MARIAM CHAGELISHVILI @LOKOKINART
About the Artist
Mariam Chagelishvili is a visual/story artist from Tbilisi, Georgia.
A Few years ago, she abandoned a career in architecture to pursue visual arts.
Now she works as a freelance artist, focusing on cartoons, character design and short comics.
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Because of her love for storytelling, she strives to work as a storyboard artist.
Besides art, Mariam is crazy about coffee, languages, her pets and ugly-but-cute things.
Education
2022-2023
IDEA Academy (Rome, Italy)
Visual Development Master Lvl.1
2019-2021
Tbilisi State Academy of Arts (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Master of Fine Arts, Direction of Graphic Art
2020 Feb.-Jul.
Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk (Gdańsk, Poland)
Masters Program In Graphic Art,
Erasmus+ exchange program
2014-2018
Georgian Technical University (Tbilisi, Georgia)
Bachelor's Degree in Architecture,
Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Design
Experience
2022-current
"Chillsubs"
Freelance Artist and Cartoonist
2022 Jul.-Sept.
Digital Creative Agency "Burtula"
Illustrator and Animator (Internship)
2020-2021
Online Media Platform "Through The News"
Digital Artist
2015-2019
Local Architecture Studio "Godaco2"
Junior Architect
Skills
Software
- Adobe Photoshop
- Blender (for blockouts)
- 3Ds Max
- AutoCAD
Traditional Art
- Pencils
- Charcoal and Chalk
- Ink
- Acrylic Paints
- Sculpting
Languages
- Georgian (native)
- English (fluent, C1 certified)
- German (B2/C1 certified)
- Russian (fluent)
- Japanese (elementary level)
- French (started in 2024, studying actively)