Salome Rigvava

Salome Rigvava is a Georgian-born, New York–based artist working primarily in oil painting. Her practice explores femininity, emotional landscapes, personal memory, and the inner worlds of women.

Her work is rooted in introspection and an interest in transitional states between innocence and awareness, childhood and adulthood, intimacy and solitude. Through figures, animals, symbolic imagery, and dreamlike environments, she creates visual metaphors for psychological states and emotions that often remain unspoken.

In recent years, her child’s drawings have become an important influence, bringing a greater sense of spontaneity, intuition, and freedom into her painting process.

Rigvava received her MFA from the New York Academy of Art and previously studied at the State Academy of Art and Design Stuttgart and the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in private collections in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Salome Rigvava lives and works in New York.

2026
“Georgian art and culture festival”, Studio 1609, Group Exhibition, New York, USA
“Spring exhibition”, Time to be Happy gallery, Group Exhibition, New York, USA
Tbilisi Art Fair (TAF), presented by Gallery Makowski, Tbilisi, Georgia
“Intersection“, Contemporary Art Gallery Nova, Personal exhibition, Tbilisi, Georgia
“Constellations of Difference”,Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, China


2025
“Femininity - 6 Artists for the Hendrik Andersen House Museum” Italy, Rome
2024
"Mystical Mood‘‘, Personal Exhibition, Le Mont Art Space, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
"Symphony of Radiance", Presented by Seefood room Gallery Group Exhibition, Hong Kong, China
"Identity in context", Presented by Kunstraum LLC Group Exhibition, New York, USA
2023
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Art Fair in Hong Kong, presented by Lorin Gallery, Hong Kong, China
„Ideology Duo‘‘, Le Mont Art Space, Group Exhibition, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
„All Together‘‘, Lorin Gallery, Group Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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2022
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„New Faces“, Art Mora Gallery, Group Exhibition, New Jersey, USA
‘’Tribeca Ball’’, New York Academy of Art, Group Exhibition, New York, USA
“2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition”, New York Academy of Art, Group Exhibition, New York, USA
"Double Trouble", Village OneGallery, Group Exhibition, Ne...

2023
Art Fair in Hong Kong, presented by Lorin Gallery, Hong Kong, China
„Ideology Duo‘‘, LeMont Art Space, Group Exhibition, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
„All Together‘‘, Lorin Gallery, Group Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2022
‘’THRESHOLD’’, Tchotchke Gallery, Group Exhibition, New York, USA
‘’If It’s Not Baroque, Don’t Fix It’’, Tchotchke Gallery, Group Exhibition, New York, USA
‘’Double Trouble’’, Village One Gallery, Group Exhibition, New York, USA
„New Faces “, Art Mora Gallery, Group Exhibition, New Jersey, USA
‘’Tribeca Ball’’, New York Academy of Art, Group Exhibition, New York, USA
“2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition”, New York Academy of Art, Group Exhibition, New York, USA
2021
‘’Return to Form’’, Six Summit Gallery, Group Exhibition, New York, USA  
‘’Deck on wall’’, New York Academy of Art, Group Exhibition, New York, USA
‘’Tribeca Ball’’, New York Academy of Art, Group Exhibition, New York, USA  

2019
‘’Be my valentine’’, Gallery Gamrekeli, Personal Exhibition, Tbilisi, Georgia
‘’LIFENSTYLE’’, international print festival, Tbilisi, Georgia
Charity exhibition-auction for children’s Hospice, Tbilisi, Georgia

2017
 Galery Kunstmassnahmen, Heidelberg, Germany. The solo exhibition
 Zurab Tsereteli Museum of Modern...