Mamuka Gongadze Explained

Mamuka Gongadze (born 21 October 1963 in Tbilisi) is a Georgian heraldry specialist, architect, artist, author of the Georgian state coat of arms,[1] and Deputy Chairman of the State Council of Heraldry at the Parliament of Georgia.[2]

Biography

Mamuka Gongadze (Georgian: მამუკა გონგაძე) was born on October 21, 1963, in Tbilisi, Georgia. He studied at Tbilisi 48th secondary school and graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1988. He became a member of the Union of Georgian Designers in 1988. The same year 1988 he became a founder and head of the design studio "Oshki". In the period of 1989–1992 he was employed by "Tbilkalakproekti" Ltd and "Kurortpoekti" Ltd as an architect. Starting in 1993 he worked for The Ministry of Defense of Georgia, where, in 1995, he became a Chief of the Military Design Department. In 1995 he became a member of the Georgian State Heraldry Commission. In 1999 he became one of the founders and the Chairman of the Board of the NGO "Georgian Heraldry Association". In the period of 2005-2008 he was a member of the Georgian State Heraldry Commission at the President's office. In 2000 – he was a founder and a Chairman of the Board at the NGO "Studia Re". Starting from 2008 up to date - he is Deputy Chairman of the State Council of Heraldry at the Parliament of Georgia.[3]

List of Works

References

http://heraldika.ge/index.php?m=2/&lng=eng

Notes and References

  1. http://heraldika.ge/index.php?m=26&lng=eng heraldika.ge
  2. The Resolution by the Parliament of Georgia on the State Council of Heraldry
  3. http://heraldika.ge/index.php?m=59&lng=eng The State Council of Heraldry. Retrieved on March 18, 2011