Art Historian, PH.D.
Research field: Technique and technology of mural painting.
Activity:1989-2006 Researcher of the G. Chubinashvili Institute of History of Georgian Art, 1998-present Director of E. Privalova “Betania” Centre for Scientific Research of Painting. 2004-present Dean, Tbilisi Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Restoration, Art History and Theory. Member of ICOMOS International – representative of the Georgian National Committee
- The Gospel of Berta, “Literatura da Khelovneba:, N3-4, 1992;
- Some Technological Issues of Georgian Monumental Painting, “Dzeglis Megobari”, N1, 1993;
- One Technological Method of Composition Constructing in the 16th c Georgian Wall Painting, Department of Protection of Monuments, “Tselitsdeuli”, II, 1996;
- Determination of the Treatment and Restoration Needs of Medieval Frescoes in Georgia, ICOM Committee for Conservation, vol. II, 2002 (co-author);
- Some Technical Peculiarities of the Medieval Georgian Monumental Painting, Academia, 6-7, 2006.