May 2, 2009 - 20:56 AMT
Painter Gayane Khachatryan dies in Tbilisi
Armenian painter Gayane Khachatryan died in Tbilisi at the age of 60 after a lingering disease.

Renowned Martiros Saryan praised her works for charm, originality and poetic style. She herself described her works as reflection of fairly tales and stories her grandmother told her.

Gayane Khachatryan's works were exhibited in Portugal and France. Several documentaries were shot about her life.