Background
Sirbiladze was born in Tbilisi in Georgia.
Sirbiladze was born in Tbilisi in Georgia.
She studied art at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts (1989–1994) in Georgia and later the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (1997–2003) and Slade School of Fine Art, London, 2003.
She was the widow of fellow artist Franz West (since 1947) and collaborated with West on a number of projects. Sirbiladze"s background influenced her approach to painting: "Sirbiladze was exposed to art mostly through books—her home country had few museums. She knew early on that she wanted to be an artist, however, and cited the colors of the art she came across as the reason she ended up painting." She told Forbes in a interview, "Searching for light and color is my main engagement".