Place of Birth: Tbilisi, Georgia
Nationality: Georgian / Dutch
Email: stabatadze@yahoo.com
Http: www.sophiatabatadze.blogspot.com
Education
1997-2002 Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (diploma obtained)
2000 School Of Visual Arts, New York, USA (exchange program)
1996-1997 Tbilisi State Academy of Art, Tbilisi, Georgia
1992-1996 Nikoladze Art College, Tbilisi, Georgia (diploma obtained)
Personal exhibitions
2004 “What we thought was a wall turned out to be a curtain”, Het Wilde Weten an artist initiative, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2003 “Self Portrait as Architecture”, Lambert Tegenbosch gallery, Heusden, the Netherlands
2001 “I have to prove myself!”, Josine Bokhoven gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1998 “After a Year”, Old Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia
1997 “But this is not for sale”, Old Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia
Group projects and exhibitions
2007 Participation to the 10th International Istanbul Biennale, Turkey
2007 “Humancon Undercon” Georgian pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale, Italy
2005 “Project Rotterdam” Boijmans van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2005 “EcoTopia”, National Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia
2005 “Heroes of Stagnation”, in collaboration with Nino Purtskhvanidze, National Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia
2005 “Basis”, Artis, Den Bosch, the Netherlands
2003-05 “De Doorzonwoning”, in collaboration with ‘De Strip’ by Jeanne van Heeswijk,Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
2003 “Foreigner”, organization and participation to collaborative project of Georgian and Dutch Artists, wine factory Savane, Tbilisi, Georgia and Felix Meritis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2002 “Papercity”, project in public space, KunstXpress and TENT, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2002 “Works on Paper” Josine Bokhoven gallery Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2001 “Wow” Kunsthal Remise, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2001 “Kunst Rai”, Art Fair with Josine Bokhoven gallery Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2000 “Kunst Rai”, Art Fair with Lambert Tegenbosch gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1999 Hengelo Art Fair with Lambert Tegenbosch gallery, Hengelo, the Netherlands
1998 “Group exhibition”, Tessandra gallery, The Hague, the Netherlands
Performance works in collaboration with Nadia Tsulukidze
2007 "Progressive Nostalgia", Luigi Pecci Centre for Contemporary Art, Prato, Italy
2007 "Maiden - Divorced - Spinster", National Library, Tbilisi, Georgia
2007 “Alterative travel Guide through Georgia”, Babel theater festival, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2006 “Alterative travel Guide through Georgia”, Caucasus Biennale, Tbilisi, Georgia
2006 “Caucasus game”, Est-Ouest festival, Die, Fance
2006 “Baku for Yerevan”, Armenian Centre for Contemporary Experimental Art, Yerevan, Armenia
2006 “What Georgian Women do in Istanbul”, Apartment Projects, Istanbul, Turkey
2006 “Kilebi da Kalebi”, National Art Centre, Tbilisi, Georgia
Bibliography
2006 “Aperto Georgia”, by Nathaniel McBride, Flesh Art
2006 “Art and Risk”, by Nathaniel McBride, Loop A
2002 “15 x Rietvelders” by Peter Henkes, Tableau Magazine
1999 “On the black sea” by Max de Bruijn, Tableau Magazine
1998 “After a Year”, Old Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia
1997 “But this is not for sale”, Old Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia
Group projects and exhibitions
2007 Participation to the 10th International Istanbul Biennale, Turkey
2007 “Humancon Undercon” Georgian pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale, Italy
2005 “Project Rotterdam” Boijmans van Beuningen Museum, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2005 “EcoTopia”, National Museum, Tbilisi, Georgia
2005 “Heroes of Stagnation”, in collaboration with Nino Purtskhvanidze, National Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia
2005 “Basis”, Artis, Den Bosch, the Netherlands
2003-05 “De Doorzonwoning”, in collaboration with ‘De Strip’ by Jeanne van Heeswijk,Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
2003 “Foreigner”, organization and participation to collaborative project of Georgian and Dutch Artists, wine factory Savane, Tbilisi, Georgia and Felix Meritis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2002 “Papercity”, project in public space, KunstXpress and TENT, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2002 “Works on Paper” Josine Bokhoven gallery Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2001 “Wow” Kunsthal Remise, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2001 “Kunst Rai”, Art Fair with Josine Bokhoven gallery Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2000 “Kunst Rai”, Art Fair with Lambert Tegenbosch gallery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1999 Hengelo Art Fair with Lambert Tegenbosch gallery, Hengelo, the Netherlands
1998 “Group exhibition”, Tessandra gallery, The Hague, the Netherlands
Performance works in collaboration with Nadia Tsulukidze
2007 "Progressive Nostalgia", Luigi Pecci Centre for Contemporary Art, Prato, Italy
2007 "Maiden - Divorced - Spinster", National Library, Tbilisi, Georgia
2007 “Alterative travel Guide through Georgia”, Babel theater festival, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2006 “Alterative travel Guide through Georgia”, Caucasus Biennale, Tbilisi, Georgia
2006 “Caucasus game”, Est-Ouest festival, Die, Fance
2006 “Baku for Yerevan”, Armenian Centre for Contemporary Experimental Art, Yerevan, Armenia
2006 “What Georgian Women do in Istanbul”, Apartment Projects, Istanbul, Turkey
2006 “Kilebi da Kalebi”, National Art Centre, Tbilisi, Georgia
Bibliography
2006 “Art and Risk”, by Nathaniel McBride, Loop A
2002 “15 x Rietvelders” by Peter Henkes, Tableau Magazine
1999 “On the black sea” by Max de Bruijn, Tableau Magazine
