Soviet Georgian painter. Member of the USSR Academy of Arts. Born March 8, 1924 in Tbilisi, the Georgian SSR. He graduated from the Tbilisi Academy of Arts (1951). Teachers by specialty – A. Kutateladze, S. Kobuladze. Member of the CPSU. Member of the Great Patriotic War. He was awarded orders and medals. He worked in the easel painting industry. He took part in republican and all-union exhibitions (since 1954). Honored Artist of Ukraine (since 1980). Lived and worked in Lugansk. The main works: “Meeting T. Shevchenko from AA Tsereteli” (1961); “On the grave is the second” (1964 – 1965); “Girls” (1967); “Anna” (1967); “On Current” (1968) and many others.