Ana Shalikashvili
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Ana Shalikashvili ( ka, ანა შალიკაშვილი; February 16, 1919, Kutaisi – March, 2004, Tbilisi) was a Georgian painter.


Early years

Ana Shalikashvili was born in
Kutaisi Kutaisi (, ka, ქუთაისი ) is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the third-most populous city in Georgia, traditionally, second in importance, after the capital city of Tbilisi. Situated west of Tbilis ...
in 1919.


Education

In 1937–1942 she studied oil painting under the guidance of
David Kakabadze Davit' Kakabadze ( ka, დავით კაკაბაძე) (August 20, 1889 – May 10, 1952) was a leading Georgian avant-garde painter, graphic artist and scenic designer. A multi-talent, he was also an art scholar and innovator in the fie ...
and Valerian Sidamon-Eristavi and drawing under the tutorship of Tamar Abakelia and Sergo Kobuladze at the
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts The Tbilisi State Academy of Arts ( ka, თბილისის სახელმწიფო სამხატვრო აკადემია) is one of the oldest universities in Georgia and Caucasus. It is located in central Tbilisi near ...
, and later went on to work at the Kutaisi Theater.


Career and achievements

After having returned to Tbilisi in 1947, she was employed by the Georgian Film Studio as an animator at first and then as an art director. In the 1950s, she carried out productive work in the area of illustrations for children's books. In the late 1950s, Ana Shalikashvili, on Elene Akhvlediani's invitation, joined a group of artists who traveled throughout Georgia and, based on their immediate impressions, created sketches of landscapes characteristic of different regions, and drawings portraying Old and New Tbilisi. Shalikashvili's oil and graphic compositions boast expressive imagery and high-level artistic skills. Ana Shalikashvili, along with other artists from
Elene Akhvlediani Elene Akhvlediani () (April 5, 1898 in Telavi – December 30, 1975 in Tbilisi) was a 20th-century Georgian painter, graphic artist, and theater decorator. Akhvlediani is famous for her depictions of Georgian towns, for her illustrations for t ...
's group, fostered the creative development of female Georgian graphic artists. Tbilisi History Museum opened on 12 March 2009 the first personal exhibition of Ana Shalikashvili dedicated to painter's 90th anniversary.


References

1919 births 2004 deaths 20th-century painters from Georgia (country) People from Kutaisi Women painters from Georgia (country) Soviet painters 20th-century women painters {{Georgia-painter-stub