Sophio Cherkezishvili is a professor and visual arts educator with extensive experience in the field of art. She received her education at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in the Netherlands. Her professional activities include both academic teaching and participation in international and local projects. She has 26 years of experience working in various educational institutions: 2014 – present – Professor at GIPA, Faculty of Visual Communication and Audiovisual Arts. 2018 – present – Visual Arts Teacher at the European School.2010 – 2018 – Guest Lecturer at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts (Master’s Program). She also worked as a Visual Arts Teacher at the Nikoladze Art College.
Sophio Cherkezishvili's research interests include contemporary and classical visual arts, personal narratives in art, feminism, and art. In 2024, a catalog of her works was published. She is actively involved in numerous projects.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 – And then she said maybe, National Gallery, Tbilisi
2024 – The Face of Era, Budapest, Pest Vigado
2024 – When I was born, I decided to live at, ATINATI Cultural Center
2022 – If needed, ships also stop, Gamrekelly Modern Art Gallery, Tbilisi
2020 – Meeting Point, Gamrekelly Modern Art Gallery, Tbilisi
2019 – On the Mind of Caucasus Mountains, Tbilisi History Museum
2018 – The Place Which Belongs to You, Art Area, Tbilisi
2016 – Heavy Movement, Gallery Overground, Vienna, Austria
Selected Group Projects and Exhibitions
2024 – A Woman Artist – The Face of the Era, Budapest, Pest Vigado
2017 – Tell Me It’s Possible, Gallery Overground, Vienna
2017 – Personal Structures – Open Borders, Palazzo Mora, Venice
2016 – Heavy Movement, Gallery Overground, Vienna
2015 – Exhibition of Georgian Artists, Israel
2014 – Art Vilnius 14, Vilnius, Lithuania
2013 – Me and Your Freedom, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
