Painter, graphic artist, Sukhum, R. 28.4.1944. in the village of Otkhara. Gudauta district (Abkhazia).
He studied at the Kharkov art-industrial Institute (1966-71), participated in exhibitions of the artists Union of Abkhazia in Sukhum Moscow. Saint-Petersburg, Kiev. Vilnius. Works are in GNKH RA. as well as in private collections in CIS, USA. Germany. Syria. Sweden. Turkey, Finland. Zstonii. A member of the artists Union of the USSR and Abkhazia.