Gela Keidia

Georgian Contemporary Art by Gela Keidia - Sending-off the Friend

2024

Gela Keidia is a Georgian artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He studied at Tbilisi Galaktion Tabidze Secondary School No. 51. He started his main activity, painting, at the age of 10. In 1981, he entered Tbilisi State Art Academy, Faculty of Architecture. He graduated from the institution in 1987. In 1988-89, he served in the Air Force of the USSR, Makharadze's aviation forces of that time, as assistant to the head of the physical training department. For 12 years, he played rugby alongside his paintings. He was a candidate for a sports mastery, he took second place with the youth team at the Union Championship. He quited active sports in 1994. From 1997 to 2001, he worked at the department of architecture, in the city service of architecture of Tbilisi. He has been a self-employed artist since 2001. He had personal exhibitions in 1987, 1990, 2011 and 2024. His works are preserved only in private collections.