George Bezani is a New York City-based multidisciplinary artist whose painting practice delves into themes of socio-cultural impacts of techno-authoritarianism and the modern forms of communication. Through a narrative approach, his work addresses the fragmentation of human experience across online and offline communities, foregrounds the mechanisms of cognitive colonization within a polarized digital era, and articulates states of corporeal estrangement alongside emergent modalities of communication.
Bezani earned his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna and has received notable accolades, such as the Fondazione Claudio Buziol Prize (Venice, 2008), the Swiss Textile Prize (Zurich, 2009), and the Outstanding Artist award from the Austrian Ministry of Culture (bm:ukk, Vienna, 2011).
Bezani's work has been presented at institutions such as the MAK Museum (Vienna), the Arnhem Biennale, the Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao), and CICA Museum (South Korea). His work has been featured in The New York Times, Harper's Bazaar Japan, Wallpaper magazine, Der Standard, Die Presse and Artforum, among others.
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Education
2011 I Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Institute of Design: Fashion Prof. Veronique Branquinho / Bernhard Willhelm, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, AT
2006 I Bachelor of Arts (BA), Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Georgian Technical University, Tbilisi, GE
Selected Exhibitions
2026 I Hard Feelings, curated by Jasmin Hagendorfer and Lars Kollros, EG Nord Semperdepot, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, AT
2026 I Future Tense, January 25 - April 22, curated by Leonard Iheagwam (Soldier), Myma, New York, USA
2026 I Postcards from the Edge, January 24 - January 26, Berry Campbell Gallery, New York, USA
2025 I Cultureedit Art Auction, April 10 - April 26, curated by Joakim Andreasson, Los Angeles, USA
2024 I Send Me Nudes!, November 9 - November 23, curated by Naruki Kukita, nAd Gallery, Brooklyn, USA
2024 I The Red Show, October 4 - October 20, Galerie Shibumi, New York, USA
2024 I Uncharted Waters: Technological Imprints, July 17 - July 31, curated by Yige Bai and Yifan Liu, A Space Gallery, Brooklyn, USA
2024 I Memory of the Existing and the Imaginary, August 27 - September 13, Contemporary Art Chronicle, San Francisco, USA
2024 I Change, July 24 - August 10, Usagi NY Space, Brooklyn, USA
2024 I Just Imagine by Liquitex, May 9 - May 19, 99 Scott, Brooklyn, USA
2024 I Objects Without (Home), April 17 - April 28, curated by Annie Ziyao and Bebe Uddin, :iidrr Gallery, New York, USA
2023 I MVA Open Studios - Liquitex AIR Residents, October 21 - October 22, East Orange, USA
2023 I Gagosian Gallery Staff Exhibition, July 31 - August 21, Gagosian 541 West 24th Street, New York, USA
2023 I Breath, June 21 - July 29, CICA Museum, Gyeonggi-do, KOR
2022 I Speaklow, December 4 - December 5, Brooklyn, USA
2020 I Show Off, February 14 - August 30, curated by Ulrike Tschabitzer-Handler and Andreas Bergbauer, MAK Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, AT
2018 I Mode als Statement, June 16 - September 8, curated by Barbara Putz-Plecko, Galeriefreihausgasse, Villach, AT
2016 I NJAL at Waldorf Astoria Hotel, December 4 - December 13, curated by Stefan Siegel, New York, USA
2011 I Outstanding11 (bm:ukk), June 14, RadioKulturhaus, Vienna, AT
2011 I Arnhem Biennale, June 1 - July 3, curated by Carlo Wijnands, Arnhem, NL
2010 I Bilbao International Art & Fashion Competition, February 13 - September 12, Guggenheim Bilbao, ESP
Residencies
2025 I Mark Rothko Museum Residency Program, October 15 - November 1, Daugavpils, LV
2022 I Liquitex Residency Program, November 14 - January 24, East Orange, USA
2010 I Master Class in Master Crafts by Camper, July 16 - July 25, Mallorca, ESP
Selected Awards & Grants
2023 I Art Vue Foundation Award, Brussels, BE
2022 I Liquitex Award, New York, USA
2011 I Outstanding Artist Award supported by the Austrian Ministry of Culture (bm:ukk), Vienna, AT
2011 I Der Standard - Rondo Vöslauer Award, Vienna, AT
2010 I Startstipendium - the Austrian Ministry of Culture (bm:ukk), Vienna, AT
2009 I PENG! Editorial Award, Vienna, AT
2009 I Swiss Textiles Sponsorship Prize, Zurich, CH
2009 I SONG Concept Store Prize, Vienna, AT
2008 I Fondazione Claudio Buziol Prize, Venice, IT
Selected Publications
2017 I Fashion - Aus der Kostüm- und Modesammlung by Elisabeth Frottier, Birkhäuser Verlag, AT
2012 I Menswear: Fashion Forward Designers by Louis Bou, Instituto Monsa de Ediciones, ES
2012 I Fashion 2 by Friederike Krump, Alt/Cramer Publishers, Berlin, DE
2011 I The Poetry of Fashion Design by Paz Diman, Rockport Publishers, USA
2010 I Master Class in Master Crafts by Camper, Nova Era Barcelona, ESP
Public & Private Collections
2025 I Mark Rothko Museum, Daugavpils, LV
2008 I Collection and Archive of University of Applied Arts, Vienna, AT