Date of Birth 20.12.1971
Education and Academic Degrees
| Date | 1990 – 1995 |
| Institute (Faculty) | Department of Art History and Theory, Faculty of History, Tbilisi State University |
| Specialty | Art History |
| Qualification | Diploma AU #042843 with qualification of Art Historian, Teacher of Arts |
| Date | 1995 – 2001 |
| Institute (Faculty) | Department of Art History and Theory, Graduate School, Tbilisi State University |
| Specialty | Art History |
| Qualification | PhD in Art History |
Work Experience
| Period of employment | 1990-1993 |
| Employer | TV Film Studio, Georgian State TV and Radio Broadcaster |
| Employer address | Kostava St. #68, Tbilisi |
| Position | Assistant to the Director |
| Obligations and duties | Assisted Director M. Kokochashvili’s on TV documentary “Georgian Church” |
| Period of employment | 1993 – 2000 |
| Employer | News Agency “Contact”, Georgian Public TV and Radio Broadcaster |
| Employer address | Kostava St. #68, Tbilisi |
| Position | Editor |
| Obligations and duties | Prepared and Distributed News |
| Period of employment | 1995 – 1997 |
| Employer | “People’s Paper”, the State Chancellery Print Journal |
| Employer address | Shota Rustaveli Av. #39, Tbilisi |
| Position | Correspondent |
| Obligations and duties | Correspondent and Author of the rubric “Portraits of Artists” and “Dates” |
| Period of employment | 2000 – 2005 |
| Employer | Georgian State TV and Radio Broadcaster |
| Employer address | Kostava St. #68, Tbilisi |
| Position | Head of the News Bank |
| Obligations and duties | Created electronic database and maintained the web-site of the GPB |
| Period of employment | 2005 – 2006 |
| Employer | Georgian Public Broadcaster |
| Employer address | Kostava St. #68, Tbilisi |
| Position | Editor of the News web-site |
| Obligations and duties | Prepared News editions for the GPB website |
| Period of employment | 2005 – 2008 |
| Employer | Georgian Public Broadcaster |
| Employer address | Kostava St. #68, Tbilisi |
| Position | Producer |
| Obligations and duties | Produced the series of TV documentaries “The road to Nato” and “The Reds” |
| Period of employment | 2005 – 2007 |
| Employer | Department of Social Sciences, University of Theatre and Film |
| Employer address | Rustaveli Avenue #19, Tbilisi |
| Position | Adjunct Professor |
| Obligations and duties | Taught courses: History of Scenography and World Art History |
| Period of employment | 2008 – 2009 |
| Employer | Nikoladze Drawing School, Tbilisi State Academy |
| Employer address | Griboedov St. #22, Tbilisi |
| Position | Adjunct Professor |
| Obligations and duties | Taught course World Art History |
| Period of employment | 2005 – 2013 |
| Employer | Translation and Voice Over Department, Rustavi 2 TV |
| Employer address | Sandro Euli #5, Tbilisi |
| Position | Translator-Editor |
| Obligations and duties | Edited translated texts |
| Period of employment | 2013 – currently |
| Employer | Department of Arts and Education, Ministry of Culture and Sports |
| Employer address | Sanapiro #4, Tbilisi |
| Position | Head of Arts Division |
| Obligations and duties | Oversee coordination of the state arts institutions |
Academic Publications (last 10 years)
- Khvtisiashvili, K. Kikvadze (2011) “People’s Artists – Kakhi Kavsadze” (book)
- Kikvadze (2012) “Tradition and Innovation in Georgian Scenography” (book)
Multiple publications about Georgian arts and artists in the periodic magazines and newspapers, e.g. “Chronical”, “Literature and Arts”, “Theatre and Life”, “Stage” (Russian publication), “Culture Plus”.
Participation in academic forums e.g. conference, symposium and etc. (last 10 years)
Presentation “Development of Georgian Scenography from 1920 to 1930: the case of Petre Otskheli’s Theatrical Constructivism” (published in journal “Stage”), Academic Conference on the occasion of Petre Otskheli’s 100 Years Jubilee “Tradition and Innovation in Georgian Scenography”, Faculty of Humanities, Tbilisi State University – 20.12.2017
Presentation “Irakli Gamrekeli and Theatrical-Decorative Arts Traditions at Shota Rustaveli Theatre”, Academic Conference on the occasion of 80 years anniversary of Museum of Theatre – 17.05.2013
Membership in academic societies, scientific councils, editorial board, various professional organizations and committees
Was Deputy Chair, Proposal appraisal for installing sculptures in Georgia Expert Committee, Ministry of Arts and Sports
Was Member, Proposal appraisal for installing monuments, sculptures and memorials in Tbilisi Municipality