Georgian Artist Tamuna Sirbiladze Dies at 45
Georgian artist Tamuna Sirbiladze passed away at age 45. Her death was announced by gallerist Jonathan Viner via social media. Sirbiladze, who lived and worked in Vienna, created work that blended representation and abstraction across various media including painting, installation, video, and performance. She was educated at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, the Academy of Arts in Vienna, and London's Slade School of Fine Art. Sirbiladze frequently collaborated with her late husband, artist Franz West, who died in 2012. Her final solo exhibition, 'Take It Easy,' was presented at Half Gallery in New York in 2015.
Key facts
- Tamuna Sirbiladze died at age 45
- Her death was confirmed by gallerist Jonathan Viner on social media
- She was based in Vienna
- She studied at Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Academy of Arts Vienna, and Slade School of Fine Art London
- Her work combined representation and abstraction
- She worked in installations, videos, performances, and paintings
- She collaborated with her husband Franz West, who died in 2012
- Her last solo exhibition 'Take It Easy' was at Half Gallery, New York in 2015
Entities
Artists
- Tamuna Sirbiladze
- Franz West
Institutions
- Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
- Academy of Arts, Vienna
- Slade School of Fine Art
- Half Gallery
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- Tbilisi
- Georgia
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- United States