Background
Sirbiladze was born in Tbilisi in Georgia.
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Tamuna Sirbiladze
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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.
Career
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".
Achievements
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1997 Bricks and Kicks – Weather, Vienna 1999 The Sun Will Rise – Old Gallery, Tbilisi 2000 Juana e Juanita – Galleria Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid 2001 Point of View – Künstlerhauspassage, Vienna Plakatenwürf (collaboration with Franz West) – Gallery Gisela Capitain, Cologne 2002 English Dictionary – Mac, Marseille 2003 Louisiana-Bas – Nexus kunsthalle Saalfelden, Saalfelden Franz West and Friends – Acting, London 2004 Update – Kunstlerhaus, Vienne Museum of Modern Art, Passau Le Opere I Giorni – Certosa Di San Lorenzo, Padula, Salerno 2005 Camere/Chambers – Rum, Roma The Red Thread – Educational Alliance Gallery, New York Seconda – Biennale internationale d"arte di Ferrara, Ferrara 2006 Esperimento Illuminismo – Albertina Museum, Vienna 2007 Inconcurrence – Galerie ColletPark, Paris 2008 Tamuna Sirbiladze: Paintings and Elements – Jonathan Viner Gallery, London Pretty Ugly, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise – New York City, New York 2010 Laszive Lockungen – Galerie CUC Charim Unger Contemporary, Berlin 2012 Naked Ground – Galerie Lisa Ruyter, Vienna Gaiety Is The Most Outstanding Feature of the Soviet Union – Saatchi Gallery, London 2014 Tamuna Sirbiladze – Damona – Charim Galerie, Vienna 2015 Tamuna Sirbiladze – Take lieutenant Easy – Half Gallery, New York City, New York Tamuna Sirbiladze: "Good Enough Is Never Good Enough – James Fuentes Limited Liability Company, New York City, New York Number Manitoba"s Land – Rubell Family Collection, Miami.
