* 12.07.1937 Tbilisi, Georgia

Artist

In 1963, Leona Nakashidze graduated from the Faculty of Decorative Arts of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, majoring in artistic ceramics. Her works include ceramics and textile art, painting, sculptures etc.

Leona Nakashidze is a participant of many exhibitions both in Georgia and abroad.

Info: Leona Nakashidze
Images: Leona Nakashidze personal archive

Art in Architecture – major works

– National Archives of Georgia, Tbilisi 1970 (architect: Leli Hajibeili) – facade decoration with ceramic bas-reliefs: Leona Nakashidze, Aneta Basishvili

– Hotel “Kolkheti”, Tbilisi 1962 (architects: Nodar Jobadze, Tamaz Tevzadze) interior decoration with ceramic panels: Leona Nakashidze

– Great Concert Hall of the State Philharmonic of Georgia, Tbilisi 1971 (Architect: Ivane Chkhenkeli) – decorative design of the fountain: Leona Nakashidze (unrealized)