Born: 1953, Tbilisi
Art historian, Chief Researcher of the Centre, Ph.D. 

Research field: History of modern and contemporary art (19^th- 20^th cc.). 

Activity: Full Professor in the field of art history at the I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Humanitarian Faculty. Lectures on: Modern Georgian Fine Art, Analysis of Works of Art, Introduction to Art History, Georgian Modernism in comparison with European and Russian Fine Art; Chairman of the Commission of Movable Monuments and Cultural Valuables at Georgian Ministry of Culture, Monuments Protection and Sports.