David Kukhalashvili (b. 1984)

David Kukhalashvili is a contemporary Georgian artist known for his distinctive fusion of pop-art aesthetics and surreal visual narratives. Working with bold color, graphic precision, and sharp satire, his paintings explore the hidden structures that shape contemporary society, from urban systems and collective identity to the psychological tensions of modern life.

Kukhalashvili’s unconventional artistic approach led to the rejection of his diploma by the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, a moment that became emblematic of his independent and rebellious position within the Georgian art scene. Despite this early institutional conflict, his work quickly attracted the attention of Georgian and international gallerists in the early 2010s.

Developing several parallel visual investigations — mapping urban systems, constructing surreal social narratives, and examining collective identity through pop-art imagery, Kukhalashvili creates visually striking compositions that combine irony, social critique, and surreal imagination.

He lives and works in Tbilisi.

Solo Exhibitions

2012
Exhibition City at “akademy +” Gallery

Group Exhibitions

2006
Mobile; Land Art Project, Kakheti, Georgia

2007
National Library Exhibition, Tbilisi, Georgia

2007
Balloon-Tbilisi 4-Every Day Is A Saturday. Cumberto Bar Art Center. Curated by Daniel Bauman

2007
Untitled Exhibition — Mechanical Love, at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts 

2009
fresh; Duration 5’70 min. Performance Open Lesson.
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, George Kevlishvili’s workshop

2009
Diploma Exhibition at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts

2010 
Exhibition at Gallery 9, Tbilisi

2012
Young Souls. CCA – Centre for Contemporary Art, Tbilisi 

2014
OPENING: Upcoming Group Show in Leipzig International Art Program (LIA)
Topology Memory. Leipzig, Germany

2016
ME OVER MY SEX. Bolnisi, Georgia

2017
Artisterium 9/2016 Tbilisi International Contemporary Art Exhibition and Art Events
Life-N-Style Art Festival 
Urban Sketchers Stuttgart

2018
Tbilisi Art Fair TAF
Leipzig International Art Program (LIA)
Tbilisi Architeture Biennial