Stages of History - Time and a Human” (marble) I Prize.
2007 International Symposium of Sculptors, Spain, Andalusia. “Stages of
History - Time and a Environment” (travertine) Laureate
2007 International Symposium of Sculptors, Spain, Galicia “Stages of History — Iberia” (white granite and pink granite) Laureate

MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE

1978-80 - Saint George, copper. Dikhazorga Village, Gali Region, Georgia.
1978 - Kvareli, the Territory of the Kindzmarauli Wine Factory. "Autumn", aluminum. "Spring", fairy tales characters.
1976-81 "Herd of Horses", copper. Sport Complex "Spartak", Moscow.
1979 High relief for the Sportive Museum. Sport Palace, Tbilisi, ‘Cilius, altius, fortius”. Tinted Planter
1985 The Wishing Tree, two-figure composition. The territory of a kindergarten, high relief, two-figure composition, Tbilisi
1988 Bust of lakob Gogebashvili, b...