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MODA ARTS
Solo Exhibition at the Craft Gallery · Batumi, Georgia
Graphic Design
Ijareteli
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Welcome
Solo Exhibition at the Craft Gallery · Batumi, Georgia
Graphic Design
Ijareteli
View Works
About the Artist
Phridon Bolkvadze was born in August 1963 in the village of Ikareti, Adigeni district. In 1990 he enrolled in the Faculty of Fashion Design at the Tbilisi State Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 1995. Since 1996 he has lived and worked in Batumi.
Under the literary pseudonym Phridon Ikareteli, he writes poetry, novellas and phantasmagoria. His works have been published in the newspapers "Adjara", "Batumi" and "Social Matsne", and in the magazine "Akhali Era". His poems ranked in the top ten at national poetry competitions.
An active participant in international plein-air sessions and group exhibitions, he is a laureate of numerous awards and has been granted the title of International Ambassador of Sicily, Italy. His works are held in private and state art collections across the world.
Awards & Recognition
Cultural Association "La via dell' Arte" · Sicily / Ragusa, Italy · 2025
"Convergence from Divergence" Exhibition, Izmir Painting and Sculpture Museum · Izmir, Turkey · 2025
11th ArtAnkara International Contemporary Art Fair · Ankara, Turkey · 2025
1st International Art Biennale · Palma di Montechiaro, Italy · 2024–2025
2nd International Art Exhibition · Monterosso Almo, Italy · 2024
"Equinozio Culturale Acatese" · Acate, Italy · 2024
Selected Works
On-Chain Art · Base Blockchain
Three collections of original artworks minted via Manifold. Each NFT is a unique digital certificate of a painting by Phridon Bolkvadze, available from $20 on OpenSea.
Exhibition History
Studio · Batumi, Georgia
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