Shota Imerlishvili

Shota Imerlishvili (b. 1991, Telavi, Georgia) is a self-taught, internationally recognized contemporary artist known for his emotionally charged, abstract, and cubist-inspired compositions. Currently based in Tbilisi, Georgia, Shota creates powerful narratives on paper and canvas that explore the intersections of identity, resilience, peace, and the human experience.

From the age of three, Imerlishvili has used art as a language of survival and self-expression. Despite not receiving formal art education, he developed a distinctive visual language rooted in continuous line work, layered symbolism, and emotionally evocative forms. His compositions often combine ink, markers, watercolor, charcoal, and oil, creating a compelling fusion of texture, rhythm, and storytelling.
His artistic universe is filled with fragmented faces, soaring birds, architectural distortions, and spiritual metaphors, all channeling his vision of a peaceful and unified world.

He is widely recognized for his signature series “Flying Peace”—a ”symbolic and philosophical body of work inspired by birds in flight as a metaphor for freedom, unity, and the universal human desire for peace.

Georgian Technical University faculty of Social Sciences.

United Nations Headquarters, New York, USA – Group Exhibition, 2023

UN Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva, Switzerland – 2023

European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium – Group Exhibition, 2019

Embassy of Georgia in Brussels – Solo Exhibition “My Voice to Europe”, 2019

Art Palace of Georgia – Solo Exhibition, 2022

Swiss Art Expo, Zurich, Switzerland – 2022

Reece Museum, Tennessee, USA – 2023

The Art Area Gallery, Tbilisi – 2024

Elene Akhvlediani Gallery, Tbilisi – since 1999 (Group Exhibitions)