Bukia Vakhania (formerly Gallery Artbeat) opens the second space in Berlin
Bukia Vakhania opens its second location in Berlin with an exhibition of Nina Kintsurashvili.
On view from January 15 to March 8.
Bukia Vakhania, formerly known as Gallery Artbeat, is pleased to announce the opening of its new Berlin gallery. This second space marks a significant milestone in the gallery’s ongoing commitment to championing contemporary Georgian art on the international stage.
Opening 15 January 2026, the Berlin space builds on Bukia Vakhania’s founding vision by introducing a dynamic programme that brings Georgia’s contemporary artists into closer dialogue with international audiences. Led by co-founders Natia Bukia and Salome Vakhania, the new location will present a year-round series of exhibitions and activations to complementthe gallery’s established activities in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The gallery opens with a solo exhibition by Georgian artist Nina Kintsurashvili (b. 1992), whose abstract paintings linger at the threshold between recognition and dissolution. Kintsurashvili’s creative process begins with what she calls ‘collection and internalisation of images’, found at Georgia’s archaeological sites, Byzantine and Western art history books, and Soviet-era archived archaeological data, where most artifacts have been lost since and survive only in the archived sketches. Through a process of deconstruction and abstraction, Kintsurashvili then reshapes, recontextualises, and reforms these original elements through the painterly form to the point that they end up both original and resonant with traces of their origins.
Formerly known as Gallery Artbeat, Bukia Vakhania is a pioneering contemporary art gallery with spaces in Tbilisi and Berlin, dedicated to representing emerging and mid-career Georgian artists. The gallery’s primary aim is to support artists throughout their careers, foster cultural activity both locally and internationally, and help secure Georgia’s place on the global art map. Originally a nomadic project space within a shipping container, the gallery was initially staging site-specific exhibitions designed to introduce contemporary art to peripheral locations where museums and galleries do not function. In October 2017, the gallery found its permanent home in the heart of Tbilisi, and in 2026, the gallery will open a second space in Berlin. The gallery has a significant presence on the international art scene, collaborating with major institutions and museums and taking part in art fairs such as Art Basel, Frieze London, Paris Internationale, NADA Miami, Untitled Miami, Art Dubai, Artissima, and Art Cologne.