Giorgi Makharasvili

Giorgi Makharashvili is a Georgian contemporary figurative artist who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Art, graduating in 2011 with a Master’s degree in Fine Art. Since 2011, he has been working at the Tbilisi State Academy of Art as a lecturer in drawing.
Makharashvili’s practice explores the inner and invisible dimensions of human existence through figurative painting, symbolism and the transformation of the human body. The human figure in his work often functions as a symbolic language, representing psychological and spiritual states, personal transformation, inner conflict and the shifting layers of human identity. His imagery combines contemporary approaches with mystical and introspective elements, using the body, symbolic forms and material experimentation to explore the complexity of the human condition.
Working primarily with oil on canvas and cardboard, Makharashvili also incorporates different materials and techniques according to the conceptual needs of each work. His artistic practice has developed through continuous experimentation with figure, texture, composition and symbolic imagery.
His work has been presented in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Georgia and inte...

2009–2011 — Tbilisi State Academy of Art
Master’s Degree in Fine Arts, Specialization in Drawing

2005–2009 — Tbilisi State Academy of Art
Bachelor’s Degree in Design and Decorative Art, Specialization in Artistic Glass Design

2026 — “Verborgene Horizonte – Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Georgien”
Kuns(t)räume grenzenlos, Bayerisch Eisenstein, Germany — Group Exhibition
21 June – 18 October 2026

2022 — “What Made Me Human?”
Main Hall, Tbilisi State Academy of Art, Tbilisi, Georgia — Group Exhibition
9–14 December 2022
Curator: Khatuna Khabuliani

2021 — “Touch”
Leipzig, Germany — Group Exhibition
18 November 2021

2018 — “IMMERSION”
GeoART Gallery, Berlin, Germany — Solo Exhibition
29 June – 15 July 2018

2014 — “AMNEZIA”
Literaturhaus Lettrétage, Berlin, Germany — Group Exhibition / Festival SOUNDOUT!
28–29 May 2014
Curators: Aleksandr Mkhed & Aleksei Shinkarenko

2014 — “SILENCE”
Werkatelier Richter, Den Helder, Netherlands — Solo Exhibition
29 March – 27 April 2014

2013 — “AMNEZIA”
Kyiv, Ukraine — International Multimedia Project / Group Exhibition
Curators: Aleksandr Mkhed & Aleksei Shinkarenko

2012 — “Metamorphosis”
Tbilisi Doll Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia — Solo Exhibition
27 June 2012

2011 — Exhibition of Drawings
Art Museum of Adjara, Batumi, Georgia — Group Exhibition
27 April 2011

2011 — “Vernissage” Gallery
Tbilisi, Georgia — Exhibition of Drawings
5 April 2011
Curator: Zaira Berelidze

2010 — BRITISH COUNCIL – ARTISTERIUM 3 Workshop
Tbil...