Elvira Arsalia
Elvira Arsalia (born 1978) is the current Minister for Culture and the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage of Abkhazia.
Early life[edit]
Arsalia was born in 1978 in Abkhazia. In 2000, she graduated from the Design faculty of the Ufa Technical Institute for Services.[1]
Career[edit]
From 2001 until 2014, Arsalia was Director of the Central Exhibition Hall of the Artists Union of Abkhazia. Since 2002, she has been scene-painter at the Abkhaz Drama Theatre. In 2011, Arsalia designed the costumes of the Honour Guard of the President of Abkhazia.[1]
On 15 October 2014, Arsalia was appointed Minister for Culture and the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage by newly elected President Raul Khajimba.[2]
Arsalia is Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the Abkhazian State University. She is a member of the Artists Union of Abkhazia and of the Union of Designers of Russia.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Министр Арсалия Эльвира Анатольевна". Ministry for Culture of Abkhazia. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Указы о назначении министров". Apsnypress. 15 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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