Zurab Konstantinovich Tsereteli is a Georgian-Russian painter, sculptor and architect known for large-scale  monuments. Tsereteli has served as the President of the Russian Academy of Arts since 1997. 

The author of more than 5,000 embodied paintings, graphics, sculptures, monumental and decorative art (frescoes, mosaics, panels), etc. He created many monuments, including “Friendship Forever” in Moscow, “Good Defeats Evil” in front of the UN building in New York, “Birth of the New Human” in Seville, “Breaking the Wall of Mistrust” in London, etc.

He works tirelessly, always experimenting as an artist, producing many new works, while channeling his energies into philanthropy, education and public awareness of the visual arts.

​In 2007, the artist became the UNESCO Ambassador of Good Will.