Nana Meskhidze (; 13 March 1936 – 31 August 1997), was an artist of Georgia. She participated in many exhibitions.
Biography Meskhidze was born on 13 March 1936 in Tbilisi. Her father was Archil Meskhidze who was the conductor of the Georgian folk music choir and his mother was Anna Avlokhashvili, an artist with the Marjanishvili Theater. In 1944 she went to Ilia Chavchavadze Women's High School and in 1951 she started her studies with Iakob Nikoladze at the art school in Tbilisi. In 1957 she studied at the Tbilisi Academy of Fine Arts.
In 1963 Meskhidze left and began participating in exhibitions where the main theme of her works are Сhildren and Motherhood. In 1965 she became a member of USSR Union of Artists and in 1977 she was an honoured artist of the Georgian republic. Meskhidze was one of the "Five Georgian Artists" who created an exhibition in Moscow in 1977. The other artists were Radish Tordia, Givi Narmania, Zurab Razmadze and Bezhan Shvelidze.
Meskhidze has paintings in museums of the Georgia and Russian Federation. Meskhidze died on August 31, 1997, in Tbilisi.
Works "Brother and Sister" (1963) "My Father" (1965) "Play" (1965) "Four of Them" (1966) "Girls" (1967) "Mothers" (1968) "Birth" (1969) "Day of Victory" (1970) "Children at the Beach" (1971) "Tennis Player Girls" (1971) "Self Portrait with Children" (1973) "In Museum" (1975) "In the Field (Idyll)" (1975)
Exhibitions and creative trips 1963 - Exhibition attributed to International Women's Day 1966 - Exhibition of young artist's artworks in Tbilisi National Gallery 1967 - Second all-union exhibition "Training and sport in art works" 1967 - Exhibition of soviet art works in Japan 1968 - Creative trip in Romania 1968 - World festival of Youngs and Students in Sofia 1968 - "Young artists of USSR" exhibition in German Democratic Republic 1968 - "Young artists of USSR" exhibition in Hungary 1977 - Painting exhibition of Five Georgian Artists in Moscow 1977 - Painting exhibition of Five Georgian Artists in Iraq 1978 - Painting exhibition of Five Georgian Artists in Syria 1978 - Creative trip of Special Group of Artist in Italy and Malta 1978 - Creative trip of Special Group of Artist in German Democratic Republic 1979 - Creative trip in Baltic 1979 - International Symposium of Five Democratic Countries Artists in Prague 1982 - Creative trip in Finland 1983 - Personal exhibition in Tbilisi Triumphal Center 1990 - Creative trip and two exhibitions in Palanga, Lithuania
Bibliography
L. Khakhmigerashvili - Spring colors invite ("Tbilisi" newspaper, March 15, 1963) ”On Guard for Peace” visual art exhibition of Georgia (Catalogue. Tbilisi, 1965) "On Guard for Peace" national exhibition (Catalogue. "Sovetski khudozhnik", Moscow, 1965) Nana Meskhidze (Booklet. ”Khelovneba”, Tbilisi, 1973) 30 anniversary of great victory (Catalogue. Tbilisi, 1975) V. Beridze, N. Ezerskaya - Art of Soviet Georgia. 1921-1970 (Moscow, 1975) Grigor Parusidze - Only heart I expanse for You ("Druzhba narodov" magazine, #2, 1975) "Glory to Labor" the National Exhibition (Catalogue. "Sovetski khudozhnik", Moscow, 1976) Otar Egadze - Among the Artists (Tbilisi, 1976) Painting Exhibition of Five Georgian Artists (Catalogue. Moscow, 1977) Moris Potskhishvili - Grace of Maternity ("Saqartvelos qali" magazine, №1, 1983) PALANGA 90 (Catalogue. 1990)
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