Niko Chocheli was born in Tbilsi, Republic of Georgia, Tbilisi Nikoladze Art College and Tbilisi State Academy of Fine Arts. His work is reminiscent of the style of the old masters and Orthodox iconography. Illustrated the children's book Jonah. His animal paintings come alive in their portrayal. His fantasy images evoke a feeling of illuminated manuscript pictures with lush, sumptuous colors and intriguing creatures.

Book Illustrations

Prepare O Bethlehem!

A Perfect Christmas

Halloween Town

Jonah

The Praises Psalm 148

Christ in the Old Testament

Christ in the Old Testament
(Illuminated Manuscript
Pages)

The Book of Jonah - Book Illustrations

"SVS Press is pleased to provide this illustrated version of the prophecy of Jonah especially
for children. May it serve one more time, and over and again, to open our minds and hearts
to the Gospel of Christ which it is inspired to prefigure and signify."

St. Vladimir's Seminary Press

"Niko's appealing set of illustrations for the Book of Jonah is a splendid mix of the serious
and the playful, of ancient Eastern illuminations and modern fantasy, of accomplished
academic drawing and an ingenuous folk palette. It is a mixture which is disarming on its
own terms, yet respectful of the serious import of the biblical message. "

Brother Daniel Burke, Director

LaSalle University Museum

Niko Chocheli