Zaur Golava mastered the art of painting in the studio of Apolon Kutateladze at the Tbilisi Academy of Arts in 1970 and continued his studies in a creative workshop at the USSR’s Academy of Arts under the well-known socialist realist painter Ucha Japaridze. He was an active participant in all Republican and all-union-scale group exhibitions, showcasing his notable works on WWII, such as 1941, Revenge, Red Squadron, and October Days.
One of his works, A Woman with Flowers, is preserved in the Georgian National Gallery.