valerian jikia
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Valerian Jikia Is a truely International Sculptor having worked and Exhibiuted all over the world. Very much fasciated by the myths of ancient Greece and for which he is is so well respected and admired by the Art buying public. He has won 1st Prizes, awards and acclaim at some of the many symposia he has been invited to attend.
Sculptures by valerian jikia
Credentials
Qualifications
EDUCATION
1976-1980-Tbilisi Art College of Nikoladze. Georgia 1980-1986-Tbilisi State Arts Academy. Georgia
1987-1990- Tbilisi State Arts Academy. Post graduate Study.
Georgia
2002 - Awarded the Medal by the President of Georgia
2020 - Honorary Citizen Of RustaviWork Experience
2006 – Present - Tbilisi State Arts Academy. -Professor
1997 –2004 - Lecture-Tbilisi States Arts Academy
1995 - 1997 - Faculty of Sculpture - Rustavi Arts
College
2004-2006 - Stone and Tree Carver Sculptor-
Cathedral of St.Trinity
1993-1995- Rustavi Arts School - Pedagogue,EDUCATION
1976-1980-Tbilisi Art College of Nikoladze. Georgia 1980-1986-Tbilisi State Arts Academy. Georgia
1987-1990- Tbilisi State Arts Academy. Post graduate Study.
Georgia
2002 - Awarded the Medal by the President of Georgia
2020 - Honorary Citizen Of RustaviWork Experience
2006 – Present - Tbilisi State Arts Academy. -Professor
1997 –2004 - Lecture-Tbilisi States Arts Academy
1995 - 1997 - Faculty of Sculpture - Rustavi Arts
College
2004-2006 - Stone and Tree Carver Sculptor-
Cathedral of St.Trinity
1993-1995- Rustavi Arts School - PedagogueExhibitions
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Awards
2006 (September) – International Stone Sculpture Symposium
– Maalot, Israel – I prize
2006 (March) – International Stone Sculpture Symposium –
Maalot, Israel – I prize
2006 – International Sculpture Symposium – Mersin, Turkey
1999 - International sculpture symposium-“music” (marble) I prize, Ufa Bashkiria
1988- International Youth exception I prize. Moscow. Russia st 1987- Exhibition –competition, Rustavi, Georgia The 1 prize 1987- Exhibition. Kiruna. Sweden.
1984 - Youth Olympiad. Tbilisi Georgia Award The 1 prize 1983 - The best Work of Year. Tbilisi Georgia
Valerian Jikia born 16.06.1961 in Georgia, Tbilisi
Work Experience
2006 – Present - Tbilisi State Arts Academy. -Professor
1997 –2004 - Lecture-Tbilisi States Arts Academy
1995 - 1997 - Faculty of Sculpture - Rustavi Arts
College
2004-2006 - Stone and Tree Carver Sculptor-
Cathedral of St.Trinity
1993-1995- Rustavi Arts School - Pedagogue
He is sculptor and also specialist in graphics. He has many public work.
Since 1982 he has participated in republican, union and international exhibitions and symposiums.
He has been honored with several Republican, Union and International awards.
Since 1993 he has performed many public works, both in Georgia and abroad
Public work
2020 - The Memorial Commemorates The Heroes Who Lost Their Lives in International Peacekeeping Missions
2020 - Memorial of Merab Kostava
2020 - Memorial of Zviad Gamsakhurdia
2020-project- fresh air.
2017-Memorial of Shimon Peres. Israel
2016-Memorial of Mamuka Aslanikashvili Rustavi, Georgia
2016- Memorial of 9 april Rustavi, Georgia
2013-, sun rize”-Tbilisi-Georgia
2011 – Monument of Ata Turk – Turkey, Artvin
2010 - Arqaic motive - Batumi
2009 - Grifon (Stone) New York, USA
2008- “King Tamar” (Stone) Paris, France
2004-“Giorgi Leonidze” (bronze) -Rustavi, Georgia
2003-“Alexander Dumas” (bronze) -Poti, Georgia
2001-“St. George (bronze) -Batumi, Georgia
2001-“The Annunciation” (bronze) Batumi, Georgia
1999 -“King of steppe” monumental sculpture (Black metal) -Elisa,
Kalmikia.
1998-“Uralani”-monumental sculpture (black metal) -Elista, Kalmikia.
1993-“Fred Holovs” memorial- Bork, Austria