Myroslava Kot
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Born
5 October 1933
Myroslava Buha
5 October 1933
Warsaw, Poland
Died29 December 2014 (aged 81)
Drohobych, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
KnownforEmbroidery
AwardsMerited Master of Folk Arts of Ukraine (1995)
Myroslava Kot | |
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 Myroslava Kot in 2007 | |
| Born | Myroslava Buha 5 October 1933 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 29 December 2014 (aged 81) Drohobych, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Known for | Embroidery |
| Awards | Merited Master of Folk Arts of Ukraine (1995) |
| Website | myroslava-kot |
Myroslava Petrivna Kot (née Buha; 5 October 1933 in Warsaw, Poland – 29 December 2014 in Drohobych, Ukraine) was a Ukrainian embroiderer.[1][2] From 1991, she was the head of the Department of Methodology and History of Ukrainian Decorative and Applied Arts at the Teachers’ Training College in Drohobych.[3] She was awarded Master of Folk Crafts of Ukraine in 1995, and an Honorary Citizen of Drohobych in 2012.[4]
Myroslava Kot studied Ukrainian embroidery paying particular attention to Drohobych patterns.[5] Her works have been exhibited in Ukraine, Canada and the United States. 19 of her students became Ukraine People’s Masters of Decorative and Applied Arts.[3]
