XeniArtSpace invites you to Cyprus Orbits, a group exhibition celebrating artists whose paths cross on the island of Cyprus. Running from May 17 to July 26, 2025, the show features a mix of artists — some born in Cyprus, some connected to it through their journeys.

Their works explore Cyprus as a place of history, nature, myths, and creativity, showing how the island inspires art in many forms.

The exhibition is curated by the XeniArtSpace team and George Taxiarchopoulos, artist and founder of ACEY Europe.
17.05.25 - 26.07.25
Group Exhibition
Cyprus Orbits
Alexandros Yiorkadjis
Alexandros Yiorkadjis was born in Nicosia in 1981, where he still lives and works. His artistic path began early — at the age of eight, he started taking lessons with sculptor Christos Symeonides. This early training led him to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Perugia and later in Bologna, Italy.

While in Bologna, Yiorkadjis held his first solo exhibition at Art Synergy Gallery, supported by the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts and the Bologna Art Fair. That same year, he won Italy’s National Sculpture Prize (Premio Nazionale delle Arti) for his work "Conflitto", awarded by the Italian Ministry of Education.

Since then, he has exhibited widely across Europe. His work has appeared at tinaB (Prague Contemporary Art Festival), the International Film Festival Night in Bologna, and Stilelibero Italiano at Studio d’Arte Cannaviello in Milan. In 2011, he graduated with honors from the Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna. His thesis project, "Documento Essere Umano", was selected among the best works of the past decade and shown at the 54th Venice Biennale’s "State of the Arts" exhibition.

In 2013, he had his first solo show in Cyprus at Alpha C.K. Art Gallery. He was invited for a solo exhibition "Harmony and Contrast" at the museum Il Cassero per la Scultura Italiana dell’Ottocento e del Novecento in Italy and participated in Salone del Mobile in Milan. His work also featured at Art-Athina in 2016.

Yiorkadjis participated at the 2018 Venice Biennale of Architecture with the Cyprus pavilion "I Am Where You Are" and participated in the first Larnaca Biennale where won first prize. Between 2018 and 2024, he created four monumental sculptures, including "Vibrational Ego Trip", shown in the exhibition "Casts of an Island" in Limassol. He also participated in the National Pavilion of Cameroon at the 60th Venice Biennale. In 2025 he had a solo exhibition entitled "Light from Light " at Diatopos art Centre in Nicosia.

His sculptures are held in collections across Italy, Romania, Hungary, Albania, Germany, Colombia, and Cyprus, reflecting a practice that bridges classical technique with contemporary themes of identity, place, and transformation.

Alexandros Yiorkadjis

80х40х40cm
Bronze with the technique of lost wax

Unity, 2016

Alexandros Yiorkadjis

from the series “Grounding”
150х142cm
Mixed media on canvas

Regenerating nature, 2023

Alexandros Yiorkadjis

75x50cmx45cm
Acrylic resin

Logos reprogramming, 2016

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Andrea Evangelou
Andrea Evangelou (b. 1991, Cyprus) is a visual artist whose work explores the expressive possibilities of painting. She earned a Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Libera Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, Italy, in 2014. Today, she lives and works in Limassol, Cyprus, and has exhibited internationally in the USA, Austria, Italy, Greece, and Cyprus.

Evangelou’s practice is centered on the materiality of paint. Through a process-driven approach, she investigates how paint can create texture, illusion, and emotion. Each brushstroke becomes an act of discovery, a way of questioning and expanding the language of painting. Rather than focusing on storytelling or sentiment, her compositions invite quiet reflection and contemplation of deeper, sometimes ambiguous emotional states.

"As a person, I appreciate melodrama, quietness, and simplicity," Evangelou explains. "When I step back from a finished painting, I want the viewer’s satisfaction to reflect back to me, while the curiosity that shaped each work extends to them."

Evangelou’s work resists easy categorization, balancing clarity and mystery, restraint and intensity. Her canvases create spaces where surface and depth, gesture and silence coexist. For Evangelou, painting is not just a medium but an ongoing exploration of form, feeling, and perception.

She has held several solo exhibitions, beginning with Welt der Träume (2010) in Berlin and Soul Discovery (2011) in Cyprus. After returning to Cyprus, she presented Sun. Sea. Sand. (2017), a meditation on the natural environment, and most recently The Life That Stood Still (2021), which reflected on the shared global experience of the pandemic.

Evangelou continues to explore how painting can serve as a personal and collective space of introspection, inviting viewers to pause, observe, and feel.

Andrea Evangelou

52 x 42 cm
Charcoal on canvas and oil paint on paper

Memories under the sun I, 2025

Andrea Evangelou

52 x 42 cm
Charcoal on canvas and oil paint on paper

Memories under the sun II, 2025

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Elizabeth Nenarokov
Elizabeth Nenarokov: Beyond the Surface, a Power Stirs

Elizabeth Nenarokov is a contemporary ceramic artist whose transformative wall installations explore the connection between music, nature, and inner reflection. Born in London in 1993, she is now based in Pafos, Cyprus. She holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in ceramics from Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts, completed in 2015.

Nenarokov’s work is deeply personal, shaped by her emotional journey and her desire to engage the senses. Through clay, color, and texture, she invites viewers to connect with their own feelings and discover their inner strength. Each sculpture encourages individual interpretation, allowing the audience to bring their own perspective to the artwork.

A key theme in her practice is the concept of the "daemon" — a spiritual animal that symbolizes a person’s inner essence. In her series Find Your Reflection, she creates abstract ceramic animal faces set against black glass. These reflective surfaces prompt viewers to see themselves within the work and explore their relationship with their own spiritual identity.

As a synesthete, Nenarokov experiences a blending of the senses, translating the emotional vibrations of music into visual and tactile forms. Each piece is inspired by a specific musical composition, weaving sound, sight, and touch into a multi-sensory experience.

Since moving to Cyprus in 2019, she has become an active figure in the local art scene, gaining recognition as the first international ceramic artist accepted into the Cyprus Ceramic Association. Her work has been exhibited in major shows, including Resource and Xenia Artspace, and is part of private collections in London, Dubai, and Tel Aviv.

In addition to her artistic practice, Nenarokov runs Art by the Sea, a ceramics studio in Pafos. The studio welcomes both professional artists and beginners, offering a supportive space for creativity and growth.

Elizabeth Nenarokov

74 x 90 cm
Stoneware, glazes, oxides, pigments

Corals 3

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Elena Anastasiou Neocleous
Elena Anastasiou Neocleous is a contemporary Cypriot artist and educator whose work explores the psychological impact of modern life. Her art reflects on themes of silence, focus, and the overwhelming presence of digital media in today’s world.

Elena holds a BA in Business Management from Kingston University and an MA in Fine Art from the University of Creative Arts in Norwich. Her background in business and marketing informs her creative process, blending structure with intuition. This balance shapes her approach to making art—methodical, yet open to discovery.

Her paintings are abstract and process-led, often serving as quiet meditations on overstimulation. Through layers of texture, subtle colors, and gestures, she creates works that invite viewers to slow down, observe, and reflect. Rather than offering clear narratives, her art provides space for introspection, encouraging a pause from the constant noise of daily life.

Since 2016, Elena has been sharing her passion for art as an educator at TIME Private Institute, nurturing creativity in young students. Alongside teaching, she has presented several solo exhibitions, including Power Plays at Larnaca Municipal Theatre (2020), Bread Dolce Stitch at Kypriaki Gonia Gallery (2021), Peace and Chaos at The OGallery (2022), and In Bound at Lumiere Gallery (2024). Each exhibition continues her exploration of balance between calm and chaos, presence and distraction.

Elena’s work resonates with anyone seeking moments of stillness in a fast-paced world. Through her practice, she offers not just visual experiences, but opportunities to reconnect—with oneself, with silence, and with the simple act of looking.

Elena Anastasiou Neocleous

147x233 cm
Mixed media on canvas

Cosmos, 2024

Elena Anastasiou Neocleous

40x40 cm
Mixed media on canvas

Ancient Echoes, 2025

Elena Anastasiou Neocleous

40x40 cm
Mixed media on canvas

Coastal Rhythms, 2025

Elena Anastasiou Neocleous

40x40 cm
Mixed media on canvas

Silent Currents, 2025

Elena Anastasiou Neocleous

40x40 cm
Mixed media on canvas

Threshold, 2025

Elena Anastasiou Neocleous

40x40 cm
Mixed media on canvas

Fragmented Memories, 2025

Elena Anastasiou Neocleous

40x40 cm
Mixed media on canvas

Passing Radiance, 2025

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Anastasia Krivenko
Anastasia Krivenko is a visual artist working primarily with soft pastels and mixed media. She is a member of the Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts (E.KA.TE) and the Pastel Guild of Europe. Originally from Russia, Anastasia holds a Master of Fine Arts degree with distinction from Moscow Pedagogical State University.
After working for several years as a graphic designer and digital artist, she moved to Cyprus in 2018. The island’s gentle landscapes, soft light, and natural atmosphere rekindled her desire to work with traditional, hands-on materials. She turned to soft pastel — a medium known for its fragility and intimacy — as a way to explore themes of impermanence, memory, and emotional depth.

Anastasia’s works are characterized by their delicate surfaces, smooth transitions, and velvety textures. Often drawn directly with her fingertips, each piece carries traces of physical touch and emotion. Her imagery captures fleeting moments — a clouded memory, a fading feeling — gently suspended between presence and disappearance.

Much of her current work focuses on the shifting nature of memory and identity. She explores how personal and shared memories evolve, blur, and transform over time. Her layered, atmospheric compositions suggest forms that seem to emerge and dissolve at once, reflecting the way we experience time and meaning.

Anastasia regularly takes part in both local and international exhibitions. Her works are held in private collections in Cyprus, the United Kingdom, the United States, Russia, and beyond.

Through her evolving artistic practice, Anastasia continues to search for ways to express the fragile balance between past and present — and to give form to emotions that are often hard to name, yet universally felt.

Anastasia Krivenko

120 x 120 cm
Soft pastel on canvas

Endless coffee, 2024

Anastasia Krivenko

75 x 105 cm
Mixed media, gouache and soft pastel, cardboard

Inside of me, 2022

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Thekla Papadopoulou
Thekla Papadopoulou is a contemporary mixed media artist based in Larnaca, Cyprus. Her work is deeply inspired by the sea—not just as a subject, but as a sensory experience. Through layered textures, delicate materials, and abstract forms, she captures moments that feel like fragments of memory, suspended between presence and distance.

Papadopoulou draws on her personal connection to the natural world, especially the shifting moods and rhythms of the sea. Her compositions often resemble fleeting impressions—like glimpses caught in passing, shaped by emotion as much as by observation. By blending various techniques and media, she creates immersive works that invite viewers to step into her inner world, where memory, feeling, and imagination converge.

Rather than depicting the sea directly, her art evokes the sensations it brings: calm and turbulence, depth and movement, clarity and mystery. Each piece becomes a quiet invitation to reflect, to drift, and to connect with something timeless.

She has presented five solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows across the United States, United Kingdom, Greece, Dubai, and Cyprus. Notable exhibitions include One Art Space in New York (2019), Dalton Gallery at Agnes Scott College in Georgia, and Sending/Receiving at the Consulate General of Cyprus in New York (2017). In 2016, she was a finalist in the Art Takes Manhattan show Extended Consciousness, and her work has received several awards.

Papadopoulou’s art has also been featured in Art Reveal Magazine (Issue 44), and her painting Fragments C’II was selected in an international competition by Circle Quarterly Magazine as one of 50 emerging artists to watch.

Through her practice, she continues to explore how the sea — and the memories it holds — can be transformed into deeply personal, visual language.

Thekla Papadopoulou

100 x 180 cm
Mixed media on canvas

Mindscape, 2023

Thekla Papadopoulou

75 x 55 cm
Mixed media on wood panel

Fragments VI, 2019

Thekla Papadopoulou

75 x 55 cm
Mixed media on wood panel

Fragments VII, 2019

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Dimitris Agapiou
Dimitris Agapiou is an artist and art educator based in Larnaca, Cyprus. His practice is shaped by a deep sensitivity to place, material, and the subtle tensions between control and resistance. Working across sculpture, installation, and photography, Agapiou explores how natural forms interact with human-made systems—both physically and emotionally.

He often uses materials such as perspex acrylic, gypsum selenite, and fragmented photographic surfaces. These elements come together to create quiet but powerful compositions that reflect on memory, landscape, and the limits of containment. His works are not about spectacle. Instead, they offer space for reflection, asking the viewer to come closer and pay attention.

At the heart of his practice is the idea that materials carry meaning. When natural and industrial elements meet, the result is never neutral. These combinations highlight the fragility of our environment and the delicate balance between protection and control. His works suggest that we cannot fully hold or preserve the things we value—land, memory, or time—but we can approach them with care and restraint.

Agapiou’s installations often feel like paused gestures—moments caught between stillness and movement, order and collapse. By placing different textures and forms in dialogue, he explores how human systems and natural forces coexist. Rather than showing dominance, his work values softness, tension, and the quiet power of being present.

Through this approach, Agapiou encourages us to reflect on how we build, remember, and relate to the world around us—not with certainty, but with attention and humility.

Dimitris Agapiou

40 х 40 х 140 cm
Gypsum selenite crystals, Perspex Acrylic, metal

Held in Silence I, 2025

Dimitris Agapiou

40 х 40 х 120 cm
Gypsum selenite crystals, Perspex Acrylic, metal

Held in Silence II, 2025

Dimitris Agapiou

40 х 40 х 100 cm
Gypsum selenite crystals, Perspex Acrylic, metal

Held in Silence III, 2025

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Daphne Christoforou
Daphne Christoforou is a visual artist from Cyprus whose work focuses on ceramics and painting. Drawing on storytelling traditions, she uses her art to explore Greek mythology, human behavior, and personal reflection. For Christoforou, making art is both a creative release and a way to connect inner thoughts with the outside world.

She is a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, where her talents were recognized with several awards. During her studies, she was named the V&A Student Illustrator of the Year and received an Adobe Achievement Award in Los Angeles. These honors marked the early stages of a career that continues to evolve through experimentation, emotion, and narrative.

Christoforou’s practice is rooted in storytelling. Whether she’s working with clay or paint, her art is shaped by myth, memory, and daily life. Greek mythology often serves as a starting point—not just for retelling ancient tales, but for expressing modern concerns through timeless themes. Her works are rich in symbolic detail, using form, gesture, and material to suggest deeper emotional states.

Beyond myth, her work reflects on human relationships and quiet, personal struggles. Each piece becomes a kind of visual diary—intimate, thoughtful, and at times playful. For Christoforou, the process of making is not just enjoyable, but necessary. It provides a way to make sense of the world, to soothe inner worries, and to share unspoken feelings through shape and image.

Combining skillful craftsmanship with emotional depth, Christoforou invites viewers into stories that are both personal and universal. Through clay, color, and symbol, she offers a space where mythology meets modern life—and where imagination becomes a form of understanding.

Daphne Christoforou

75 x 60 cm
Acrylics and oil on canvas

Boreas, 2023

Daphne Christoforou

D29 x 50 cm
Hand-built vase decorated with underglaze, ceramic transfers and overglaze

Bellerophon, 2025

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Paparazzi
Achilleas Michaelides, widely known by his artist name Paparazzi, is a leading figure in Cyprus’s street art scene. Born in 1982 in Tbilisi, Georgia, his artistic journey began early. He attended art school in Tbilisi in 1992 and later moved to Thessaloniki, Greece, where he developed his passion for graffiti. Since 2002, he has been based in Cyprus, where his work has helped shape the island’s contemporary urban art landscape.

Paparazzi’s practice spans painting, graffiti, murals, and street interventions. His style merges street art’s raw energy with the depth and precision of fine art. This fusion results in works that are both visually striking and intellectually layered. Each piece reflects his commitment to experimentation, cultural commentary, and a personal sense of play.

Throughout his career, Paparazzi has collaborated with internationally renowned street artists such as Bates, Tats Crew, Kacao77, and L7M. His commercial partnerships include major brands like Yamaha, Carlsberg, Baileys, Jameson, and Ballantine’s, demonstrating the broad appeal of his work across creative industries.

He has held five solo exhibitions and taken part in numerous group shows and street art festivals across Cyprus, Greece, the UK, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, France, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Georgia, Qatar, the UAE, and Bulgaria. His presence in both gallery spaces and urban environments reflects his ability to move fluidly between art worlds—bringing street art into conversation with more traditional contexts.

Paparazzi’s art challenges boundaries while honoring his roots in graffiti. Bold, colorful, and always evolving, his work continues to push the limits of what street art can be—transforming public space and redefining the role of the contemporary artist in society.

Paparazzi

185 x 200 cm
Mixed media on wood panel

Love Cyprus (Diptych), 2025

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Panayiotis Pasantas
Born in Nicosia in 1971, Panayiotis Pasantas is a Cypriot sculptor known for his public monuments, commemorative works, and expressive sculptural language. He studied sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Professor Th. Papayiannis and graduated with honors in 2003. From 1997 to 2003, he was a recipient of a scholarship from the State Scholarship Foundation of Greece. Earlier, he studied graphic design at Frederick Institute of Technology in Cyprus (1991−1993).

Over the past two decades, his work has been shaped by a deep engagement with history, identity, and memory. His sculptural practice spans stone, bronze, and ceramics, often responding to the cultural and political landscape of Cyprus and Greece. Many of his works stand in public spaces as tributes to historical figures, collective struggles, and the endurance of cultural heritage.

Pasantas has participated in several international symposia, including sculpture and ceramics gatherings in China, Italy, France, and Cyprus. His contributions to large-scale projects include a series of monuments and busts honoring public figures and historic events. These include the Monument for the Greek Refugees of Asia Minor (1922) in Chania, Crete; Ascent (2011), created for the 50th anniversary of CYTA in Nicosia; and numerous portrait busts across Cyprus, Athens, and Zakynthos.

Alongside his public work, he has held solo exhibitions at prominent galleries such as Athens Art Gallery and Apocalypse Gallery in Nicosia. His artistic language balances realism with symbolic form, often reflecting on themes of resilience, migration, and remembrance.

Through his sculptures, Panayiotis Pasantas offers more than physical presence — he creates spaces of reflection, allowing memory to take shape and history to remain visible in the public realm.

Panayiotis Pasantas

w30 x h50 x d22 cm
w30 x h78 x d20 cm
w30 x h87 x d18 cm
Stoneware Clay

Alertness, Within, Survival (tryptich), 2023

Panayiotis Pasantas

w60 x h8 x d12 cm
Stoneware Clay

Sleeping River, 2023

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Pascalis Anastasi
Pascalis Anastasi is a Cypriot artist whose work is rooted in close observation of people and places. Born in London in 1965 to Cypriot parents, he spent his early childhood in Derynia, in the Famagusta district of Cyprus. After returning to London in 1974, he completed his primary and secondary education in English schools.

From a young age, Anastasi was drawn to the visual arts. He studied Art and Graphic Design at Barnet College and then at Loughborough College of Art and Design, earning an HND in Graphic Design. His training gave him a strong foundation in composition and visual storytelling, which continues to inform his artistic practice today.

In 1990, he returned to Cyprus and settled near the mountain village of Vavla, in the Larnaka region. There, surrounded by quiet landscapes and rural life, he developed a personal approach to painting—one that blends technical skill with emotional insight.

In 2009−2010, he returned to the UK to further his education and completed a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Wolverhampton University. This experience deepened his commitment to painting and allowed him to expand his expressive range.

Anastasi describes himself as "an observer," capturing the spirit of everyday life through color, movement, and personality. His paintings reflect the world around him—intimate portraits, quiet village scenes, and subtle studies of human presence. With each brushstroke, he explores the rhythm of ordinary moments, infusing them with warmth and attentiveness.

Whether depicting figures or landscapes, Pascalis Anastasi invites viewers to slow down, look closely, and discover the quiet beauty in the familiar.

Pascalis Anastasi

80cm diameter
Oil on canvas

Let Go, 2022

Pascalis Anastasi

40 x 30cm each
Oil on canvas

Seated on Rocks (diptych), 2008

Pascalis Anastasi

3 of 17 canvases
175 x 100cm
Acrylic on canvas

Ledras. The World of Cyprus today, 2014

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Nicolas Polychronis
Nicolas Polychronis is a contemporary painter based in Larnaca, Cyprus, where he was born in 1982. His work explores the emotional and sensory power of color, developed through years of focused experimentation with abstract composition.

In 2009, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice, specializing in painting under the guidance of Professor Roberto Da Lozzo. He continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, attending postgraduate courses in visual and performing arts from 2010 to 2011. These experiences shaped his artistic language and introduced him to a wider range of materials, ideas, and influences.
At the heart of Polychronis’s practice is color—its energy, its texture, and its ability to express emotion beyond words. For him, color is not just an element of composition but a language in itself, one with endless variations and expressive possibilities. Over time, he has developed a distinctive technique rooted in abstraction, where layered tones, gestures, and surfaces interact in unexpected ways.

His paintings are intuitive and atmospheric, often shaped by the artist’s interest in the relationships between senses—how color can evoke texture, sound, or even movement. Through his work, he invites viewers into a space of perception rather than representation, asking them to feel rather than interpret.

Polychronis has exhibited widely in Cyprus and abroad, gaining recognition for his subtle yet expressive approach to painting. His canvases resonate with quiet complexity, offering a visual experience that is both personal and open-ended.

In every work, Nicolas Polychronis uses color as a way to reflect the world not as it appears, but as it is sensed, remembered, or imagined.

Nicolas Polychronis

150 x 140 cm
Oil on canvas

#7, 2016

Nicolas Polychronis

110 x 95 cm
Oil on canvas

Hug, 2024

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Nikolas Antoniou
Nikolas Antoniou is a contemporary artist from Larnaca, Cyprus, born in 1988. He studied painting at the University of Western Macedonia in Greece and graduated in 2012. His practice has evolved from an early focus on the human figure to a more abstract, meditative exploration of form, emotion, and meaning.

Antoniou began his artistic journey by studying the human body—its movement, expression, and complexity. But over time, his interest shifted toward abstraction, where shapes and spaces speak a more open, intuitive language. Through this shift, he discovered a deeper truth: that painting can be a way to seek harmony in the midst of life's constant movement and uncertainty.

His current work focuses on abstract landscapes—imagined spaces shaped by memory, emotion, and the need to reconcile opposites. These compositions are layered, textured, and dynamic, suggesting a world in motion yet striving for calm. Antoniou sees this process as a personal search for balance, but also as an invitation for viewers to reflect on their own experiences.

Rather than depicting a specific scene, his paintings evoke emotional states—tension and release, fragmentation and unity. Each piece is an attempt to find structure in disorder, peace in complexity, and meaning in the seemingly chaotic.

For Antoniou, painting is not just a visual act but a philosophical one. His canvases ask quiet, essential questions: How do we make sense of the world? Where do we find stillness? What connects us beneath the surface?

Through bold abstraction and careful composition, Nikolas Antoniou offers a visual journey inward—one that mirrors the universal human search for clarity, stability, and purpose.

Nikolas Antoniou

200x150cm
Acrylic and oil on canvas

Unexpected Turbulence, 2024

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Elysia Athanatos
Elysia Athanatos is a Cypriot artist working between Cyprus and Italy. Born in Ascot, UK, in 1981 and raised in Cyprus, she has developed a multidisciplinary practice rooted in sculpture and ceramics. Her journey through the arts spans several countries and traditions, shaped by a desire to explore different ways of making and perceiving.

Athanatos began her studies in London, at Chelsea College of Art and Middlesex University, before moving to Italy to study sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. It was in Italy that her creative approach shifted, drawing her deeper into materiality and process. For the past fifteen years, she has devoted herself to the world of ceramics—what she calls an "alchemical practice" that works with the elemental forces of earth, water, fire, and air.

Her first encounter with ceramics was in Jingdezhen, China—the world’s porcelain capital. Returning to Italy, she deepened her studies in Faenza, a city known for its ceramic heritage. She has since participated in artist residencies in Denmark, Estonia, and Finland, where she discovered a particular passion for woodfiring, an ancient Asian firing technique that uses flames to leave unpredictable, organic marks on clay.

Athanatos has exhibited widely in Italy, Cyprus, France, Korea, China, and the Nordic countries. She received the "Excellency" award at the 1st Larnaca Biennale (2018), was honored at the prestigious 62nd Faenza Prize, and was a finalist in major international events including the Bornholm Triennial and the Korean International Ceramic Biennale. Her works are held in public collections such as G-MoCCA in Korea, the Cyprus State Gallery of Contemporary Cypriot Art, and the Kohila Symposium collection in Estonia.

Through ceramics, Elysia Athanatos explores the senses, inner states, and transformation. She views each work as a portal—an invitation to look inward, feel deeply, and experience matter as emotion.

Elysia Athanatos

36 x 33 x 17 cm

Black Stoneware with Gold, 2019

Elysia Athanatos

70 x 67 cm

White stoneware with Platinum, 2018

Elysia Athanatos

21 x 28 x 17,5 cm

Platinum being, 2023

Elysia Athanatos

D45 x 34 cm

Ceramic Stoneware with Oxides, 2017

Elysia Athanatos

D52 x 36 cm

Ceramic Stoneware with Oxides, 2017

Elysia Athanatos

D65 x 60 cm

Black Stoneware with Gold Luster, 2019

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Loucia Serghiou
Loucia Serghiou is a mosaic artist based in Nicosia, Cyprus. Born in 1984, she combines classical mosaic craftsmanship with a fresh, modern sensibility. Since 2020, she has operated her own studio in the historic center of Strovolos, where she creates original artworks and commissions that bridge tradition and innovation.

Serghiou holds a BA in Fine Arts from Nottingham Trent University and later specialized in mosaic art at the renowned Mosaic School of Friuli in Italy. This diverse training gave her a strong foundation in both fine art and the technical discipline of mosaics, allowing her to develop a distinct artistic voice.

Her practice draws inspiration from historical references, organic forms, and personal narratives. Each piece reflects a careful balance between structure and spontaneity, rooted in ancient techniques but open to experimentation. She often incorporates natural materials and vibrant colors to bring a tactile, expressive quality to her work.

Through her mosaics, Serghiou tells stories—some deeply personal, others inspired by the landscapes and heritage of Cyprus. Her compositions range from intricate and symbolic to bold and abstract, inviting viewers to engage with the layered meanings embedded in her choice of materials, form, and pattern.

In addition to her studio practice, Serghiou has led art workshops and community projects, sharing her knowledge and passion for the mosaic medium with others. Her work has been featured in exhibitions across Cyprus, earning recognition for its craftsmanship, originality, and emotional depth.

Whether creating a small object or a large-scale piece, Loucia Serghiou treats mosaic as a living language—one that honors tradition while speaking to the present.

Loucia Serghiou

15 x 21.5 cm
Venetian Smalti on honeycomb

Spectrum in Four, 2021

Loucia Serghiou

38 x 24 cm
Venetian Smalti, Gold leaf glass tiles, marble on wooden frame

Holy Boob, 2019

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Christiana Vouzouni
Christiana Vouzouni born in Limassol (1999) and graduated from the Z' painting studio with Professor Aristotelis Tzakos in the Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece (2022), with Integrated master’s degree in Painting.

Vouzouni’s concern about natural materials, textures, rhythms, bright colours, is inspired by cultural heritage, tradition, daily habits, emotions at her place of origin. She is transferring these influences directly into her artworks where time is of great importance. As nature needs time to bloom, so do her artworks. Like the dandelion which blooms during the day and closes at night, her artworks illustrate life’s perspectives through the eyes of the soul.

She has participated in the Platforms Project Independent Art Fair held at the Athens School of Fine Arts in Greece (2022), in the Larissa Biennale Exhibition (2023) held in the Municipal Gallery of Larissa at the G.I. Katsigra Museum, in the group exhibition entitled RELATIVITY* at the Limassol Municipal Arts Centre — Apothikes Papadaki with curator George Taxiarchopoulos and in the SUPERMARKET Stockholm Independent Art Fair 2025 at the ACEY Europe — Arts & Culture Community booth, in the joint show of Greek and Cypriot member artists entitled: VIOS_art10.eu curated by George Taxiarchopoulos.

Vouzouni’s series of works "The Dandelion Bloom", reflect her transformative gestures of a classical technique into the contemporary aiming to represent the enunciation of spaces and feelings she experiences. Her works reveal a universal meaning of tenderness, a gentle shelter where human beings can feel intimately safe in its tenderness. The knitting technique conceives the warmth and the familiarity that an individual gets to experience in their home. She chooses the knitting as her creative technic, since that had always characterized the female gender as a free time creative activity while the use of natural woollen thread in her works, creates and composes their visual space in interesting expressionistic abstract colour compositions.

Christiana Vouzouni

Diptych
D100 cm
Natural wool knitting yarn

The Dandelion bloom, 2024

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Themis Themistokleous
Themis Themistokleous born in Pachna village (1951). He is an established Cypriot artist whose work spans several decades and reflects a deep engagement with the local culture and the cultural heritage of Cyprus. He has presented fifteen solo shows since 1984 and up to date, in Limassol, Nicosia, Larnaca and participated in numerous group exhibitions in Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria and Mexico.

Themistokleous’s art is rooted in his connection to the landscape, people and traditions of Cyprus. His effort is to capture the human expression of the face and body movement at a given moment and represent it in a direct way leading the viewer on a journey through colour and the emotional mood that is reflected by it. His visual language blends expressive forms with cultural memory, often touching on themes of identity, place, and community. Whether through painting or other media, his works invite reflections and offer a strong sense of emotional and historical depth.

His contributions to the Arts have been recognized both locally and internationally. In 1995, he was honored for his artistic achievements by the Association of Greek Writers in Athens. In 1996, he received further recognition from the National Society of Arts and Culture. He is a member of the Association of Greek Writers and the Panhellenic Society of Arts and Letters, as well as of the Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts. His work was recently recognized in a national visual arts competition organized by the University of Cyprus and the Tilemahos Kanthos Foundation, where his anonymously submitted painting received special praise.

In addition to his artistic career, Themistokleous has served the local community since 2001, from the position of town councillor in the municipality of Kato Polemidia, contributing to cultural and civic life beyond his artist studio. He lives and works in Limassol, continuing his lifelong dedication to Cypriot art and culture.

Themis Themistokleous

50 х 100 cm
Acrylic on canvas

The Toy of the Daughter her Greenguide 2, 2022

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Michalis Theodosiou
Michalis Theodosiou is a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Cyprus. He holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Arts from Cardiff Metropolitan University and a Master of Arts from the University for the Creative Arts. Since returning to Cyprus, he has founded Paphos Studios of Art and Design, a creative centre offering art classes, studio spaces, a gallery space, workshops, and design services for people of all ages and backgrounds.

His artistic practice spans painting, drawing, installation, mural design, graphic design and curatorial projects. He has participated in numerous exhibitions in Cyprus and beyond, both as an artist and curator, while actively collaborating with local and international artists, educational institutions, and community organisations.

Theodosiou’s work draws deeply from personal experience and everyday life. Using vibrant colour and narrative imagery, he captures intimate scenes that explore time, memory, and human connection. His "slice of life" approach reflects the rhythms of Cypriot culture, family moments, ordinary spaces, and community interactions transformed into visual meditations on the beauty and vulnerability of existence.
Through his work, Michalis invites viewers to pause and reflect on the simple yet profound moments that define us. His art is rooted in storytelling, offering an honest, accessible, and emotionally resonant perspective on the world around him.

Michalis Theodosiou

80 x 120 cm
Acrylic and Oil on canvas

Oranges over Vineyard, 2024

Michalis Theodosiou

80 x 65 cm
Acrylic and Oil on canvas

Learning Swimming, 2023

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Renos Loizou
Renos Loizou (1948−2013) was a Cypriot artist celebrated for his bold, expressive use of color and dynamic compositions. Whether painting landscapes or nudes, Loizou sought to capture not just a moment, but the full energy of a day. As he once put it, he aimed to get "the whole day of colour into one canvas."

Born in Cyprus, Loizou spent most of his life in Cambridge, UK, where he became an important figure in the local art scene. His works are held in permanent collections across Cambridge colleges and in the renowned Jim Ede Collection at Kettle’s Yard, where he held a solo exhibition in 1983. Jim Ede, a key patron and supporter, recognized Loizou’s talent early on and acquired several of his pieces after his first solo show in Cambridge in 1969.

Loizou’s signature style is marked by fluid lines, vivid blues, and a confident manipulation of space and perspective. His monumental nudes—reminiscent of Picasso and Matisse—appear both grounded and ethereal, stretching across handmade paper like living landscapes. Their scale and presence challenge boundaries, conveying freedom, sensuality, and strength.

His artistic journey took him through Spain, Italy, and Greece in the 1960s, inspiring a series of drawings and paintings that led to exhibitions across Europe and the U.S. He showed widely, including at the Royal Academy in London, the Chicago International Art Exposition, and the Royal College of Art.

His works are part of major public collections, including Kettle’s Yard, Fitzwilliam College, the State Gallery of Contemporary Cypriot Art, and institutions across Denmark and the UK.

Renos Loizou remains a powerful voice in modern Cypriot art—his work radiates with movement, memory, and the enduring force of color.

Renos Loizou

63 x 56 cm
Oil on handmade paper laid on board

Blue landscape, 1966

Renos Loizou

62 x 53 cm
Oil on handmade paper laid on board

Red Landscape II, 1996

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John Kiki
John Kiki (b. 1943) is a Cypriot-born British artist known for his energetic fusion of figurative painting, abstraction, and Pop Art. Born in the village of Eptakomi near Famagusta, Cyprus, Kiki moved to London as a child, where his artistic path began.

He studied at Camberwell College of Arts from 1960 to 1964 under Robert Medley and Frank Auerbach. On Auerbach’s recommendation, Kiki continued his training at the Royal Academy Schools from 1964 to 1967. His talent was quickly recognized: in 1972, when the Academy opened a new gallery for its alumni, Kiki was awarded its inaugural solo exhibition.

Kiki’s work is defined by bold lines, vivid colors, and dynamic, often abstracted figures. His style draws on a wide range of influences, including Jackson Pollock, Francis Bacon, Picasso, Matisse, and Baselitz. Despite this diversity, his voice remains distinctly his own—playful, energetic, and deeply rooted in painterly tradition.

A notable body of his work reinterprets Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez, the iconic 17th-century painting known for its complex interplay of space, identity, and illusion. Kiki pays homage to this masterpiece while reimagining it through his signature aesthetic—merging history and modernity with expressive force.
Though based in Great Yarmouth, England, Kiki maintains a strong connection to his Mediterranean roots. The colors, light, and spirit of Cyprus continue to influence his compositions, adding warmth and cultural richness to his British studio practice.

His works are included in several prominent collections, such as the Saatchi Collection in London, the Castle Museum in Norwich, the National Gallery of Wales, and the Museum of Zagreb.

John Kiki’s art stands at the crossroads of heritage and experimentation—a lifelong exploration of identity, form, and the joy of painting.

John Kiki

160 x 155 cm
Oil on canvas

Two ladies, 1993

Christoforos Savva
Christoforos Savva (1924−1968) is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in the history of modern art in Cyprus. His artistic vision helped shape the country’s post-war cultural landscape and brought Cypriot art into conversation with international modernist movements.

Born in Cyprus, Savva studied in London and later in Paris, where he trained under the renowned artist and teacher André Lhote. Immersed in the intellectual and artistic circles of postwar Europe, he absorbed ideas from Cubism, abstraction, and modernism—blending them with elements of Cypriot heritage and tradition. This unique synthesis became the foundation of his expressive and experimental practice.

Savva worked across painting, sculpture, and mixed media. His art frequently explored questions of identity, collective memory, and the shifting social and cultural realities of Cyprus during the 1950s and 1960s. Stylistically, he moved fluidly between geometric abstraction and more intuitive, tactile forms, often using unconventional materials to challenge artistic norms.

In 1960, the same year Cyprus gained independence, Savva co-founded Apophasis, the island’s first independent cultural center. Based in Nicosia, this pioneering space became a dynamic meeting point for artists, writers, and thinkers, and played a key role in encouraging open dialogue and creative experimentation during a formative period in the island’s cultural development.

Though his life was cut short at the age of 44, Savva left behind a powerful legacy. His works are held in major public and private collections, including the State Gallery of Contemporary Cypriot Art, the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, and the Louki Papaphilipou collection.

Christoforos Savva’s contribution lies not only in his art but in his role as a catalyst for change—bridging Cyprus and Europe, tradition and modernity, and inspiring generations to come.

Christoforos Savva

68 x 58 cm (framed)
Pencil, pen, gouache on paper

Blue Nude

Andreas
Kalli
Born in Cyprus in 1987, Andreas Kalli is a contemporary sculptor whose work explores the fragile balance between contrasting forces. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts from 2007 to 2012 and also attended Central Saint Martins in London from 2010 to 2011. Today, he lives and works between Cyprus and Spain.

Kalli’s sculptures are physical expressions of contradiction—weight and lightness, softness and solidity, stability and tension. He often combines rough, heavy stones with smooth, shiny acrylic forms that resemble inflated balloons or drops of water. This pairing of unlikely materials creates a visual and emotional tension: will the structure hold, or is it about to collapse?

His work plays with perception. Viewers are drawn into a state of quiet suspense, watching as elements that seem incompatible somehow coexist. These sculptural relationships reflect the way people adapt to uncertainty and instability in life —searching for equilibrium in ever-changing conditions.
In addition to his static works, Kalli also creates kinetic installations that heighten this sense of anticipation and imbalance. Whether still or in motion, his art invites us to question what we expect from materials, structures, and ourselves.

Kalli’s work has been shown widely in Cyprus, Greece, the UK, France, Italy, and Israel. In 2015, he was the first artist to exhibit in the New Cypriot Artists series at the Leventis Gallery in Nicosia and represented Cyprus at the Young Artists Biennale in Milan (No Food’s Land).

Recent solo exhibitions include Unfulfilled Journey (House of Cyprus, Athens, 2024), The Lot (Alpha C.K. Gallery, Nicosia, 2023), Happy Few (Archaeological Site of Amathous, 2022), and Το Ιστόρισμα ενός Μυστικού (The O Gallery, Larnaca, 2021).

Through his art, Andreas Kalli gives form to invisible tensions—inviting us to pause, reflect, and find beauty in the uncertain.

Andreas Kalli

83 x 25 x 37 cm
Stone, gypsum, acrylic

Somehow Up and Stand IV, 2021

Nata Chebarkova
Nata Chebarkova (b. 1991) is a Cyprus-based abstract artist whose expressive work centers on the themes of inner freedom, self-discovery, and spiritual transformation. Originally from a small town in Russia, she studied industrial design and academic art at Ulyanovsk State University before fully dedicating herself to a more intuitive, emotional form of expression.

For Chebarkova, abstraction is not simply a style but a powerful means of breaking through internal and external limitations. Her paintings—and occasional performances and installations—are both physical and conceptual explorations of boundaries, identity, and the divine. She sees her creative process as a way to unearth deeper truths and connect with something larger than the self.

Since relocating to Cyprus, she has become an active part of the local art community. She is a member of the Association of Mediterranean Artists (AMA Cyprus) and the founder of ARRT, a creative community focused on experimental and spiritual art practices. Her work has been exhibited in Cyprus and Russia, in 2023 she participated in the Re: Source group exhibition, the same year she received the Talent Prize in the "Abstraction" category from Art Show International Gallery (Los Angeles, USA).

Her recent solo exhibitions include The Emotions of Spring at Chemisov Art. G (2025), Through fog to your light at Spanos gallery (2025), Inner Space at Entire VC (2023), and Unravelling the Layers at The Seed gallery (2023). Chebarkova’s artworks are in many private and corporate collections in Cyprus, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Russia and the UAE.

Chebarkova describes abstraction as a liberating force—one that allows both artist and viewer to find meaning beyond social norms. "My art," she writes, "seeks to draw people closer to God, to illuminate the divine within them through light, love, and the quiet power of presence."

Her work is an invitation: to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the freedom that already lives within us.

Nata Chebarkova

50 x 70 cm
Natural materials, Canvas

Future starts now, 2024

Nata Chebarkova

28 x 36 cm
Natural materials, Canvas

MOMENT.1-5, 2024

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Theodoros Papagiannis
Theodoros Papagiannis (b. 1942, Ellinikon, Greece) is a renowned Greek sculptor whose decades-long career has left a profound mark on public art and sculpture education in Greece and beyond. He lives and works in Athens.

Papagiannis studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts from 1961 to 1966 under the guidance of Yannis Pappas. After graduating, he received a prestigious scholarship from the State Foundation of Scholarships (IKY) to research Ancient Greek Art across the Mediterranean. This two-year journey took him to Egypt, Asia Minor, Cyprus, Southern Italy, and Sicily—deepening his understanding of classical form and material.

In 1970, he was appointed Assistant Professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts, where he worked alongside his former teacher. Throughout his academic career, he emphasized both tradition and innovation, including further training in sculpture materials and techniques in Paris (1981−82), and research into studio education methods during a sabbatical in New York (1996−97).

Papagiannis has been instrumental in organizing international Sculpture Symposia across Greece and Cyprus, where large-scale works are created on site and permanently installed in public spaces. Over the years, he has also hosted Erasmus workshops with institutions in Berlin, Brera, and Bologna, contributing to cultural exchange in the arts.

His creative output includes monumental sculptures, busts, medals, and coins—many of which are displayed in public and private collections. He has held over 30 solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows worldwide. His work has received widespread acclaim in the media and numerous awards, including first prize in an international competition for a sculpture at Chicago Airport.

In 2009, he founded the Museum of Contemporary Art "Theodoros Papagiannis" in his native village. He is Professor Emeritus at the Athens School of Fine Arts and the University of Ioannina.

Theodoros Papagiannis continues to shape the legacy of modern Greek sculpture—through teaching, public art, and unwavering artistic vision.

Theodoros Papagiannis

32 x 13 x 4 cm
Bronze, brown and gold patina
Signed on the back lower left and numbered on the bottom, edition 17/70

Couple, circa 1990

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George Kyriacou
George Kyriacou (b.1940) is a prominent Cypriot sculptor whose work has shaped the artistic and cultural landscape of Cyprus for over half a century. He began his career as a schoolteacher before pursuing formal studies in sculpture at Chelsea School of Art in London (1961−1964). After graduating, he worked as a secondary school art teacher until 1969, when he was appointed head of the arts sector within the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education in Cyprus.

In 1972, Kyriacou moved to Paris to study museology at La Sorbonne on a French government scholarship. He later continued his education at Central London Polytechnic, earning a diploma in Arts and Leisure Administration (1976−1977), a reflection of his commitment not only to art-making but to cultural infrastructure and public engagement.

His first solo exhibition took place in 1969 at the Hilton Hotel in Nicosia. Since then, he has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions across Cyprus and internationally. Highlights include the 1967 Paris Biennale des Jeunes, the 1968 Venice Biennale, the 1968 Alexandria Biennale, as well as exhibitions in Athens, Madrid, and London, including the London Contemporary Art Fair.

Kyriacou is especially known for his contributions to public art in Cyprus. Since 1965, he has completed many major monument commissions, including memorials to M. Parides, M. Savva, and V. Michaeledes. In 1972, he won the Panhellenic competition for the Monument to EOKA Hero Gregoris Afxentiou, which was unveiled in 1997. He also pioneered integrating art into architecture, with reliefs adorning public and private buildings.

His work is held in numerous public and private collections in Cyprus, Greece, and abroad, including the State Gallery of Contemporary Cypriot Art and the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Centre Foundation.
George Kyriacou’s art is a lasting testament to memory, national identity, and the power of sculpture in public space.

George Kyriacou

38 x 31 x 14 cm
Bronze, brown patina

Europa & the Bull, 2000

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Yiannis Moralis
Yiannis Moralis (1916−2009) was one of the most influential figures in 20th-century Greek art. A key member of the "Generation of the '30s," he helped shape the modern visual identity of Greece by bridging classical themes with modernist forms. His work, known for its introspective tone and graceful abstraction, often explored timeless human concerns—love, mortality, memory—through a lens of poetic restraint.

Born in Arta, Greece, Moralis began his studies at the Athens School of Fine Arts in 1931, training under prominent figures such as Konstantinos Parthenis and Yannis Kefallinos. In 1936, he received a scholarship from the Athens Academy to study mosaic abroad. After a brief stay in Rome, he settled in Paris, where he continued his education at the École des Beaux-Arts and the École des Arts et Métiers, focusing on painting, wall decoration, and mosaic. He returned to Greece at the outbreak of World War II and enlisted.

In 1947, Moralis began a long teaching career at the Athens School of Fine Arts, where he became a full professor and mentored generations of Greek artists until 1983. Beyond painting, he worked in ceramics, illustration, and stage design for major institutions such as the National Theatre and Karolos Koun’s Art Theater. One of his most iconic public works is the engraved wall composition on the Athens Hilton Hotel, completed between 1959 and 1962.

His career included numerous international exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale (1958) and the Tapestry Biennale in Lausanne (1965, 1972). A major retrospective was held at the National Gallery in Athens in 1988, followed by his generous donation of works to the museum.

Rooted in humanist ideals, Moralis' art remains both deeply Greek and universally resonant—balancing ancient themes and modern form in a visual language all his own.

Yiannis Moralis

Multiple
Signed I. Μόραλης
19 x 14 x 4 cm (with base)
Bronze on plexiglass base

Europa & the Bull, 2000

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Sculpted
Visions
SculptedVisions is a collaborative project by Cypriot artists Nikos Makis and his son Giorgos Makis, focused on the exploration of form, volume, and spatial harmony through clay sculpture. Their works are marked by dynamic, flowing curves and interconnected shapes that evoke a sense of cosmic balance and quiet energy.

Nikos Makis, a graduate of the Athens School of Fine Arts, brings over 35 years of experience to the practice. His career spans sculpture, teaching, and public commissions, with a deep-rooted understanding of scale and structure. His approach is both intuitive and technically refined, shaped by decades of artistic investigation.

Working closely with his father, Giorgos Makis continues this sculptural lineage with a fresh perspective. Together, they explore the complexity of three-dimensional space — how forms relate, repeat, and evolve within a given volume. Their sculptures suggest movement while remaining grounded, offering a sense of stillness in motion.

The SculptedVisions collection brings together works that are minimal yet expressive, abstract yet deeply physical. Through clay — a material both ancient and endlessly adaptable — they build compositions that speak to balance, connection, and the timeless language of form.

Whether presented as standalone pieces or grouped into rhythmic arrangements, their sculptures invite contemplation. They do not illustrate specific stories but instead create spaces for reflection — on the relationships between mass and void, curve and edge, tradition and innovation.

In this intergenerational dialogue, Nikos and Giorgos Makis bridge past and future, experience and experimentation — shaping clay not just as material, but as metaphor.

SculptedVisions

Stoneware Clay

Infinity, 2023-2024

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