Gela Philauri
Date of Birth: May 8, 1961.
Place of Birth: Gori, Georgia.
Place of residence and citizenship: Tbilisi, Georgia.
Education:
M.S. Tuganov Arts professional School, Tskhinvali (1976 – 1980).
The Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Graphic Art (1981–1987).
Specialty: Graphic Artist.
Membership in creative organizations and unions:
Since 1986 – Member of USSR Young Artist’s Union.
Since 2012 – Member of Georgian Artist’s Union.
Since 2012 – Member of National Creative Unity of Georgian Artists.
Since 2015 – Member of IWS (International Watercolor Society) Georgia.
Since 2017 – Member in Circle Foundation for the Arts (Lyon, France).
Since 2017 – Member of Georgian Art Guild.
Since 2019 – Member of Eurasian Artist’s Union.
Since 2019 – Member of International Association VATIKAM (Paris, France).
2020 – Associate Member of the National Pastel Society of Russia (НСП) (Moscow, Russian Federation).
1981 – 2000 – Cooperation with the state publishing houses,
since 2000 – periodic cooperation with private publishing houses,
Artist – illustrator.
Awards:
Gold Medal in the REALISM category
(International Fine Arts Exhibit «ART CLASH», New York Realism Online Gallery, New York City, USA, 2016).
Gold Medal in the GRAPHIC ART category
(international online exhibition «ART & SHADOW», New York, USA, 2019).
Gold Medal, first place in the nomination of THEMATIC COMPOSITION
(Russian Cup of Artistic Work, Moscow, Russian Federation, 2019).
Gold Medal in the REALISM category
(International Fine Arts Competition «ART & SOCIETY», New York, USA, 2022).
Honorary Achievements:
2018 – 2024 — Russian Art Awards Laureate.
2018 – 2020 — Laureate of the International contest «Best works», VATIKAM (Paris, France).
2019 – 2021 — American Art Awards Winner.
Certificates and Diplomas – USA, England, Switzerland, Russia, Hungary, France, Italy, Israel, etc.
Solo and group exhibitions – from 1981 to the present day.
Part of the works are in private and public collections in many countries of the world.
1987
The Academy of Arts, Leningrad, Russia.
2020
Art School, Gori, Georgia.
2022
Joint Personal Exhibition "CONSONANCE - SYMPHONY OF BEING" ((January 21 - 31, 2022),
Art Future Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Personal online exhibition "FLOWERING VINE", VATIKAM, Paris, France (01 August - 30 September 2022).
2024 Personal online exhibition, GJA ART GALLERY, Tbilisi, Georgia (July 2024).
1981-2004
Participate in the annual spring, autumn exhibitions, National Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
1985
Exhibition, dedicated to the work of l.N.Tolstoy, Iasnaya Poliana, Russia.
2012
Exhibition of Modern Artists, Exhibition Hall of Georgian National Public Library, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Christmas exhibition of contemporary artists, Georgian National Public Library, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2013
Exhibition of modern georgian artists, Cultural Center of the Armenian Diocese in Georgia «Hayartun», Tbilisi, Georgia.
Exhibition of modern artists, Georgian National Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Exhibition-action, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Union of Artists of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Exhibition-selling «Generations», Tbilisi Center of cultural events (Karvasla), Tbilisi, Georgia.
Charity exhibition-selling of works of Armenian and Georgian artists, dedicated to the 22th anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Armenia, Georgian National Public Library, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Exhibition, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Union of Artists of Georgia, National Museum of Art, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Exhibition-selling of modern Tbilisian artists, Literature Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Exhibition-selling of modern georgian artists, Embassy of the United States, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Exhibition «30 Days of Summer», Tapestry Museum of Tbilisi State Academy of Art, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Charity exhibition (fund «Gvtisshvilebi»), Hotel «Radisson», Batumi, Georgia.
Exhibition «Fall», The Folklore State Centre of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Exhibition-selling «Spring», The Folklore State Centre of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Exhibition «Watercolor in Georgia», Tapestry Museum of Tbilisi State Academy of Art, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Exhibition «Fall», The Folklore State Centre of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia.
International Watercolor Festival, Palace of Congresses, National Historical Museum, Tirana, Albania.
Christmas exhibition of modern artists, Georgian National Public Library, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2016
International Fine Arts Exhibit «ART CLASH» (March 10, 2016 - March 30, 2016), New York Realism Online Gallery, New York City, USA (Saint Michael Special Achievement Gold Medal in REALISM category).
Charity exhibition-selling of modern and retro georgian artists, ProCredit Bank, Tbilisi, Georgia.
OPEN 2016, Colors of Hummanity Art Gallery, Pennsylvania, USA.
Medial 3 Art Biennial, Art Addiction Online Gallery, London, England, 2016-2018.
Watercolors Annual Competition and Exhibition, London, England, 2016-2017.
III International Fair of the Modern Art, Sanct-Peterburg, Russia.
THE ARTBOX.PROJECT Miami 1.0 (Decemder 2016), THE ARTBOX.GALLERY, Switzerland.
2017
Christmas exhibition of modern artists, Georgian National Public Library, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Exhibition of georgian artists, Zurab Tsereteli Museum of Modern Art, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Exhibition «Sakdrisi in Works of the Georgian Artists», Georgian National Public Library, Tbilisi, Georgia.
The ARTBOX.PROJECT BASEL 1.0 (14 - 18 June 2017), THE ARTBOX.GALLERY, Switzerland.
2018
Christmas exhibition of modern artists, Georgian National Public Library, Tbilisi, Georgia.
The ARTBOX.PROJECT NEW YORK 1.0 (5th – 16th of March 2018), New York, USA.
X International Exhibition-contest of Contemporary Art «St. Petersburg Art Week», St. Petersburg, Russia
International Exhibition-contest of Contemporary Art «Art Week in Italy» (09.07 – 13.07.2018), Piazza Benedetto Cairoli, Roma, Italia.
International Exhibition-contest of Contemporary Art «Art Week in Hungary» (13.09 – 19.09.2018), Budapest, Hungary.
Online Exhibition ARTBOX.SCREEN in the ARTBOX.GALLERY, Zürich, Switzerland (September, 2018).
Art contest «ARCHITECTURE», CAMELBACK ART GALLERY (15.10.2018), Arizona, USA.
International Exhibition-contest «Art-Portrait» (30.10 – 04.11.2018), Congress and exhibition center «Danilovsky», Moscow, Russian Federation.
XXV International Exhibition-contest of Contemporary and actual art «Russian Art Week» (Nowember), Congress Holl «Danilovsky», Moscow, Russian Federation.
International Project «Russian Art Award» (05.11 – 07.11.2018), Congress Holl «Danilovsky», Moscow, Russian Federation.
All-Russian Open Competition of Contemporary Art «The Talent of Russia», Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor, Moscow, Russian Federation (12/14 - Dec 16, 2018).
Regional Exhibition «Kartli Palette», Gori, Georgia.
2019
International Exhibition-contest «Art Week in Israel» (Jan. 22 - Jan. 31, 2019), Cultural Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
International exhibition-competition of contemporary art «NEXT ART IN GREECE» (February 24 - March 3, 2019), Miro Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece.
International exhibition-competition of contemporary art «ART WEEKS IN FRANCE» (March 9 - April 9, 2019), LA GALERIE DES MOLIERES, Miramas, France.
International exhibition-competition of contemporary art «ABSTRACTION ARTS FESTIVAL» (March 12 - March 17, 2019), Congress Holl "Danilovsky", Moscow, Russian Federation.
International exhibition-forum «ART GEO AWARDS» (March 12 - March 17, 2019), Congress Hall «Danilovsky», Moscow, Russian Federation.
X International Exhibition-contest «ART PORTRAIT CLUB» (March 12 - March 17, 2019), Congress and exhibition center "Danilovsky", Moscow, Russian Federation.
Art contest «WATERCOLOR» - Winner, CAMELBACK ART GALLERY (March 28, 2019), Arizona, USA.
The international exhibition of animalistic art «ZOO ARTS» (April 8 - 14, 2019), the Moscow Central Exhibition Center at the Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation.
International Competition of Contemporary Art «Talent of Russia», «Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor», Moscow, Russian Federation (April 18 - 21, 2019).
International Project «Russian Art Award», Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor, Moscow, Russian Federation (April 18 - 21, 2019).
XXVI International Exhibition-contest of Contemporary art «Russian Art Week» (season «2019 – spring», April 22-28), Exhibition Complex at the Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation
3rd International Watercolor Festival, Silk Factory Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia (June 1 - 6, 2019).
The 12th International Exhibition-Competition of Contemporary Art «SAINT-PETERSBURG ART WEEK» (June 18 - 23, 2019), Exhibition Center of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
International Exhibition-contest «Art Week in Denmark» (June 21 - 30, 2019), Exhibition Hall of the Center for Science and Culture, Copenhagen, Denmark.
International Exhibition of Animal Art «ZOO ARTS» (June 25 - 30, 2019), Exhibition Center of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
International festival of erotic art «ART-LOVE» (June 25 - 30, 2019), Exhibition Center of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
International exhibition-competition program in Italy «International Assembly of Pleiners» (August 6 - 16, 2019), Villa Corsini Sarsina, Anzio, Italy.
ARTBOX PROJECT Zurich 1.0, SWISSARTEXPO (15th - 19th August 2019), Zurich, Switzerland.
International online exhibition «ART & SHADOW», New York, USA (June 10 - July 31, 2019) - Gold medal in the REALISM category.
International Festival «Watercolor Art Zurich 2019» (August 17 - 31, 2019), Kunst Zurich Sud Gallery, Adliswil, Switzerland.
International exhibition-contest «Art Week in China» (August 19 - 26, 2019), Exhibition Hall of the Culture Center, Beijing, China.
International Festival - Cup of Russia «Assembly of Arts» (October 08 - 13, 2019), Russian Academy of Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation.
International exhibition «FROM RENAISSANCE TO CONTEMPORARY», Palazzo della Cancelleria del Vaticano, Museo Leonardo da Vinci Sale Espositive, Rome, Italy (October 17 - 23, 2019).
The 1st International Copy Artists Competition «THE GREAT ART COPY» (November 01 - 06, 2019), Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center, Moscow, Russian Federation.
ARTBOX PROJECT Miami 2.0, Miami Art Weeks (December 02 - 08, 2019), Miami, USA.
Christmas exhibition (December 27, 2019 — January 10, 2020), Opisari Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
2020
International exhibition-competition «WATERCOLORIUM» (January 16. - January 26, 2020), Russisches Kulturinstitut Wien, Vienna, Austria.
International exhibition-contest of contemporary art «ART WEEKS IN CZECH REPUBLIC» (February 14 - 29, 2020), House-Museum of the composer Gustav Mahler, Jihlava, Czech Republic.
International Pastel Artists Competition «PASTELium» (March 3 - 8, 2020), Exhibition Hall of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
International exhibition-competition «ART - PORTRAIT» (June 02 - 07, 2020), Exhibition Hall of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
XI «ART PORTRAIT International Festival» (June 23 - 30, 2020), Exhibition Hall of the Moscow Union of Artists, Moscow, Russian Federation.
ARTBOX PROJECT Zurich 2.0, SWISSARTEXPO (20 - 24 August 2020), Zurich, Switzerland.
International online exhibition of contemporary art "ART WEEK IN SPAIN" (August 28 - September 28, 2020), IMAGINARTE GALLERY, Barcelona, Spain.
International online exhibition of contemporary art (September – November 2020), ARTBOX GALLERY, Zurich, Switzerland.
Virtual Exhibition «REPRESENT» (October 4 - November 17 2020), New York, USA.
XXVIII Exhibition & Contest of Modern and Contemporary art «RUSSIAN ART WEEK» (November 03 – 08, 2020), Congress Hall «Danilovsky», Moscow, Russian Federation.
2021
ARTBOX PROJECT WORLD 1.0 (4th January – 31st March 2021), ARTBOX GALLERY, Zurich, Switzerland.
International Exhibition of Contemporary Art «Awakening» (02 - 14 March 2021), Art Future Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
International Exhibition of Contemporary Art «Awakening II» (March 13 - 24, 2021), Cleopatra Gallery, Cairo, Egypt.
International Festival - Cup of Russia for Artistic Creativity (20 - 25 April 2021), Exhibition Center «NAUKOGRAD», Moscow, Russian Federation.
ARTBOX PROJECT Barcelona 1.0 (May 2021), Valid World Hall, Barcelona, Spain.
XII International Exhibition & Competition of Contemporary Arts «St. Petersburg Art Week» (June 22 - 27, 2021), Art Exhibition Hall of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
International Exhibition of Modern Art «YOUR VISION OF THE WORLD» (03 - 21 July 2021), Moscow-Zurich-Kairo.
ARTBOX PROJECT ZURICH 3.0 (25 - 29 August 2021), SWISSARTEXPO, Zurich, Switzerland.
International Exhibition of Modern Art «YOUR VIEW OF THE WORLD» (August 28 – September 08, 2021), Art Cave, Zurich, Switzerland.
International Competition of Graphic Arts «Graphicum’s» (September 30 – October 3, 2021), «Amber-Plaza», Moscow, Russia.
International Art Project «RUSSIAN ART AWARD», Amber Plaza Congress Hall, Moscow, Russian Federation (September 30 - October 3, 2021).
International Art Project «Russian Art Award» (September 30 – October 3, 2021), «Amber-Plaza», Moscow, Russia.
«Tbilisi Exhibition» (October 23-24, 2021), ARTTENT Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
International Competition & Exhibition of Modern Art «TALENT OF RUSSIA» (October 26-31, 2021), Exhibition Center of the St. Petersburg Artist’s Union, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
International Ehhibition & Competition of Modern Art «RUSSIAN ART WEEK», Danilovsky Event Hall, Moscow, Russian Federation (November 17-25, 2021).
International Jubilee Exhibition of Contemporary Art «ART HAS NO BORDERS», Art Future Gallery, Moscow, Russia — Zurich, Switzerland (November 17-25, 2021).
2022
International Fine Arts Exhibition «ART & SOCIETY» (January 10 - 30, 2022), New York Realism Online Gallery, New York, USA.
International Pastel Contest «PASTELIUM» (January 19 - 23, 2022), Exhibition halls of the Union of Artists of Russia in the Western Wing of the New Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
International Pastel Contest «PASTELium», Exhibition Hall of the Moscow Union of Artists, Moscow, Russian Federation (April 26 - 30, 2022).
International Exhibition «BEAUTY AWARENESS», Art Future Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation (May 01 - 10, 2022).
ARTBOX PROJECT Venezia 1.0 (1 - 31 May 2022), Biennale Artbox Expo, Tana Art Space, Venice, Italy.
International Art Contest «Dali’s Mustache», Fiestalonia Milenio — Winner of the first degree (gold diploma) – Barselona, Spain (May 2022).
Online Miniature Watercolor Fest (May 15 - 21, 2022), Mimo Art Foundation Virtual Art Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia.
International Exhibition «WATERCOLOR – THE SPIRIT OF ART», National Library of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia (May 2022).
SWISSARTEXPO, ARTBOX PROJECT Zurich 4.0, Zurich, Switzerland (August 24 - 28, 2022).
International art project "Russian Art Award" (September 10 - 18, 2022), West Wing of the New Tretyakov Gallery, Central Hall of the Russian Artist’s Union, Moscow, Russian Federation.
2023
International exhibition «World Watercolor Day», Silk Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia (January 14 - 15, 2023).
International Art Contest «Dali’s Mustache», Fiestalonia Milenio, Barselona, Spain (February 2023).
Annual Festival «Golden Time Talent», London, United Kingdom (February 2023).
Georgian Artists Unions Spring Exhibition (17.03. - 28.03.2023), Zurab Tsereteli Museum of Modern Art. Tbilisi, Georgia.
ARTBOX PROJECT NEW YORK 2.0 (17 – 26 April 2023), ARTBOX GALLERY, Nolita, Manhattan, New York, USA.
TBILISI 6th Watercolor Festival, Silk Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia (2 - 5 June 2023).
International watercolor competition «WATERCOLORium», Gallery SREMA, Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia (03 - 13 August 2023).
International exhibition-competition «ART - PORTRAIT» (August 28 - September 2, 2023), Exhibition Hall of the Moscow Union of Artists, Moscow, Russian Federation.
SWISSARTEXPO, ARTBOX PROJECT Zurich 5.0, Zurich, Switzerland (September 06 - 10, 2023).
Exhibition of contemporary artists “From Georgia with Love”, National Museum of Art, Almaty, Kazakhstan (October / November 2023).
International Charity Exhibition of Contemporary Artists, Exhibition Hall of the National Public Library of Georgia, Tbilisi (November 30 - December 03, 2023).
2024
Portrait competition “ART PORTRAIT” (January 27 - February 03, 2024), Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russian Federation.
International Exhibition and Competition of Contemporary Art «ART ASSEMBLY IN INDIA — FLOWER MAGIC» (March 07 - 15, 2024), Russian House in New Delhi, India.
International Watercolor Contest “АКВАРЕЛИУМ | WATERCOLORium" (February 11 - 17, 2024), State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
International exhibition-contest “ART SHOW in CHINA — ART VIRTUOSOS” (March 12 - 18, 2024), Cultural Center of Contemporary Art, Beijing, China.
International Contest “PLEN-AIR ASSEMBLY” (March 14 - 17, 2024), Exhibition Hall of the Georgian Artist’s Union, Tbilisi, Georgia.
International Art Project «Russian Art Award» (April 10 - 14, 2024), Congress Hall «Amber Plaza», Moscow, Russian Federation.
ARTBOX.PROJECT Venezia 2.0, CIPRIARTE GALLERY, Venice (10 - 30 April 2024).
International Contemporary Fine Art Contest «Anything & Everything», San Francisco, California, USA (April 2024).
International Contemporary Fine Art Contest «SCENES & PLACES I.E. LANDSCAPE», San Francisco, California, USA (April 2024).
Exhibition of retro and contemporary artists «Georgian Portrait», Silk Factory Studio, Tbilisi, Georgia (April 26 - May 1, 2024).
International Contemporary Fine Art Contest «Nature Art Contest MICRO & MACRO», San Francisco, California, USA (June 2024).
Summer exhibition of contemporary artists, Exhibition Hall of the Georgian Artist’s Union «Opizari», Tbilisi, Georgia (June 26 - July 6, 2024).
International exhibition of Georgian and Italian contemporary artists «Art without borders: Italy - Georgia», Exhibition Hall of the Georgian Artist’s Union «Opizari», Tbilisi, Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia (July 07 - 17, 2024).
International Contemporary Fine Art Contest «WIPS & UNFINISHED», San Francisco, California, USA (July 2024).
International exhibition-competition of portrait art «ART-PORTRAIT | ART PORTRAIT», Exhibition Hall of the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of Artists, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (06 - 11 August 2024).
International Exhibition and Competition of Contemporary Art «ART ASSEMBLY IN EUROPE — ARCHITECTURE OF THE WORLD», Baroque Hall Museum Srem, Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia (August 10 - 16, 2024).
International Exhibition and Competition of Contemporary Art «UNITED BY ART», Exconvento Desierto de los Leones, Mexico City, Mexico (October 25 - November 3, 2024).