Vitali Kapanadze

Vitali Kapanadze was born on May 20, 1945, in Kutaisi, into a family of servants. His mother was Tamar Bochorishvili, and his father was Konstantine Kapanadze.
In 1962, he graduated from the G. Maisuradze Art School, where his teachers were V. Tcheishvili, A. Chogovadze, and M. Chogovadze. In 1963, he completed his studies at Kutaisi Secondary School No. IV.
In 1966, he enrolled at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Faculty of Painting, where he studied under the guidance of Professor Ucha Japaridze. His instructors included R. Tsutskiridze, V. Shukhaev, R. Kakabadze, G. Totibadze, and Z. Samkharadze. He graduated from the academy in 1973.

Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, BFA (1966-1973)

1980 – David Kakabadze Gallery, Kutaisi – First solo exhibition

1982 – Central House of Artists, Moscow

1982 – Museum of Friendship of Eastern Peoples, Moscow

1987 – "The Artists of the 1970s," Tbilisi

1987 – "Georgian Fine Art" (Retrospective), Moscow

1991-1993 – Newport Museum of Contemporary Art, England

1994 – Embassy of Georgia, Moscow – Alongside his sons David and Mirian Kapanadze and artist M. Giorgadze. The same year, his works were exhibited at "Aurora" and "Mziuri" galleries.

1995 – David Kakabadze Gallery, Kutaisi – Second solo exhibition

1995 – Exhibition-auction, London

1996 – UNESCO Exhibition, Paris

2000 – "Georgian Artists," London (Group exhibition)

2001 – Embassy of Georgia, London

2002 – "Universi" Gallery, Tbilisi – Exhibition "Joe Quigley and His Friends"

2004 – David Kakabadze Gallery, Kutaisi – Joint exhibition of Georgian and German artists

2004 – Kutaisi Artists' Organization Exhibition, Batumi

2005 – Anniversary exhibition "Before and After", held in two parts:

"Before" – Works created before 1990, exhibited at David Kakabadze Gallery, Kutaisi.

"After" – Works created from 1990 to the present, exhibited at Varla Gallery, Kutaisi.

One month later, selected works were dis...