Khatuna Kikvadze
Art Historian
Khatuna Kikvadze graduated from the Department of Art History and Theory, Faculty of History, Tbilisi State University (1990–1995), and received her PhD in Art History from the university’s Graduate School (1995–2001).
Since 2013 she has been Head of the Arts Division at the Department of Arts and Education of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Georgia, overseeing the coordination of state arts institutions. She taught History of Scenography and World Art History as Adjunct Professor at the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Theatre and Film (2005–2007), and World Art History at the Nikoladze Drawing School of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts (2008–2009).
She has long experience in television and the press: assistant to director M. Kokochashvili on the TV documentary “Georgian Church”, editor at the news agency “Contact”, correspondent of “People’s Paper” (author of the rubrics “Portraits of Artists” and “Dates”), Head of the News Bank, News website editor and producer of the documentary series “The Road to NATO” and “The Reds” at the Georgian Public Broadcaster, and translator-editor at Rustavi 2 TV.
Publications and conference papers:
- “People’s Artists – Kakhi Kavsadze”, with K. Khvtisiashvili (2011, book)
- “Tradition and Innovation in Georgian Scenography” (2012, book)
- “Development of Georgian Scenography from 1920 to 1930: the Case of Petre Otskheli’s Theatrical Constructivism”, academic conference on the occasion of Petre Otskheli’s 100th anniversary, Faculty of Humanities, Tbilisi State University, 2017 (published in the journal “Stage”)
- “Irakli Gamrekeli and Theatrical-Decorative Arts Traditions at Shota Rustaveli Theatre”, academic conference on the 80th anniversary of the Museum of Theatre, 2013
- Multiple publications about Georgian arts and artists in periodicals, among them “Literature and Arts”, “Theatre and Life”, “Stage” and “Culture Plus”
She was Deputy Chair of the Expert Committee for proposals on installing sculptures in Georgia (Ministry of Culture and Sports) and a member of the Tbilisi Municipality committee for proposals on monuments, sculptures and memorials.
Presentation: “Theatre and Fashion: Through the Lens of Scenography at the Tbilisi Youth Theatre”
15 October 2026, 14:45–15:00, In-Person Session. Symposium Agenda