Kristine Tusiashvili (born 1982 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a contemporary media artist working in video installation, photography and performance. From 2000 to 2006 she studied Art Theory and History at the Academy of Arts in Tbilisi. In 2008, she moved to Germany and later studied photography and media at the University of Fine Arts in Essen, graduating in 2015.
Tusiashvili is known for her staged and conceptual works that explore themes of identity, diversity, memory and cultural heritage. Her practice often incorporates digital manipulation, blurring the line between reality and imagination to create visually layered, thought-provoking narratives.
Education:
2010–2015 Photography and Media (Master of Arts) at the University of Fine Arts (HBK), Essen
2008–2009 Guest studies in sculpture with Prof. Dr. Thomas Grünfeld at the Academy of Arts, Düsseldorf
2004–2006 Diploma degree at the Word of Life Bible School, Tbilisi
2000–2006 Art Theory and History (Master of Arts) at the Academy of Arts, Tbilisi
1990–1997 Piano diploma degree at the Music Art School, Tbilisi
Solo exhibitions:
2024 Poetics of Perception, Art Conference, Tbilisi
2024 aufblühen, in cooperation with the Windrose association, BBK Kunstforum, Düsseldorf
2023 Walk for Freedom, in cooperation with the Windrose association, Schadowplatz, Düsseldorf
2023 Diverse Thinking, Ria Keburia Foundation, Kachreti
2022 Something that is inside me, Novo Gallery, Tbilisi
2021 The Burning Bush, Part2 Gallery, Düsseldorf
2019 Walk for Freedom, in cooperation with the Windrose association, Schadowplatz, Düsseldorf
2013 Sacrifice, 4 Wände Marie, Düsseldorf
2009 Boundless Devotion (performance), Barcelona
Group exhibitions:
2025 ART Düsseldorf, represented by 701 e.V., Areal Böhler, Düsseldorf
2025 BLAU, BBK Kunstforum, Düsseldorf
2024 A Skyful of Light, Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
2024 BLUR, ArtArea Gallery, Tbilisi
2023 Parallel, Kunstverein, Duisburg
2023 Colours of Darkness, BBK Kunstforum, Düsseldorf
2023 Self-portrait in Front of the Mirror, Dimitri Shevardnadze National Gallery, Tbilisi
2022 Nachtbrötchen, NDSM Loods, Amsterdam
2022 Life N Style, Modern Art MOMA, Tbilisi
2021 Drive-thru, in cooperation with Nachtbrötchen, Köln Bonn Airport, Cologne
2021 Kunst gegen die Wand, Kulturbunker, Cologne
2021 Nachtbrötchen, Rotterdam
2020 Man with a Webcam (web exhibition), Goethe Institute Georgia
2020 I8M/20, Park-Kultur, Düsseldorf
2019 Soul, Contemporary Art Space, Batumi
2018 DA! Art Award, Kulturbahnhof Gerresheim, Düsseldorf
2018 288, Park-Kultur, Düsseldorf
2018 Life Behind the Transparent Glass, in cooperation with Life N Style, Ria Keburia Foundation, Tbilisi
2017 Life N Style, TBC Gallery, Batumi
2017 Wiesbadener Fototage, Hessian Ministry for Science and the Arts, Wiesbaden
2017 Life N Style, Tbilisi
2017 Slide Show with Erik Kessels, NRW Forum, Düsseldorf
2016 Die Gute, Color Generator, Bochum
2016 Avatar YES, Contemporary Art Space, Batumi
2016 Wald Stücke, Mayor's House Werden, Essen
2016 Freedom to Love, Accademia Apulia UK Photography Award, London
2014 ART transfer, Ars Nova Gallery, Lodz
2014 geschossen + gedruckt, Städtische Galerie, Lüdenscheid
2014 ART transfer, Hyperion Gallery Foundation, Katowice
2013 Heimat, FKT, Bochum
2013 Masala Art Festival, FKT, Bochum
2013 NUDE, 4 Wände Marie, Düsseldorf
2012 Migration – Stories of a Journey, Accademia Apulia UK Photography Award, London
2011 REANIMATION, Art Caucasus, Tbilisi
2011 Obstruction, K29, Essen