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Myroslava Kot | |
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Born | Myroslava Buha October 5, 1933 Warsaw, Poland |
Died | December 29, 2014 Drohobych, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine | (aged 81)
Nationality | Ukrainian |
Known for | Embroidery |
Awards | Merited Master of Folk Arts of Ukraine (1995) |
Website | myroslava-kot |
Myroslava Petrivna Kot (née Buha, 5 October 1933, Warsaw, Poland – 29 December 2014, 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]