Selected Collections
Vladimir Kandelaki, the famous Georgian painter, Honorary
Professor of Tbilisi Academy of Arts, Honoured Artist and the
Freeman of Tbilisi city has an internationally recognized
reputation. A lot of exhibitions in various countries of the world
and a VAST number of his talent’s admirers are the evidence of
this recognition. Vladimir Kandelaki’s works are not only
original, but also deeply national.
Since the 1990s Vladimir
Kandelaki has been working in the United States where due to his
talent and hard work he has greatly expanded the sphere of his
activities. He has been tirelessly popularizing the Georgian
Culture abroad. Vladimir Kandelaki whose works originated from and
are deeply rooted in the national culture has been struggling for
the preservation and revival of the Georgian arts. For this
purpose he has established a charitable foundation, Vladimir
Kandelaki distinguished himself not only by his works, but also by
his collection to which he gave years of his life. So he is a
great painter as well as a great collector. For decades he has
been collecting the Georgian and Caucasian weapons, household
items, musical instruments, etc. His collection is diverse, rich
and deeply impressive. It’s clear now how precious the collection
and its every item is which Vladimir Kandelaki has been gathering
for decades. The more we appreciate and are deeply grateful for
his wish to hand over his collection to his homeland. This is an
example for all real patriots.
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Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art
Museum Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Cremona Foundation
Mechanicsville, Maryland
Museum of the Balch
Institute for Ethnic Studies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tretyakov Gallery Moscow,
Russia
The Museum of Oriental
Arts Moscow, Russia
The Gallery of
Contemporary Arts Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
Magnitogorsk Museum
Magnitogorsk, Russia
Lapintahi Museum
Lapintahi, Finland
Sitko Foundation Milan,
Italy
Kutaisi Museum Kutasi,
Republic of Georgia
Yakutia National Museum
Yakutsk, Russia |
