Tbilisi State Academy of Arts

The Academy was formed by decree of the People's Commissariat of Education of March 8, 1922 and was originally housed in the Kobulashvili mansion, reconstructed in 1902 by architect Simon Kldiashvili . The Academy became the first higher art educational institution in the Caucasus and one of the three art academies that functioned in the USSR (in Leningrad, Riga and Tbilisi). As part of the educational process, there were four faculties - painting, sculpture, graphics and architecture (in 1927, the ceramics department began to operate). Since 1922, Moses Toidze at the Academy created an art school that prepares young people for admission to the Academy.

Among the first teachers and professors of the Academy were famous painters, sculptors, graphic artists and architects: Gigo Gabashvili , Genrik Grinevsky , Dmitry Shevardnadze , Nikolai Kandelaki , Evgeny Lansere , Nikolai Severov , Yakov Nikoladze , Shalva Amiranashvili , Lado Gudiashvili , David Kakabadze , Alexander Bazhbeuk-Melikov other.

During the period of mass repressions, many artists and artists of Georgia suffered, among whom were teachers and students of the Academy. Due to these events, in 1931 the art university was closed and resumed its work only in 1933.

In 1972, architects Archil Kurdiani , Mikhail Chkhikvadze , Longinos Sumbadze designed the new ten-story building of the Academy, which was reconstructed in 2005-2006 by Cartu Bank.

The Academy has an art museum, which presents the work of teachers, graduates of the university and other artists and craftsmen. In 1928, by the decision of the rector of the Academy, Alexander Doduchava , an art fund of the best works of students and teachers was formed. In 1965, with the opening of the museum, the funds became available for viewing by the general public. The Academy also has two exhibition halls - the Large (320 m²) and the Small Academy Hall (150 m²).

• 1922-1926 - Chubinashvili, Georgy Nikolaevich
• 1927-1930 - Duduchava, Alexander Iosifovich
• 1930-1932 - Kotetishvili, Vakhtang Ilyich
• 1933-1936 - Bukhnikashvili, Grigory Vardenovich
• 1936-1942 - Kakabadze, Silovan Yakimovich
• 1942-1948 - Dzhaparidze, Ucha Malakievich
• 1948-1952 - Duduchava, Mamia Iosifovich
• 1952-1959 - Kobuladze, Sergey Solomonovich
• 1959-1972 - Kutateladze, Apollon Karamanovich
• 1972-1982 - Totibadze, Georgy Konstantinovich
• 1982-1987 - Nizharadze, Zurab Archilovich
• 1987-1992 - Peradze, Tengiz
• 1992-2003 - Koyava, Joseph Daniilovich
• 2003-2012 - Bugadze, Georgy Ushangovich
• 2012—2014 - Kldiashvili, Tinatin (Tina)
• since 2014 - Gugushvili, Gia

• თბილისის სახელმწიფო სამხატვრო აკადემია (The Tbilisi State Academy of Arts) .Tbilisi 2002. ISBN 99928-0-430-0 .
• საქართველოს ძველი ქალაქები: თბილისი (second ed.). 2006. ISBN 99940-0-923-0 .
• თბილისის სახელმწიფო სამხატვრო აკადემია (The Tbilisi State Academy of Arts). Tbilisi 2011. ISBN 978-9941-0-3304-9 .