Elene Chantladze was born in Supsa, Georgia, in 1946. She currently lives and works in Tskaltubo, Georgia. Throughout her life, Chantladze has dedicated herself to storytelling, keeping diaries, imagining theatrical plays, composing poetry, and painting. Her art serves as a profound reflection of her existence, characterized by a dreamy atmosphere and fable-like scenarios conveyed through a powerful and relatable language. Chantladze’s work is not formally constrained by traditional approaches to the medium but is expressed through a style of naive poetic surrealism. It invites viewers to rediscover the world through the eyes of an outsider, far removed from the influences of major cities and art centers.

Her recent solo exhibitions include Elene Chantladze, Anton Kern Gallery, New York; Elene Chantladze, kaufmann repetto, New York; Elene Chantladze, kaufmann repetto, Milan (2024); Elene Chantladze with Rooms studio, M KHA, Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp; Kunsthalle Zürich, Zürich (2023); Fierman, New York (2022); Modern Art, London (2021); LC Queisser, Tbilisi (2020); Gallery Nectar, Tbilisi (2018). Her works has been exhibited at 15th Baltic Triennial, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius; Chris Andrews, New York; Nathalie Karg Gallery, New York (2024); Efremidis Gallery, Berlin; LC Queisser, Tbilisi (2023); Ermes Ermes, Rome; Lismore Castle Arts; Croy Nielsen, Vienna (2022); ADZ Gallery, Lisbon; Conceptual Fine Arts, Milan (2021); Gallery Nectar, Tbilisi; Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel (2015).