Nana Meskhidze (b. 13 March 1936, Tbilisi

Tbilisi

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 - 31 August 1997, Tbilisi), was a Georgian painter, honored artist of Georgia

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. She belongs to top Georgian artists of 1960x. Participated in many exhibitions.

Biography

Nana Meskhidze was born on March 13, 1936 in Tbilisi. She was only daughter of Archil Meskhidze (1912–1999), conductor of the Georgian folk music choirs and Anna Avlokhashvili (1917–1994), artist of Marjanishvili Theater

Marjanishvili Theater

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, producer.

1944-1952 - studied in Ilia Chavchavadze Women's High School.

1951-1957 - studied in Iakob Nikoladze

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 art school in Tbilisi.

1957-1963 - studied in Tbilisi Academy of Fine Arts.

Since 1963 she was actually working and participating in many exhibitions.

Since 1965 - member of USSR Union of Artists

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Since 1977 - honored artist of Georgian republic.

Basic theme of her works are Сhildren and Motherhood. Nana Meskhidze's painting works are stored in museums of Georgia and Russian Federation.

She died on August 31, 1997 in Tbilisi.

Basic Artworks

• "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
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• 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
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• 1968 - Creative trip in Romania
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• 1968 - World festival of Youngs and Students in Sofia
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• 1968 - "Young artists of USSR" exhibition in German Democratic Republic
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• 1968 - "Young artists of USSR" exhibition in Hungary
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• 1977 - Painting exhibition of Five Georgian Artists in Moscow
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• 1977 - Painting exhibition of Five Georgian Artists in Iraq
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• 1978 - Painting exhibition of Five Georgian Artists in Syria
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• 1978 - Creative trip of Special Group of Artist in Italy
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   and Malta
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• 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 Praha
• 1982 - Creative trip in Finland
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• 1983 - Personal exhibition in Tbilisi Triumphal Center
• 1990 - Creative trip and two exhibitions in Palanga
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  , Lithuania
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