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GELASAMSONIDSE

Biography

Gela Samsonidse

Merzhausen, Germany

Gela Samsonidse's exhibition history shows his continuous presence in the art scene. His works have been shown at a wide range of institutions in Germany and abroad and reflect the versatility of his artistic practice.

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Gela Samsonidse in front of one of his portraits

Life & practice

  1. 1965

    born in Georgia

  2. 1990–1995

    studied at the State Academy of Arts, Tbilisi, Georgia

  3. 1991

    academy scholarship of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts

  4. since 1994

    lives and works in Merzhausen near Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

  5. 2002

    studio grant from the municipality of Langenargen, Lake Constance

  6. 2010

    Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, iaab grant

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions 30

  1. 2025
    • Fight & Dance, Forum & Town Hall, Merzhausen
  2. 2019
    • Kunstraum Foth, Freiburg
  3. 2018
    • Face to Face, Kulturbrücke, Museum Humanum, Fratres, Austria
    • Face to Face – Ansehen, La Tour des Beaux Arts, Neuf-Brisach, France
    • Visages – Gesichter, Galerie Thomas Menzel, Kenzingen
    • Face to Face, Zamek Dobrohor / Schloss Ebergesch, Staré Město Pod Landštejnem, Czech Republic
  4. 2016
    • Heart Centre, Bad Krozingen
    • Galerie Thomas Menzel, Kenzingen
  5. 2014
    • Catholic Academy of the Archdiocese of Freiburg
  6. 2013
    • Kunstverein Konstanz, with Stephan Hasslinger
  7. 2012
    • Haus der Modernen Kunst, Grunern, with Stephan Hasslinger
    • Spaces of Convergence, FCA Gallery, Wollongong, Australia
    • Town Hall Forum, Merzhausen
  8. 2011
    • Retour de Paris, Centre Culturel Français, Freiburg
  9. 2009
    • SWR, Baden-Baden
    • Galerie Fluchtstab, Staufen
  10. 2008
    • Städtische Galerie im Turm, Donaueschingen
  11. 2007
    • Kunst in der Villa, Waldshut-Tiengen
    • Morat Institute for Art and Art History, Freiburg
    • Heart Centre, Bad Krozingen
  12. 2005
    • L6 Künstlerwerkstatt, Freiburg
  13. 2003
    • Galerie im Tor, Emmendingen
    • Badische Zeitung, Freiburg
  14. 2002
    • Grant holders' exhibition, Kavalierhaus Langenargen
    • State Museum of Fine Arts, Tbilisi, Georgia
  15. 2001
    • Kunstverein March
  16. 2000
    • Galerie Zimmermann, Breisach
  17. 1997
    • Galerie Zimmermann, Breisach
  18. 1996
    • Debut exhibition series, BBK Südbaden, Freiburg
  19. 1994
    • Merani Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia

Group exhibitions 22

  1. 2026
    • SINGENKUNST 2026 »grenzenlos«, Kunstverein Singen at the Kunstmuseum Singen
  2. 2019
    • Malerei? Malerei!, Haus zur Glocke, Steckborn, Switzerland
  3. 2015
    • Spuren sichern..., depot.K, Freiburg
    • ALLE!, Künstlerbund Baden-Württemberg, Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe
  4. 2014
    • ...my generation. *1961-1969, modo Verlag, Freiburg
  5. 2011
    • Regionale, Projektraum M54, Basel, Switzerland
    • Retour de voyage, Kunstraum Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
  6. 2009
    • EvoEvo, Künstlerhaus Wien, Vienna, Austria
  7. 2008
    • on paper – works on paper, Galerie Nikolaus Bischoff, Lahr
  8. 2006
    • Vier im Kreis, Künstlerbund Baden-Württemberg, Sulz am Neckar
  9. 2004
    • Regionale, Kunst Raum Klingental, Basel, Switzerland
    • 5 Räume, Georg Scholz Haus, Kunstforum Waldkirch
  10. 2003
    • Aus dem Bleistiftgebiet 1, Rosskopf Collection, Freiburg
    • Regionale, Kunstverein Freiburg
  11. 2001
    • Art collection of the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Freiburg
  12. 2000
    • Große Kunstausstellung, Haus der Kunst, Munich
    • Art Prize 2000, Sparkasse Karlsruhe
  13. 1999
    • Annual exhibition, Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland
    • Kleine Schlossgalerie, Weiher near Bayreuth
    • Unterwegs, Baden-Württemberg State Representation, Bonn
  14. 1997
    • Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Staufen
  15. 1996
    • Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Freiburg

A selection – this list is not complete.