
Ossetian artist, People's Artist of Ossetia
Soviet Union
Grigory Kotaev (* 25. April 1926 in Nogir; † 5. April 1992 in Tskhinval) was an ossetian artist, People's Artist of Ossetia. He was 65 years old. His education included Tskhinval Art College named after M. S. Tuganov, Մոսկվայի կիրառական և դեկորատիվ արվեստի ինստիտուտ, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts and Saint Petersburg Stieglitz State Academy of Art and Design. He worked at Tskhinval Art College named after M. S. Tuganov. His awards include народный художник Республики Южная Осетия and Վրացական ԽՍՀ վաստակավոր նկարիչ.