Mosiashvili Levan – Colorful City of My Childhood

About the author:He was born in 1971 in Tbilisi, Georgia. He graduated in Forestry at the Georgian Agricultural University while simultaneously studying at the Theater Academy, and in 1996 he also enrolled at the Faculty of Biological Sciences. However, he abandoned his formal education and degree and dedicated himself to art. His father, a famous painter himself, was his first teacher, and his first painting dates back to 1993; since then, painting has become his sole occupation. His artistic work can be divided into three phases: the first is rooted in Georgian tradition and folklore, the second dedicated to his hometown Tbilisi, and both belong to the “Georgian period,” while the third, which the author himself calls “philosophical abstraction,” is marked by his life in France, where he has had a permanent residence since 2008 (granted by invitation from the French government). Since then, he has lived and worked between France and Georgia. He has exhibited solo throughout France, and as a significant Georgian artist, he has been invited to exhibit in Turkey, Russia, Syria, Estonia, Switzerland, South Africa, and more. He has received numerous French and Georgian awards for his work. He regularly participates in charity auctions, and his paintings can be found in many private and state collections worldwide such as the National Museum in Prague (Czech Republic), the Pentagon Central Office in Washington (USA), the State Tretyakov Gallery Administration in Moscow (Russia), and others…