Levan Songulashvili

Levan Songulashvili
ლევან სონღულაშვილი
Songulashvili in 2017
Born (1991-08-17) August 17, 1991
Tbilisi, Georgia
Alma mater
Known for
  • Painting
  • Drawing
  • Installation art
Websitelevan.gallery

Levan Songulashvili (Georgian: ლევან სონღულაშვილი; born August 17, 1991) is a Georgian-born visual artist.[1]

Early life and education

Songulashvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia.[2] He studied at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts.[3] He later attended the New York Academy of Art and was listed among the participants in its 2017 MFA Thesis Exhibition.[4]

Career

In 2016, Songulashvili participated in Iggy Pop Life Class (a project by Jeremy Deller) connected to the Brooklyn Museum.[5][6]

A multimedia solo exhibition titled Triptychos was hosted by the Georgian National Museum in 2021 (8 October–7 November).[7]

Collections

Works by Songulashvili are held in the Brooklyn Museum collection, including drawings from the Iggy Pop Life Class project.[8][9] The Nun (2012) is listed by the Ajara Art Museum in its online collection materials.[3]

Recognition

A YARAT Contemporary Art Centre exhibition press page describes Songulashvili as a 2020 Forbes “30 Under 30” honoree.[1]

Selected publications

  • Levan Songulashvili; Başak Şenova: Triptychos, Window Project (2021). ISBN 9789941838309
  • Levan Songulashvili: Associo, Monograph (2020). ISBN 9789941810909
  • Mark Gisbourne; Levan Songulashvili: The STYX, Erti (2018). ISBN 9789941800832

References

  1. 1 2 "YARAT Contemporary Art Centre: The Equinox group exhibition (artist information)". YARAT. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Songulashvili Levan". art.gov.ge. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Levan Songulashvili – The Nun (lithography, 2012)". Ajara Museums (Ajara Art Museum). Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "2017 MFA Thesis Exhibition". New York Academy of Art. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Iggy Pop Life Class". Meer. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Blakemore, Erin (21 October 2016). "Iggy Pop Bares More Than Abs in New Art Exhibition About Masculinity". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Triptychos – Georgian National Museum Hosts Multimedia Solo Show of Levan Songhulashvili". Caucasus Business Week. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Untitled (Standing Pose) from Iggy Pop Life Class by Jeremy Deller". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Untitled (Seated Pose) from Iggy Pop Life Class by Jeremy Deller". Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 12 May 2026.