Irakli Parjiani

Irakli Parjiani (Georgian: ირაკლი ფარჯიანი) was a Georgian painter. He was born in the town of Mestia, Upper Svaneti, in Georgia's mountainous region. He studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts (1968-1974), at the Faculty of Fine Arts. Religious motifs took a significant role in Parjiani’s works, which was quite unusual for a painter of the Soviet period.

Contents

• Irakli Parjianis Exhibition
• Awards
• References

Awards

1992 - State Award of the Republic of Georgia ;

1996 - Niko Pirosmani’s Prize.