Nina khatashvili

Artistic background

Nina’s passion for art goes back to childhood, when she spent countless hours with brushes and paints, letting her imagination run wild.
She made a major life shift: after working 17 years in banking, she decided to leave that career and pursue her true calling in art.
Around that time, she emigrated to America, and this move deeply influenced her perspective and her creative journey.
Her work is abstract, and through it she explores themes of transformation, resilience, and the beauty of reinvention.
Nina draws inspiration from many sources:
Nature — for its shapes, colors, and fluidity
Life experiences & emotions — personal history informs her color choices and compositions
Cultural diversity — having moved to the U.S., she weaves in the richness of different cultural perspectives
Music & rhythm — she often listens to music as she paints; the rhythm affects her brushwork
Dreams & imagination — she draws from her subconscious to create dreamlike, abstract forms.
Personal transformation — her decision to change careers later in life is a recurring source of inspiration.
Technically, she uses a wide range of painting techniques, including:
Dry brush
Washing
Stippling
Pouring
Splattering
Dabbing
Masking
Palette knife work
Detailed layering
Blending
Wet-in-wet painting
Her art philosophy is very much about reinvention: her website describes her gallery (NinasGalleries) as a “creative haven” that reflects the spirit of “late-blooming creativity” — that it’s never too late to follow your passion.
She is also recognized as a Trusted Art Seller by the Art Storefronts Organization, which gives credibility to her business as a legitimate artist selling original and printed art.