Parmen DaushviliGeorgia

Parmen Daushvili (b. 1970 in Tbilisi, GE) is a Georgian-born artist whose work explores themes of displacement, identity, and the precariousness of human existence. His painterly practice evokes a sense of uneasy domesticity, where the figures in his works often maintain a complex and distant relationship with their environments. Daushvili paints through the oblique light of his home and studio, creating scenes that invite emotional engagement while maintaining a deliberate detachment between the viewer and the subject. His figures, often reduced to mere objects, are subjected to constant reworking, sometimes overpainted or left unchanged, depending on his changing relationship to them.

Daushvili’s process reflects a dynamic and ongoing exploration of form and identity, where both the figures and interiors are recontextualized across multiple works. His paintings are survivors of their own creation, constantly evolving in their reworkings, and ultimately, once they leave the studio, they are forced to navigate the world on their own. This sense of transience is mirrored in the artist’s own journey, as a stateless individual now residing in London. His works embody the themes of isolation and resilience, capturing the emotional resonances of the human experience.

Parmen Daushvili works and lives in London. He has exhibited in solo and group shows internationally, including at Nathalie Karg Gallery in New York (2024), Contemporary Art Gallery in Tbilisi (2024), and Polina Berlin Gallery in New York and Paris (2023). Since 2014 he annually participates in exhibitions such as the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition and the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition in London. He has been awarded with the BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2014, 2019, and 2020.