SOPHO CHKHIKVADZE
Sopho Chkhikvadze was born in Tbilisi, Georgia and studied art at the Nikoladze Art College. She later completed her masters degree at the Tbilisi State Academy of Art and has exhibited every year since 2000 in the principal galleries of Georgia- including the National Gallery of Georgia. In 2004 she exhibited at the Contemporary Art Museum of Moscow, who afterwards retained five paintings for their permanent collection. Sopho’s unique style has both beauty and naiveté; elements of comedy are heightened by distortion, the fuzzy-felt colours are underpinned by nostalgia. The scenes often read like children’s book illustrations or dreamy caricatures, provoking a sense of emotional de-ja-vu.
Alice Oil on canvas 85 x 100 cm
The Yellow Car Oil on canvas 89 x 104 cm
Divers Oil on canvas 30 x 35 cm
Swimmers Oil on canvas 38 x 45 cm
Battlefield Oil on canvas 80 x 100 cm
The Game Oil on canvas 85 x 90 cm
Selected Exhibitions 2012 2011 2010 2009 2009 2008
2007 2006 2004 2003 2002 2000
Pop Art Gallery" Christmas Exhibition, London Solo Exhibition, Tbilisi Gallery 9, Georgia Gallery Hobby, Tbilisi, Georgia Muzeum Montanelli, Prague 2009 Prague Biennale Solo Exhibition, Farmiloe Fine Art Gallery, London Winter Exhibition, Gerber Fine Art Gallery, Glasgow Art Club at the Royal Academy, London Mim Solo Show, Baku Art Gallery Gallery Hobby, Tbilisi, Georgia Rustaveli State Theater, Tbilisi, Georgia Gallery Kopala, Tbilisi, Georgia Moscow Contemporary Art Museum Gallery “TMS”, Tbilisi, Georgia Tbilisi Modern Fine Art Gallery, Georgia Tagisi Gallery, Tbilisi Summer Exhibition, National Gallery of Georgia, Tbilisi
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