Christina Papakyriakou


Christina Papakyriakou She was born in Limassol Cyprus in 1978.The last 6 years lives and work in Limassol.

Studies:
2008-2009: MFA Utrecht School of the Art Faculty of the Arts and Design.
2007: Short course for Drawing Animation Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design.
1997-2002: School of Fine and Applied Art of the Aristoteliou University of Thessalonica in Greece, BA in Fine Arts. Also she attended anatomy of human body, engraving and photography classes.

Solo Exhibitions:
2016: Tag studio Limassol – Cyprus “wonderings of the (un)conscious mind”
2015: Όαση space for visual experimantations “Drawing as a verb”
2010: Palio ksithadiko - Limassol Cyprus“Drawing performance”
2008: Ruan Gallery– Limassol Cyprus “The Keyhole”
2007: Gallery Diatopos – Nicosia Cyprus
2005: Pantheon Gallery – Nicosia Cyprus
2003: Gallery Kypriaki Gonia –Larnaca Cyprus

Group Exhibitions:

2015:
- “The Drawing room” Ruan Gallery

2012:
- A series of Paradox Episodes: episode1: The Local Search – Konteiner Limassol Cyprus

2010:
- “No-Body” performance festival, Nicosia Cyprus
- 2nd Experimental Film Festival Strange Screen at Center of Performing Arts MITOS Limassol Cyprus

2009:
- “Red Crosse” Ruan Gallery
- “Salad Bowl” Helsinki Finland
- “Common Site Come Inside” Utrecht The Netherlands
- “Blauwe Huis” workshop – Amsterdam

2008:
- Animal Estate” Cassco Callery Utrecht The Netherlands
- “SIM Residency” SIM Gallery Reykjavik Iceland
- Rosl Art Show,Royal Over-Seas League – London -UK

2007:
- Selected to participate in the Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean
- “Anonymous Drawing Show Berlin” Berlin Germany
- “All Women 4 you” Art Studio 55 Pegasus Art Foundation Limassol Cyprus


2006:
- “Breaking the Mould” Helsinki Finland
- “Cyprus participation at the Beijing Biennale” Rouan Gallery Limassol Cyprus
- “Group exhibition” Rouan Gallery Limassol Cyprus

2005:
- Participation of the 2nd Beijing Biennale, Beijing China
- “Mine Art” Limassol

2004:
- Young Women Artist at Keravan Museum, Helsinki Finland
- Engraving exhibition, Limassol Cyprus
- Represented Cyprus in the United Body Bear exhibition of the symbol of Berlin.
- “Prepare your luggage” Nicosia Cyprus

2003:
- Participation of the 22nd Biennale of Alexandrian Egypt
- Group exhibition Macedonia Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessalonica Greece

2002:
- Participation of the 2nd of the school of Fine Arts Heraklion Crete


Performances:

2014:
- “O Pano kai o Kato”
Performers: Rodoula Gouliambery ,Christina Papakyriakou , Christos Kissas.

- 12&13 September “the yard residency” (Old vinegar factory Limassol )



2015:
- “Visual and oral stories”
Performers:Dimitris Spyrou (music) & Christina Papakyriakou (live drawings)

- “Eros Praksi Proti”
Performers: Rodoula Gouliambery and Christina Papakyriakou
Art director: Julia Georgiadou
Music: Tasos Kokinidis


2016:
- “Eros Praksi Proti”
Performers: Rodoula Gouliambery and Christina Papakyriakou
Art director: Julia Georgiadou
Music: Tasos Kokinidis

- “Visual and Oral stories Part 3”
Performers: Christina Papakyriakou, Julia Georgiadou Live Visuals
Music – Performance: Dimidtris Spyrou

Residencies Programs:
- 2004: DAAD Program Berlin Germany
- 2007: Hospitalfield / Aberdeen – Scotland
- 2007: SIM Reykjavik Iceland