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​​Davit is a Georgian-American artist whose practice explores self-knowledge, transformation, and the porous boundaries between inner and outer worlds. His works operate as portals—spaces where infinity, vibration, and the interplay of light and shadow converge. Each piece invites viewers into deeper states of reflection, functioning simultaneously as a threshold and a mirror. Rooted in his lived experience as a queer immigrant, his art reflects on the fluidity of identity and the cultural narratives that shape belonging.

 

Born and raised in the war-torn Republic of Georgia, Davit immigrated to New York City in 2011. For more than a decade, he balanced a full-time career in the travel industry with a self-taught painting practice before leaving corporate life in 2022 to fully commit to art. He earned his MFA from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) in 2024, and his artist book I Am. Am I? Who Am I? is held in the permanent collection of MassArt’s Godine Library.

 

Influenced by the natural world, Byzantine iconography, mythology, and Indigenous traditions, Davit weaves these sources into a symbolic visual language. His abstract compositions, alive with rhythm and vibration, investigate the tensions between stillness and motion, meaning and absurdity, presence and absence—opening contemplative spaces where transformation and resonance give way to the infinite unfolding of selfhood.

 

 

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Artist CV

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SHOWS

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  • 2025: The Library of Self, Lincoln Public Library, Lincoln, MA (Solo)

  • 2025: Fish Don't Sleep, MassArt x SoWa  Gallery, Boston, MA​​

  • 2025  Invisible Cities,  SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NY

  • 2024 GESAMTKUNSTWERK, Warehouse XI, Somerville, MA

  • 2024 MARGINALIA, Behind VA Shadows, Cambridge, MA

  • 2024 MFA Thesis 2024, MassArt SoWa Gallery, Boston, MA

  • 2024 Fresh Faces, Abigail Gallery, Boston, MA

  • 2023 Pop-Up, Doran Gallery, Boston, MA

  • 2023 BOLDMassArt SoWa Gallery, Boston, MA (Lead Curator) 

  • 2023 Beyond Material, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Tower West Lobby, Boston, MA (Solo)

  • 2023 Annual Lincoln Arts, Pierce House, Lincoln, MA

  • 2023 Intersections: Artistic Dialogues, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA

  • 2023 Drift, Doran Gallery, Boston, MA

  • 2022 Annual Lincoln Arts, Pierce House, Lincoln, MA

  • 2022 Penumbra, Doran Gallery, Boston, MA

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Publication 
I am. Am I? Who am I? (2024)
Artist book, held in the permanent collection of the Godine Library, Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

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EDUCATION​

MA in Fine Art, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

MA in Hospitality Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

BA Tourism & Leisure Management, IMC FH Krems University, Austria 

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