Vazha Kurkhuli Artist Illustrator Graphic Designer Web Designer Education Tbilisi State Academy of Arts; Graphics Faculty 1978-1984 Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Creative Workshop of Graphics; 1984–1986 Information Technologies Center 2007-2008 | Work Experience 1984-1986 Collaborated with the publishing house “NAKADULI” Book Illustrator 1983-1990 Collaborates with the publishing house”DILA” 1983 “Print Speech Factory” 1999 Magazine “Omega” 1999 Ministry of Defense of Georgia 1994-1997 Magazine “Rastri” Art Editor 1995-1997 USA International Development (USAID) With funding Illustrated – Create a book under the Convention on the Rights of the Child “Your rights” 1998 International Social Protection Organization – in the field of education and culture Advertising, Modeling – illustration of logos, flyers and booklets 2007-2011 Magazine “Modern Medicine” Art Editor 2007-2012 Information Technologies Center “ITVET” Head of Computer Graphics and Design Teacher Module 2007-2014 Freelancer
Exhibitions| Since 1983 he has been taking part in Group and Personal Exhibitions Blue Gallery, Tbilisi Georgia (1983); “Mxatvris Saxli” ( House of Painter) Tbilisi (1987); Prague, Bratislava (1985); Budapest, Hungary (1987); Moscow (1987); Exhibition dedicated to Chavchavadze Tbilisi (1987); Illustration Exhibition Tbilisi (1988); VII Union Exhibition of Estampe, Tbilisi; (1988); History Museum “Carvasla” Tbilisi (1988); Georgian Cultural Center “Mziuri”Sales Exhibition of Paintings by Young Georgian Artists Moscow (1989); The Republican of drawing and illustration Exhibition in Tbilisi (1989); The exhibition of young painters in Tbilisi (1990); Exhibition”TBC” bank Tbilisi (1989); The Graphic Studio Exhibition in Tbilisi (1989); Exhibition in Finland (1991); Personal Exhibition in” Karvasla” Tbilisi (1988) Club “Pirosmani” Tbilisi (1990); “Republican Exhibition of Book Art Decoration, Of exilibrium and Font” Tbilisi National Picture Gallery (1990); “30 GEORGIAN ARTISTS” Muzzeejko-Galerijski Center-Art Agencija Mimara” Zagreb, Yugoslavia, (1991); ); Exhibition “Vernisage”gallery Tbilisi (2000); History Museum “Carvasla” Tbilisi (1991); Finland (1992); Art Gallery “Blue Gallery” Tbilisi (1996); Exhibition in Art saloon ”Manano” Tbilisi (2000); Bilbao, Spain (1996); Gallery of “Omega” Magazine, from the cycle “Modern Georgian Graphics, Illustrations for” Omega “Magazine Tbilisi (2002); ARTEXPO Toronto, Canada (2003); ARTEXPO METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTER Toronto, Canada (2004); ARTEXPO METRO TORONTO CONVENTION CENTER Toronto, Canada (2005); ARTEXPO – USA, New York (2005); “GeorgiaOn My Mind”, Medea Galleery, San Pedro, Ca USA (2005); COOP Gallery Toronto, Canada (2006); American Art Festivals, Santa Monica, Ca USA (2006); Convention Center SAN-DIEGO, United States (2006); United States, North Hollywood – “Golden Deer Art Gallery” (2006);, Artexpo, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino’s Convetion Center, United States, Las Vegas (2007); Vazha Kurkhuli’s Personal Exhibition at “Golden Deer Art Gallery” United States, North Hollywood (2007); “Golden Deer Art Gallery” United States, North Hollywood (2007); Artexpo – Jacob Javits Convention Center NY.NY, United States NY (2008); “Golden Deer Art Gallery” Vernisage “Spring 2008” United States, North Hollywood (2008); Park Hall United States, West Hollywood (2008); – “Golden Deer Art Gallery” Vernisage “Winter 2008” United States, North Hollywood (2008); K. JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER, ARTEXPO, NEW YORK JACOB United States NY, (2009); “Golden Deer Art Gallery” United States, North Hollywood (2009); “Mxatvris Saxli” ( House of Painter) Tbilisi (2010); Spring Vernissage 2010” United States, NoHo California (2010); Works are kept in: Tbilisi State Academy of Arts; Chavchavadze State House-Museum-Tbilisi; Dadiani House-Museum – Georgia Zugdidi; Museum of the East, Moscow, Russia; Oriental Arts Museum, Moscow, Russia; Private Collections of Georgia, United States, Finland, Canada, Russia ; Prague, Yugoslavia, Budapest; Ukraine; Basque; Spain; France. Has illustrated many – Kids book, Scientific book, Historical book, Feature book, Georgian Folk A fairy tale Member of an Organization, Association or Group Union of Artists of the Soviet Union, member (1986-1989) Georgian Artists Union (1988) Youth Section of the Georgian Artists’ Union, member (1984-1988) Computer skills | Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Corell Draw; Affinity Designer; Affinity Photo; Affinity Publisher