Today, on the 26th of May, as the Republic of Georgia celebrates the Independence Day “Art by Women – Women in Arts” invites you to celebrate Georgian Women Artists.
Independence Day is an annual public holiday in Georgia observed on 26 May
It commemorates the 26 May 1918 adoption of the Act of Independence, which established the Democratic Republic of Georgia in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
It is the national day of Georgia. via W
Republic of Georgia
Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო) is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia. via W
Ketevan (Maghalashvili) Magalashvili
Ketevan Konstantines asuli Magalashvili (Georgian: ქეთევან კონსტანტინესასული მაღალაშვილი; 19 April 1894 – 30 May 1973) was a Georgian and Soviet painter and art conservator. via Wikipedia
A native of Kutaisi, Magalashvili began her studies at the School of the Caucasian Society of Fine Arts, moving to Moscow in 1915 to study at the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.
She returned to Georgia in 1917; in 1921 she began working at the library of the National Gallery in Tbilisi.
She traveled to Paris in 1923, enrolling at the Académie Colarossi and remaining there until 1926. In Paris she was studying contemporary French art and developing her technique. Returning once again to Georgia, she became a conservator at the National Gallery. She continued work as a painter, exhibiting with the Union of Artists for much of her career and gaining some notice for her portraits. She died in Tbilisi. via Wikipedia (edited)
see also: blog entry by Burusi (2009)
Vera Pagava (1907-1988)
Vera Pagava ვერა ფაღავა
Feb 27, 1907 – Mar 25, 1988; in Georgian
was a Georgian artist based in Paris. via Wikipedia
Elene Akhvlediani (1898 – 1975)
Elene Akhvlediani
ელენე ახვლედიანი
Apr 5, 1898, Telavi – Dec 30, 1975, Tbilisi
was a 20th-century Georgian painter, graphic artist, and theater decorator. via Wikipedia / photo x
Elene Akhvlediani has been decorating performances at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre since 1930s. Sketches for the Ballet “FERENJI”, 1935. source
Gayane Khachaturian (1942-2009)
Oil on canvas, 19″x23″; 48.26 x58.42 cm
Gayane Khachaturian
May 9, 1942 – May 1, 2009
was a Georgian-Armenian painter and graphic artist.
Armenian: Գայանե Խաչատրյան
Georgian: გაიანე ხაჩატურიანი via Wikipedia
Esma Oniani (1938 – 1999)
Esma Oniani
20 July 1938 – 31 January 1999
was a Georgian poet, essayist, and painter. via Wikipedia / photo x
Georgian: ესმა ონიანი
Thamar de Létay-Vachnadze (1925-2001)
Thamar de Létay-Vachnadze served as the Artistic Director of the Sao Paulo Theater and held a prominent position within the creative elite of Paris. Her departure from Georgia was precipitated by the Soviet occupation, prompting her initial relocation to France before subsequently pursuing her artistic endeavors in Brazil.
(…) Within her career, Thamar de Létay-Vachnadze engaged in the design of theatrical costumes, the creation of sketches for ballet decorations and attire, and contributed to performances at the Locarno Film Festival. source
Natela Iankoshvili
Natela Iankoshvili
(sometimes Ianqoshvili)
8 Aug 1918 – 12 Oct 2008
was a Georgian painter. via Wikipedia
Georgian: ნათელა იანქოშვილი
Sofiko Chiaureli
Sophia Chiaureli
(Georgian: სოფიკო ჭიაურელი; 21 May 1937 – 2 March 2008), professionally known as Sofiko Chiaureli, was a Soviet Georgian actress. via Wikipedia
and let’s listen to:
Megi Gogitidze – Vici daggale / მეგი გოგიტიძე – ვიცი დაგღალე
see also:
inspired by: 50 Women of Georgia (2014)
source: feminism-boell.org
New York – based Art Curator Nina Mdivani’s Online Talk “Georgian Female Artists: A Look and Across”
Art by Women - Women in Arts #PalianShow 
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