Art Historian, Chief Researcher of the Centre, Prof. Dr.
Research interests: Georgian folk art, contemporary Georgian fine art.
Activity: Lectures on Visual Folklore and Trends in the Georgian Painting of 1950-60s at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts; Member of the Editorial Board of ‘Spectri’ almanac; Member of the Editorial Board of the scholarly journal ‘Saqartvelos Sidzveleni’
An Unknown Painter Gigo Tarielashvili, “Preska”, 1985;
Wooden Dwelling and the Tradition of Georgian Architecture, “Sabchota Khelovneba”, N10, 1987;
The First Exhibition of Georgian Abstract Artists, N35, 1988;
Georgian Painting of the 50s in Periodical Publicism, N1, 1990;
For the Issue of the Unity of Georgian and Abkhazian Vernacular Architecture, “Khelovneba”, N2, 1993;
Creative Work of Al. Bandzeladze, N3-4, 1994;
Specific Character of J. Kukhalashvili’s Painting, “Spektri”, N3-4, 1994;
Dramatized and Solemn (E. Kalandadze’s Painting), “Khelovneba”, N4-6, 1995;
Al. Bandzeladze’s Creative Work in Correlation with Painting Problems of the 50s, “Spektri”, N5-6, 1996;
Oda-Sakhli as a Symbol of Georgian-Abkhazian Unity, “Dzeglis Megobari”, N2 (97), 1997;
Oda-Sakhli, Collected Works: The World Heritage Centre, Tbilisi, 1997;
Kolkh Oda-Sakhli, International training course. Significance of the Vernacular Architecture and Problems of its Conservation. The world Heritage Centre UNESCO, ICOMOS / Georgia, Tbilisi, 1997;
Multi-functional Role of the Ornament in Vernacular Architecture, “Literatura da Khelovneba”, N2, 1999;
The Essence of the Ornament, “Dzeglis Megobari”, N3, (110), 2000;
A Dialogue about Georgian Culture, “Kiteraturnaya Gruziya”, 2000;
Some Issues of Peculiarities of Folk Art, “Dzeglis Megobari”, N2 (109), 2000;
Decorated Balconies in Kakheti, “Khelovneba”, N3-4, 2000;
Problems of Folk Art According to Rene Shmerling’s Ideas, Scientific Session dedicated to R. Shmerling, Collected Reports, Tbilisi, 2000;
Old Tbilisi – Danger or Disaster? “Tselitsdeuli”, IV-V, Tbilisi, 1999-2001;
Desacralization of Architecture, Academia, 3, 2002;
Old Tbilisi after the Earthquake – What does Georgia Lose, “Khelovneba”, N1-2, 2002;
General Characteristic Features of Georgian Vernacular Architecture, “Sakartvelos Sidzveleni”, 1, 2002;
The Principle of Anthropomorphous Translations and Cosmogramulity in Georgian Vernacular Architecture, “Sakartvelos Sidzveleni”, 3, Tbilisi, 2003;
For the Significance of Niko Pirosmanashvili’s Painting, “Spektri”, Tbilisi, 2005;
Lezhava Samson
Art Historian, Chief Researcher of the Centre, Prof. Dr.
Research interests: Georgian folk art, contemporary Georgian fine art.
Activity: Lectures on Visual Folklore and Trends in the Georgian Painting of 1950-60s at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts; Member of the Editorial Board of ‘Spectri’ almanac; Member of the Editorial Board of the scholarly journal ‘Saqartvelos Sidzveleni’
Address: 73, Barnov str., Tbilisi.