Valiko Art

Born in Georgia in 1962. At the age of ten he started a special
junior art school which he successfully completed in 1976. That
same year he was accepted to a well-known art school of M.
Tuganov and graduated successfully in 1980. He pursued his artist
career by withstanding a tough competition (1 out of 36) to the
renowned Kharkov Institute of Arts of I. Repin.

He has completed
his studies with a diploma thesis in 1985. From 1986 - 1988
served in the Soviet Army at the Chinese border. In the city of
Khabarovsk, he became the founder of the Army Signal corps
museum for which he created numerous portrait works of Hero-
Signalers. For his artistic achievements he received a personal
thanksgiving from the USSR Minister of Defense. After the Army
there began a restructuring period known as “perestroika”.

This time of change made the artist reconsider much about his life.He decided to go abroad in order to perfect his skills. He left for
Prague where he has been constantly exhibiting his works in
numerous galleries for over twenty years. He has also conducted
successful exhibitions in Germany. Many of his artworks are parts
of private collections in the Czech Republic, Georgia, Russia, the
USA, the Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Greece,
China, the Philippines, Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada and
Luxembourg. While devoting himself to art Mr. Gudzhiashvili
pursues one goal which is putting a part of his soul into each
artwork. He believes that only in this case an artwork keeps on
living for ages with its own life bringing spiritual joy to people.