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How to Verbalize Art Workshop with Uta Bekaia And Nina Mdivani (March 1 - March 10)
Translating visual experience into written language can be challenging and for many artists that does not come easy. During "How to Verbalize Art" workshop artists were able to sharpen their verbal skills with prominent tutors, Uta Bekaia and Nina Mdivani.
In this course, participants learned how to write individual artist statements and create portfolios, as well as how to present their artistic practice in a manner standard for the Western art industry.
Uta Bekaia- Uta Bekaia is a Georgian born (1974) multimedia artist currently residing and working in New York and
Tbilisi. He had studied Industrial Design at Tbilisi Mtsire
Academy. He debuted as an artist at AMA (Avant-Guard
Fashion Assembly) with a sculptural performance. He creates performances and installations inhabited with wearable sculptures, exploring his historical cultural background,genetical codes and cycles of the universe.Currently he is a resident artist at ART OMI, New York, and in partnership with ERTI Gallery ,
Tbilisi.
Nina Mdivani – Nina mdivani is a Georgia-born and New York-based curator, writer and researcher. Her undergraduate degrees are from Tbilisi State University and Mount Holyoke College, both in International Relations and Gender Studies. She is candidate for MA in Museums Studies at City University of New York. Her previous working experience includes United Nations, Columbia University as well as various
nongovernmental organizations, with focus on political or sociological research.
Translating visual experience into written language can be challenging and for many artists that does not come easy. During "How to Verbalize Art" workshop artists were able to sharpen their verbal skills with prominent tutors, Uta Bekaia and Nina Mdivani.
In this course, participants learned how to write individual artist statements and create portfolios, as well as how to present their artistic practice in a manner standard for the Western art industry.
Uta Bekaia- Uta Bekaia is a Georgian born (1974) multimedia artist currently residing and working in New York and
Tbilisi. He had studied Industrial Design at Tbilisi Mtsire
Academy. He debuted as an artist at AMA (Avant-Guard
Fashion Assembly) with a sculptural performance. He creates performances and installations inhabited with wearable sculptures, exploring his historical cultural background,genetical codes and cycles of the universe.Currently he is a resident artist at ART OMI, New York, and in partnership with ERTI Gallery ,
Tbilisi.
Nina Mdivani – Nina mdivani is a Georgia-born and New York-based curator, writer and researcher. Her undergraduate degrees are from Tbilisi State University and Mount Holyoke College, both in International Relations and Gender Studies. She is candidate for MA in Museums Studies at City University of New York. Her previous working experience includes United Nations, Columbia University as well as various
nongovernmental organizations, with focus on political or sociological research.
