Irakli Mirzashvili grew up in a family of visual artists in Tbilisi, country of Georgia, and enjoys writing, working in oil pastels, creating collages, and photography. His artwork has been exhibited in the United States and Georgia. After living in rural Alaska, the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and the great plains of Kansas, he currently resides in the Austin, Texas area. Irakli earned degrees in political science and law.