1959 Greek, born in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia.

EDUCATION

1973-1977 Sculpture Dept. Art School (M. Toidze), Tbilisi, Georgia
1983-1989 Sculpture Dept. High National Academy of Fine Arts, Tbilisi, Georgia

SEMINARS

1987 Sculpture Dept. High National Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Rep.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

1977-1980 Artistic Professional School of Bronze Casting, Tbilisi, Georgia
1980-1983 Scenographer, National Cinematographic, Tbilisi, Georgia
1984-1987 Scenographer, National Theater of Tbilisi, musical comedy, Tbilisi, Georgia
1992-today Private Workshop of Sculpture, Thessaloniki, Greece
1997 Org. of the Inter. Sculpture Symposium, Prefecture of Thessaloniki, Greece
1998 Org. of the Art Exhibition, Casa Bianca, Thessaloniki, Greece
1999 Org. of the Inter. Sculpture Symposium, Municipality of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece
2000 Org. of the Inter. Sculpture Symposium, Prefecture of Drama, Greece
2001 Org. of the Inter. Sculpture Symposium, Prefecture of Drama, Greece
2002 Org. of the Inter. Sculpture Symposium, Prefecture of Thessaloniki, Greece
2003 Teaching Sculpture, Cultural Center, Municipal of Kordelio, Thessaloniki, Greece


MEMBER

Chamber of Plastic Arts of Greece
Chamber of Plastic Arts of Georgia


PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

2003 “Geni Jami”, Old Arceological Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece
2004 Gallery “Rarity”, Mykonos, Greece
2005 Muenchner Kuestlerhaus, Munich, Germany


BIENNALE & EXHIBITIONS

1985 “Jubilee Leon Tolstoi” , Jasnaia-Poleeana, Russia
1989 National Academy of Arts, St. Petersburg, Russia
1989 Exhibition of Graduates of National Academy of Arts, Moscow, Russia
1990 Sculpture Biennale of National Gallery, Tiblisi, Georgia
1992 Sculpture Biennale of National Gallery, Tiblisi, Georgia
1995 Ionian Center, Athens, Greece
1996 Sachsen Anhalt, Halle, Germany
1997 Toyamura, Inter. Sculpture Biennale, Hokkaido, Japan
1998 Casa Bianca, Thessaloniki, Greece
1999 Cultural Center Melina Mercury, Municipality of Athens, Greece
2001 “Small Stone Exhibition”, Plaza Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2003 Toyamura, Inter. Sculpture Biennale, Hokkaido, Japan
2004 Inter. Art Festival, Hania, Crete, Greece
2005 Center of Studies of Modern Ceramic, Athens, Greece
2006 Cultural Center of Municipality of Kifissia, Athens, Greece
2007 5 Sculptors, Strahovskeno Monastery, Prague, Czech Rep.
2007 Toyamura, Inter. Sculpture Biennale, Hokkaido, Japan


INTER. SCULPTURE SYMPOSIA

1996 Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle, Germany
1997 Prefecture of Thessaloniki, Greece
1998 Art Dans l’Orne, Chateau de Serans, France
1999 Municipality of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece
1999 Municipality of Tchang-Choun, China
1999 Prefecture of Kavala, Greece
2000 Prefecture of Drama, Greece
2000 Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
2001 Prefecture of Drama, Greece
2001 Hokkaido, Obihiro, Japan
2001 Hirukawa, Japan
2002 Maltepe Melediyesi, Istanbul, Turkey
2002 Mesrin University, Mesrin, Turkey
2002 Cerisy La Foret, Normandy, France
2003 Trakia University, Edirne, Turkey
2006 Frauenstein-Dresden, Germany
2006 Municipality of Nikea, Athens, Greece
2006 Municipality of Bodrum (Gumischluk), Turkey
2007 Municipality of Bursa, Turkey


MONUMENTS & PORTRAITS

1992 Captain Efklidis, Square of Nea Santa, Kilkis, Greece
1992 Unknown Pontiac Fighter, Central Square of Grevena, Greece
1992 Archbishop Chrisanthou, Center of Pontiac Studies, Athens, Greece
1993 Giannis Vellidis, Giannis Vellidis Park, Finikas, Thessaloniki, Greece
1995 President of Greece Eleftherios Venizelos, Ministry of Macedonia-Thrace, Greece
1995 General Dagklis, Municipality of Triandria, Greece
1995 Admiral Kountouriotis, Municipality of Traindria, Greece
1996 Olaf Palme, Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece
1996 National Resistance, Municipality of Sikies, Thessaloniki, Greece
1997 Lost Homelands Park, Municipality of Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece
1998 Christos Stamatopoulos, Metamorfoseos Church, Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, Greece
1999 Agios Kosmas o Aitolos, Metamorfoseos Church, Kalamaria, Greece
2000 Isaac Lavrentidis, Pontiac Center of Athens, Greece
2002 National Resistance, Municipality of Doirani, Greece
2003 Pontian Hellenism, Square of Aridea, Greece
2004 Metropolitan Bishop Arideas-Pellas, Chrisostomos, Greece
2007 Great Benefactor Ioannis Nikou, Numfaeon, Greece


HONORS

1985 “Jubilee Leon Tolstoi”, Jasnaia-Poleeana, Portrait Prize Winner, Russia
1990 Inter. Art Biennale, National Prize- Sapfo, Georgia
1992 Inter. Art Biennale, National Prize- Kentavros, Georgia
1996 “Lost Homelands”, Municipality of Naoussa, 2nd Prize, Greece
1998 Inter. European Sculpture Symposium, Art Dans L’Orne, Special Prize, France
2000 “Antonis Tritsis”, Municipality of Athens, 2nd Prize
2003 Monument for the Pontian Hellenism, Municipality of Aridea.
2004 Bust of Metropolitan Bishop of Aridea and Pela Chrysostomos.
2007 Bust of the Great Benefactor Ioannis Nikou.


Also exposed in public places and private collections in Greece, Japan, China, France,
Germany, Russia, Turkey, Georgia, Holland.

source: www.gelaskessidis.com