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Eristavi Artists

From Georgia and Beyond

Eristavi Gallery showcases a diverse range of artists, blending Georgian heritage with contemporary innovation. We represent both emerging and established talents, creating a platform for artistic dialogue and cross-cultural exchange. Our artists push boundaries across painting, sculpture, and mixed media, capturing themes of identity and transformation. Through exhibitions, collaborations, and international outreach, we connect local and global audiences with visionary creativity.

Artists

Mariam Shakarashvili

Georgia.

13/04/1993

Born in 1991 lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He studied at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Fine Art Faculty, Painting, 2010 – 2016, Bachelor, Master’s degree. He is a Guest Professor at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts; Artist in Residence of the Dresden International Plein air (Festival Palais Sommer); Winner of “Canaletto Prize”, Dresden, Germany 2018, 2020, 2022; “Giraffe” Award in Visual Art, Tbilisi, Georgia - 2017.

His artworks are kept in various private and public collections in Georgia and the world, most of the paintings are in the collection of the Dresden international cultural and educational festival "Palais Sommer", Germany. His Two artworks have been sold at Hessink Visual art Auction, 2023.

Tolon Museum of Modern art, Bishkek, Kyrgizstan.

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Personal Exhibitions

• “Amber in my Eyes”, her own studio, Tbilisi, Georgia - 2022

• "I don’t Understand Anything", artist and curator, "ORIANI" art gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia - 2021

• "Oscar and Lady in Pink“, "Art Gallery Vake", Tbilisi, Georgia - 2017

• “Once Upon a Time", Art Gallery of the Ministry of Culture and Education of Abkhazia, Tbilisi, Georgia - 2016

• "Digital Territory", Art Gallery “Silk”, Tbilisi, Georgia - 2015

• “Yes", Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi State Theater University, Tbilisi, Gerogia - 2015

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Exhibitions in Georgia

Upcoming and Recent Residencies & Programs

  • Participant, Ria Keburia International Art Residency 2025 – Cannes, France

  • Participant, Collaborative program between Eristavi Gallery (Antwerp, Belgium) and Ria Keburia Foundation Artist in Residence, “Ambassadori Kachreti” – 2024

Curatorial Projects & Exhibitions (2024)

  • Curator, Gvantsa Agirba’s solo exhibition “A Field of Sweet Nettles” – Eristavi Gallery, Georgian Literature Museum, Tbilisi

  • Participant & Curator, Georgian Booth – Art Vilnius 2024

  • Curator, “Unknown Sisters” – Solo exhibition by Lia Shvelidze, Martin van Blerk Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium

  • Curator, “SOLSTITIUM” – Mariam Shakarashvili & Julia Sanikidze exhibition, Paris, France

  • Participant, Caravan Art Forum Kutaisi International Contemporary Art Festival – Kutaisi, Georgia

Curatorial Projects & Exhibitions (2023)

  • Head of Project, Beka Sakvarelidze’s solo exhibition “Someone is Stirring” – Georgian National Gallery, Tbilisi

  • Curator, “In Water” – Exhibition of Lithuanian artists Arturas Savickas & Žydrūnas Šlajus, Batumi Art Museum

  • Curator & Participant, Georgian new generation artists exhibition with David Khmaladze – Tbilisi State Academy of Arts

  • Curator & Participant, “Alles Ist Nicht So Weit Weg” – Hanse3 Art Gallery, Dresden, Germany

  • Participant, Troskunai International Plein Air & ATRADIMAI’23/’24 exhibition – Troskunai, Lithuania

  • Participant, International Art Symposium “Sucevita Art” – Bucovina, Romania

Curatorial Projects & Exhibitions (2022)

  • Curator, Kartlos Bikashvili solo exhibition “Sheep, Humans and Other Animals” – Eristavi Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium

  • Curator, Kartlos Bikashvili & Shako Khrikuli exhibition at Tbilisi Art Fair – TAF (Presented by Eristavi Gallery)

  • Participant, International Plein Air “Nidos Ekspresija” – Nida, Lithuania

  • Curator, EXIT (dedicated to Guranda Amenea) – Tbilisi History Museum

  • Curator, “The Hall is Dead, the Hall is Alive” – ARTISTERIUM 2022, Tbilisi Ethnographic Museum

  • Curator, “So Gott Will” – Aleksander-Aleko Adamia, Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Germany

  • Curator, “FUTURUM III” – ADAMIA Gallery, Dresden, Germany

Curatorial Projects & Exhibitions (2021)

  • Curator, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts students' exhibition – Museum of Art Academy, Tbilisi

  • Curator, “I, the Artist” – ARTISTERIUM 2021, Museum of Textile and Tapestry, Tbilisi

  • Curator & Participant, “FUR ALEKO” – Tbilisi History Museum

  • Winner, Canaletto Prize 2021 – Dresden, Germany

  • Curator & Participant, “The Apartment” – Private space, Tbilisi

  • Curator & Participant, “Where is My Bed?” – Gallery 9, Tbilisi

  • Curator & Participant, “Contemporary Art in an Ancient City” – Museum Days, Uplistsikhe, Georgia

  • Curator, Nika Khabelashvili’s solo exhibition “Flat #2” – Tbilisi

Previous Projects & Exhibitions (2015-2020)

  • Co-Founder, Art and Chupa-Chups – 2020

  • Curator, “Ustilo” project – Rustavi, Georgia

  • Head of Workshop, Art for Artistic Inspiration (two stages) – Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, 2021

  • Head of Artist’s Team, Kutaisi Eco Plein Air, international exhibition & webinar – 2020

  • Participant, Pilots exhibition – Hotel Gallery Palace, Tbilisi, 2019

  • Winner, Renoir Award – Gallery M.A.D.S Milano, Milan, Italy, 2019

  • Participant, Art Without Borders – Belgrade National Gallery, Serbia, 2019

  • Participant, Kulture.Synchron – Dresden, Germany (Festival Palais Sommer 2014-2023)

  • Participant, LIFE'N'STYLE International Print Festival – Tbilisi/Batumi, Georgia (2017, 2019)

  • Participant, 100th Anniversary of Georgia’s Independence – National Gallery, Yerevan, Armenia, 2018

  • Participant, I Create the Reality – GeoArt Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2018

  • Participant, Venice Biennale “Time, Space, Existence” – Palazzo Mora, Venice, Italy, 2017

  • Participant, Exhibitions at the Residence of German Ambassador in Georgia (2015-2019)

  • Participant, SEEN – Red Square Gallery, Tbilisi, 2018

  • BI Auction, Tbilisi (2017-2024)

  • Participant, Exhibitions at Chateau Mukhrani & Museum of Fine Arts of Georgia, Tbilisi (2018-2019)

  • Organizer, The End of March – Tbilisi State Art Academy Student Exhibition, 2017

  • Participant, Young Generation – Vanda Art Gallery, Tbilisi, 2017

  • Participant, Drawing Club – Cinema Factory, Tbilisi, 2017

  • Participant, 8 Days Until Spring – Vake Art Gallery, Tbilisi, 2018

  • Participant, I See with My Fingers (Inclusive Projects) – Tbilisi & Batumi National Museums (2016, 2019)

  • Participant, Exhibition at the American Embassy – Tbilisi, 2017

  • Participant, Free Artist – House of Europe, Tbilisi, 2016

  • Participant, Curriculum Vitae – Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, 2016

  • Participant, Shanghai / Beijing National Museums, China, 2016

  • Participant, #1 – TBC Bank Art Gallery, Tbilisi, 2015

  • Participant, Del Bianco Workshop – Palazzo Coppini, Florence, Italy, 2016

  • Participant, Free Territory – TBC Bank Art Gallery, Batumi, 2015

  • Participant, Wine-Color-Game – Tbilisi Academy of Arts, 2015

My White Lover

Oil Canvas

Established in 2022, Eristavi Gallery is a contemporary art space located in Antwerp, Belgium, distinguished as the only Georgian art gallery in the Benelux region. Our mission is to promote 20th and 21st-century Georgian artists, offering a platform that bridges communities and fosters international understanding through the power of creativity. ​

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Mariam Shakarashvili, My White Lover, pigment on canvas, 110x90 cm, 2021 (2), 1300 eu.jpg
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My White Lover

Oil Canvas

Established in 2022, Eristavi Gallery is a contemporary art space located in Antwerp, Belgium, distinguished as the only Georgian art gallery in the Benelux region. Our mission is to promote 20th and 21st-century Georgian artists, offering a platform that bridges communities and fosters international understanding through the power of creativity. ​

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Beka Sakvarelidze

Georgia.

01/03/1991

Born in 1991 lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He studied at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Fine Art Faculty, Painting, 2010 – 2016, Bachelor, Master’s degree. He is a Guest Professor at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts; Artist in Residence of the Dresden International Plein air (Festival Palais Sommer); Winner of “Canaletto Prize”, Dresden, Germany 2018, 2020, 2022; “Giraffe” Award in Visual Art, Tbilisi, Georgia - 2017.

His artworks are kept in various private and public collections in Georgia and the world, most of the paintings are in the collection of the Dresden international cultural and educational festival "Palais Sommer", Germany. His Two artworks have been sold at Hessink Visual art Auction, 2023.

Tolon Museum of Modern art, Bishkek, Kyrgizstan.

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International exhibitions/projects

International Art Residency of the Tolon Museum of Modern art, Bishkek, Kyrgizstan, 2024

ERISTAVI  GALLERY art residence, Antwerp, Belgium - 2024; Collaborative project with Marc Minjauw Gallery, the exhibition of Georgian artists, Brussels, Belgium - 2023; Dresden International Art residence, project FUTURUM III, Lingerschloss, ADAMIA GALLERY 2022, 2023; “Alles Ist Nicht So Weit Weg”, Hanse3  Art Gallery, Dresden, Germay;  9th Beijing International Art biennale, 2022; “BI International Auction”, Tbilisi, Georgia 2020/2024; “Renoir Award” – M.A.D.S Milano Art Gallery, Milan, Italy 2019; “Art Without Borders”, Belgrade National Gallery, Belgrade, Serbia 2019; Yerevan National Gallery, 2018; “I Create the Reality”, GeoArt Gallery, Berlin, Germany 2018; “Kultur.Synchron” – Festival Palais Sommer, Dresden, Germany 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023…; „Artbank“, Beijing, China 2016; „Artbank“ Shanghai, China 2016; Bulgarian Biennale, Sofia 2016; Del Bianco Workshop, Palazzo Coppini, Florence, Italy 2013; Festival “Les Papillons”, Carpentras, Frence 2013.

Exhibitions in Georgia

Exhibition of Georgian artists at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts - 2023; "Housing“, 2021; FUR ALEKO, Tbilisi History Museum, 2021; "Where is my bed?“,"Gallery 9", Tbilisi, Georgia, 2021; Exhibition "Modern Art in an Ancient City" within the museum days, Uplistsikhe, Georgia, 2021; Exhibition "Temporary Walls" - ORIANI Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2021; “168” project, Rustavi, Georgia 2022; "Ustilo" project - Rustavi, Georgia 2020;  "Pilots“, Gallery Palace Hotel, Tbilisi, 2019; Print Festival “LIFE’N’STYLE”, TBC Art Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia 2018; “Chateau Mukhrani”, 2019; Gala Opening of the Fine Art Museum of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia 2018; “Seen”, Art Gallery “Red Square”, Tbilisi 2018; “Young Generation”, “Vanda Art Gallery” Tbilisi 2017; “Drawing Club”, Cinema Factory, Tbilisi 2017; U.S Embassy, 2017; The Residence of the German Ambassador in Georgia (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), “Free Artist”, European House, Tbilisi 2016; “Curriculum Vitae”, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, 2016; “9 Yes”, Art Gallery “Silk”, Tbilisi 2015; “#1”, TBC Art Gallery, Tbilisi 2015; “Free Territory”, TBC Art Gallery, Batumi 2015; “Wine Color Game”, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, 2015; “The Room”, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts 2014; “Batman”, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, 2013.

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My White Lover

Oil Canvas

Established in 2022, Eristavi Gallery is a contemporary art space located in Antwerp, Belgium, distinguished as the only Georgian art gallery in the Benelux region. Our mission is to promote 20th and 21st-century Georgian artists, offering a platform that bridges communities and fosters international understanding through the power of creativity. ​

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My White Lover

Oil Canvas

Established in 2022, Eristavi Gallery is a contemporary art space located in Antwerp, Belgium, distinguished as the only Georgian art gallery in the Benelux region. Our mission is to promote 20th and 21st-century Georgian artists, offering a platform that bridges communities and fosters international understanding through the power of creativity. ​

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Arturas Savickas

Estonia.

01/03/1984

Arturas Savickas was born in 1971 in Kaunas, Lithuania. 

From 1982 to 1989 he was studying at the Art school in Kaunas, from 1989 to 1995 he continued his studies at the Academy of Arts in Vilnius, Lithuania, Painting department, Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. He is a participant of many art projects and exhibitions around the world. Nowadays, he lives and works in Kaunas.

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Arturas Savickas was born in 1971 in Kaunas, Lithuania. 

From 1982 to 1989 he was studying at the Art school in Kaunas, from 1989 to 1995 he continued his studies at the Academy of Arts in Vilnius, Lithuania, Painting department, Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. He is a participant of many art projects and exhibitions around the world. Nowadays, he lives and works in Kaunas.

Career & Artistic Journey

Professional Roles & Affiliations

  • Exhibitions Manager, Lithuanian Artists Association (1995–2006)

  • Founder & Owner, Art Projects Company (Since 2006)

  • Member, Lithuanian Artists Association (Since 2000)

Residencies & International Programs

  • Participant, Ria Keburia International Art Residency – Kachreti, Georgia (2024)

  • Participant, Ria Keburia International Art Residency – Cannes, France (2025)

  • Stipendium Recipient, Nordic Institute of Contemporary Art (NIFCA) – Trondheim, Norway (2001)

  • Stipendium Recipient & Solo Exhibition, Künstlerhaus Lukas – Ahrenshoop, Germany (1999)

  • Participant, Workshop at the Art Academy of Kristianstadt, Sweden (1995)

Exhibitions & Art Fairs

  • Participant, Art Vilnius 2024 – Represented by Belgian-Georgian gallery ERISTAVI

  • Participant, Numerous group and solo exhibitions since 1993 in Lithuania and internationally, including Sweden, Finland, Russia, Germany, Italy, Norway, Japan, Poland, and Georgia

Arturas Savickas

My White Lover

Oil Canvas

Established in 2022, Eristavi Gallery is a contemporary art space located in Antwerp, Belgium, distinguished as the only Georgian art gallery in the Benelux region. Our mission is to promote 20th and 21st-century Georgian artists, offering a platform that bridges communities and fosters international understanding through the power of creativity. ​

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My White Lover

Oil Canvas

Established in 2022, Eristavi Gallery is a contemporary art space located in Antwerp, Belgium, distinguished as the only Georgian art gallery in the Benelux region. Our mission is to promote 20th and 21st-century Georgian artists, offering a platform that bridges communities and fosters international understanding through the power of creativity. ​

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