_____________________________________________________________ 1959 Greek, born in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. EDUCATION 1973-1977 Sculpture Dept. Art School (M. Toidze), Tbilisi, Georgia 1983-1989 Sculpture Dept. High National Academy of Fine Arts, Tbilisi, Georgia SEMINARS 1987 Sculpture Dept. High National Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Rep. WORKING EXPERIENCE 1977-1980 Artistic Professional School of Bronze Casting, Tbilisi, Georgia 1980-1983 Scenographer, National Cinematographic, Tbilisi, Georgia 1984-1987 Scenographer, National Theater of Tbilisi, musical comedy, Tbilisi, Georgia 1992-today Private Workshop of Sculpture, Thessaloniki, Greece 1997 Org. of the Inter. Sculpture Symposium, Prefecture of Thessaloniki, Greece 1998 Org. of the Art Exhibition, Casa Bianca, Thessaloniki, Greece 1999 Org. of the Inter. Sculpture Symposium, Municipality of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece 2000 Org. of the Inter. Sculpture Symposium, Prefecture of Drama, Greece 2001 Org. of the Inter. Sculpture Symposium, Prefecture of Drama, Greece 2002 Org. of the Inter. Sculpture Symposium, Prefecture of Thessaloniki, Greece 2003 Teaching Sculpture, Cultural Center, Municipal of Kordelio, Thessaloniki, Greece MEMBER Chamber of Plastic Arts of Greece Chamber of Plastic Arts of Georgia PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS 2003 “Geni Jami”, Old Arceological Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece 2004 Gallery “Rarity”, Mykonos, Greece 2005 Muenchner Kuestlerhaus, Munich, Germany BIENNALE & EXHIBITIONS 1985 “Jubilee Leon Tolstoi” , Jasnaia-Poleeana, Russia 1989 National Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia 1989 Exhibition of Graduates of National Academy of Arts, Moscow, Russia 1990 Sculpture Biennale of National Gallery, Tiblisi, Georgia 1992 Sculpture Biennale of National Gallery, Tiblisi, Georgia 1995 Ionian Center, Athens, Greece 1996 Sachsen Anhalt, Halle, Germany 1997 Toyamura, Inter. Sculpture Biennale, Hokkaido, Japan 1998 Casa Bianca, Thessaloniki, Greece 1999 Cultural Center Melina Mercury, Municipality of Athens, Greece 2001 “Small Stone Exhibition”, Plaza Gallery, Tokyo, Japan 2003 Toyamura, Inter. Sculpture Biennale, Hokkaido, Japan 2004 Inter. Art Festival, Hania, Crete, Greece 2005 Center of Studies of Modern Ceramic, Athens, Greece 2006 Cultural Center of Municipality of Kifissia, Athens, Greece 2007 5 Sculptors, Strahovskeno Monastery, Prague, Czech Rep. 2007 Toyamura, Inter. Sculpture Biennale, Hokkaido, Japan INTER. SCULPTURE SYMPOSIA 1996 Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle, Germany 1997 Prefecture of Thessaloniki, Greece 1998 Art Dans l’Orne, Chateau de Serans, France 1999 Municipality of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece 1999 Municipality of Tchang-Choun, China 1999 Prefecture of Kavala, Greece 2000 Prefecture of Drama, Greece 2000 Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey 2001 Prefecture of Drama, Greece 2001 Hokkaido, Obihiro, Japan 2001 Hirukawa, Japan 2002 Maltepe Melediyesi, Istanbul, Turkey 2002 Mesrin University, Mesrin, Turkey 2002 Cerisy La Foret, Normandy, France 2003 Trakia University, Edirne, Turkey 2006 Frauenstein-Dresden, Germany 2006 Municipality of Nikea, Athens, Greece 2006 Municipality of Bodrum (Gumischluk), Turkey 2007 Municipality of Bursa, Turkey MONUMENTS & PORTRAITS 1992 Captain Efklidis, Square of Nea Santa, Kilkis, Greece 1992 Unknown Pontiac Fighter, Central Square of Grevena, Greece 1992 Archbishop Chrisanthou, Center of Pontiac Studies, Athens, Greece 1993 Giannis Vellidis, Giannis Vellidis Park, Finikas, Thessaloniki, Greece 1995 President of Greece Eleftherios Venizelos, Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace, Greece 1995 General Dagklis, Municipality of Triandria, Greece 1995 Admiral Kountouriotis, Municipality of Traindria, Greece 1996 Olaf Palme, Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece 1996 National Resistance, Municipality of Sikies, Thessaloniki, Greece 1997 Lost Homelands Park, Municipality of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece 1998 Christos Stamatopoulos, Metamorfoseos Church, Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece 1999 Agios Kosmas o Aitolos, Metamorfoseos Church, Kalamaria, Greece 2000 Isaac Lavrentidis, Pontiac Center of Athens, Greece 2002 National Resistance, Municipality of Doirani, Greece 2003 Pontian Hellenism, Square of Aridea, Greece 2004 Metropolitan Bishop Arideas-Pellas, Chrisostomos, Greece 2007 Great Benefactor Ioannis Nikou, Numfaeon, Greece HONORS 1985 “Jubilee Leon Tolstoi”, Jasnaia-Poleeana, Portrait Prize Winner, Russia 1990 Inter. Art Biennale, National Prize- Sapfo, Georgia 1992 Inter. Art Biennale, National Prize- Kentavros, Georgia 1996 “Lost Homelands”, Municipality of Naoussa, 2nd Prize, Greece 1998 Inter. European Sculpture Symposium, Art Dans L’Orne, Special Prize, France 2000 “Antonis Tritsis”, Municipality of Athens, 2nd Prize 2003 Monument for the Pontian Hellenism, Municipality of Aridea. 2004 Bust of Metropolitan Bishop of Aridea and Pela Chrysostomos. 2007 Bust of the Great Benefactor Ioannis Nikou. Also exposed in public places and private collections in Greece, Japan, China, France, Germany, Russia, Turkey, Georgia, Holland. _____________________________________________________________