LELA KOMETIANI 

Lela Kometiani is an artist and educator. She received her BA with Honors in Painting from Nikoladze College of Arts, Georgia and her MA in Graphic Design from the Academy of Fine Arts, Georgia.  She continued her studies at Pennsylvania State University, taking additional courses in Graphic Design.

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Lela has worked  on projects for many organizations such as University of California, Penn State University, American Paper group, United Methodist Homes, Inc., Children’s Museum, NJ, and HARPS Foundation.  Lela has received first place awards in several contests and earned recognition in graphic arts and book illustration, including a Writer’s Digest National Award for book illustrations.  Her works are held in  private collections in the United States and Europe.  Lela lives with her family in Charlotte. 

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SELECTED SOLO and GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Knight Gallery, Charlotte, NC

Matthews Township Hall, Matthews, NC

Imagine That Museum, Florham Park,

Hermitage, Richmond, VA

Shlow Memorial Library, State College, PA

International House, Davis, CA                                                                                                       

 

Think Small International exhibition - ArtSpace Gallery, Richmond, VA

All Media Juried Art Show - Crossroad Art Center, Richmond, VA                                        

6th Biennial International Invitational Exhibition - Plant Zero Art Center, VA                

No Nukes International Poster Exhibition - Japan                                                                  

Radius 250 Juried Exhibition - Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA                                           International Miniature Exhibition - Artspace Gallery, Richmond, VA                                 Historic Richmond Region 1607-2007, Design Juried Exhibition, VA

4th International Miniature Exhibition - ART6 Gallery, Richmond, VA                                

All Media Juried Art Show - Crossroad Arts Center, Richmond, VA                                      

3rd International Miniature Exhibition - ART6 Gallery, Richmond, VA                                               

AWARDS

First Place, Writer’s Digest National Award for illustration of the book "Grandpa, Is Everything Black Bad?" Written by Sandy Holman.

Blackboard Book of the Year Award  "Grandpa, Is Everything black Bad?" written by Sandy Holman. Book EXPO, NYC

Skipping Stones Honor Award for illustration of the book, Grandpa, is Everything Black Bad?

Written by Sandy Holman.

First Place, Logo design competition, Center for Dielectric Studies, Penn State University         First Place, Logo design competition, Safety Center Inc., Sacramento, CA                        

First Place, Poster design competition, “Women take Back the Night”, Davis, CA            

First Place, Logo design competition “Safeway’s 60th Anniversary”, Safeway Inc., CA

Second Place, Logo design, PSR, U.S. Affiliate of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War

 

PRESS

Who is Who in Contemporary Art of Georgia

The Davis Enterprise - "Davis Artisan's work is letter-perfect"

The Davis Enterprise - "Georgian Artist puts up exhibit at I-House"

Centre Daily Times - "Winter Inspires Artist's rendering of PSU Icon"

Centre Daily Times - "Artist sweeps away of homesickness with brush"

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