About Me

My Self Portrait, oil on canvas 120x90

“I believe that man is immortal because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. -The artist’s- role is to express these things, to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past.” (W.Faulkner)

My name is Tinatin Zhvania, “Tika”, and I am an abstract painter, originally from Georgia. Since I was a child, painting has been my go-to way of expressing my deepest emotions. It’s more than just a hobby—it's a compulsive need that I’ve felt long before my studies at the Art Academy in Tbilisi. Painting is what made me feel the perpetual motion of life and society. This constant state of flux is what I strive to capture in my art. The majority of my paintings have no title because I believe that concepts like “change and transformation” are too dynamic to be pinned down with static titles. Each piece I create can be viewed from any angle, offering a fresh perspective every time. It’s my way of embodying the ever-changing nature of life.

Thank you for visiting my store. Dive in, explore, and see the world through the ever-evolving lens of my art. Enjoy the journey!

Tinatin (Tika) Zhvania was born on 10.07.1970 in Tbilisi (Georgia). She holds a degree in Fine Arts (1992) from the Tbilisi State Art Academy, faculty of Monumental Painting. 

 Exhibitions from 1990 to date

  • Personal exhibition at the White Gallery, 1990, Tbilisi.
  • Group exhibitions "Walls of My City", House of Artists, Tbilisi, 1993.
  • "Portrait of Woman", Museum of Art, Tbilisi, 1994.
  • Exhibition of Georgian Artists, Cultural Center "Mziuri", Moscow, 1995.
  •  Contemporary Art Festival, Petrovsky Boulevard, Moscow, 1996.
  • "Caucasian Chalk Circle", White Gallery, Tbilisi, 2001.
  • "Second Dialogue" Moscow Biennale " 2009
  • London Art Buzzard "Metamorphosis" 2010
  • Georgian National Museum Tbilisi History Museum (Karvasla) “Metamorphosis”2015. 
  • Exhibition Presidential Palace Tbilisi 2016 “Metamorphosis”.

Her current work focuses mainly on the theme of metamorphosis, to express the idea of change and transformation, as applied to individual human beings, as well as society as a whole.

“Everything flows, everything changes” is the idea embodied in her artwork.