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| First Name | Vakhtang |
| Last Name | Oniani |
| Born | 1932-08-30 |
| Country | Georgia |
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Education
1951 -58 - Studied at the Academy of Art in Tbilisi, the Faculty of Sculpture
Works
1960 - Participated in the exhibition dedicated to the culture of Georgia, Poland.
1960 - Joined the Union of Artists of the USSR
1960 - Tour in France, Germany and Japan
1960-61 - Chief Designer of the âDroshaâ magazine
1961 -62 - Tour in Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Chekoslovakia
1964-82 - Chief Designer of the State Committee of Typography, Tbilisi
1967 - Chief Designer of the Georgian Pavilion at the International Exhibition - Fair, held in Izmir
1962 - Chief Designer of the International Book Exhibition in Moscow
1963 - Sculpture âA Woman`s Figureâ in Pitsunda
1972 - The monument to Mikheil Khergiani and sculptures âThe Mother of Placeâ and âMakhvshiâ (stone)
1978 - Tour in Italy, Malta
1980 - Sculpture âAmiraniâ (bronze) in the town of Signakhi, Georgia
1983 - The memorial state to Mikheil Khergiani in the moentains of Italy
1984 - The memorial âA Column of Knowledgeâ in Tbilisi
1985 - The memorial âThe Golden Fleeceâ in Georgia
1992 - Completed the monument âThe Revivalâ
1984-85 - Completed the monument âArsena Marabdeliâ
Exhibitions
1957 - The Republican Exhibition, - National Gallery, Tbilisi1958 - The International Art Exhibition, - Manege, Moscow
1959 - The young Artists Republican Exhibition, - Art Gallery, Tbilisi
1960 - Days of Georgian Culture in Poland, - Warsaw
1967 - Personal Exhibition in the Palace of Scientists, Leningrad
1971 - Personal Exhibition, - Gallery âMeraniâ, Tbilisi
Rewards
1967 - Honoured Artist of the Georgian SSR
1967 - Golden Medal for Exhibition at the International Exhibition in Algeria
1969 - Diploma for the Best Design, - Georgian Pavilion of the International Book Exhibition, held in Moscow; Bronze Medal - awarded by the Union of Artists of Georgia; All-Union Medal for Labour Valour
1992-2001 - Works in small plastic art
Publications
1967 - âBetkiliâ (The Svan epos) - Literary treatment and decorative design of the edition, Publishing House âNakaduliâ, Tbilisi
1969 - âGhiverghiliâ (The Svan epos) - Literary treatment and decorative design of the edition
1971 - âLadterâ (The Sva epos) - Literary treatment and decorative design of the book
1972 - âVakhtang Onianiâ - The âKhelovnebaâ Publishers
1975 - The Georgian epos âAmiraniâ - Literary treatment of the various variants of the text and illustrations by Vakhtang OnianiCollections
1979 â âThe Realm of Daliâ (The Sva epos) - Publishing House âSakartveloâ
Easel paintings:
âThe Defence of the Caucasusâ - Stone - Tbilisi
âA woman`s Portraitâ - Stone - Moscow
âTetuâ - Stone - Moscow
âAmiraniâ - Bronze - Vladivostok, The Region Museum
âAltaâ - Bronze - Art Museum of Georgia
âA Portraitâ - Stone - The Found of the Ministry of Cultury of Georgia
âThe Portrait of Lado Asatianiâ - The Tsageri, Regional Museum
âVardziaâ - Stone - The Fund of the Ministry of Culture of Georgia
âA Man from Lashkhetiâ - Stone - The Fund of the Ministry of Culture of Georgia
âThe Portrait of My Wifeâ - Bronze - The Fund of the Ministry of Culture of Georgia
âDaliâ - Stone - The Fund of the Ministry of Culture of Georgia
Separate works are kept in state and private collections:
1. The Fund of the Ministry of Culture of Georgia and the USSR
2. The Galleries of Vladivostok, Riga, Tallin
3. Private collections in Italy, France, USA, Japan, Chekoslovakia
Family collections of the artist
Family collections of the artist`s son
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