EDUCATION
1976 – 1981
École des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France.
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, RESIDENCIES
2020
1st Award, European Competition 1%, Cypriot Theatre Organisation (THOC), Association Socratis Socratous
2018
Residency program at VHGD in Leeuwarden, Netherlands – Europe’s Cultural Capital 2018
2ο Award, university of Cyprus, association Chryssanty Constantino, Lara Anna Scharf, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2017
2ο Award, CNCS, Le centre National du Costume de scène de Moulins, association AA&U, FR
2014
Shortlisted, Curate Award, Fondazione Prada and the Qatar Museums Authority.
2013
Award, MARI Monument, association Socratis Stratis, Nicosia CY2014
2009
Award, 15th International Biennale of Contemporary Ceramics, Châteauroux, France.
2005
3rd Award Park of Peace, AA+U, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1998
1st Award Public Works Building, collaboration with Socratis Stratis, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1996
2nd Award, Industrial Developments Building, Nicosia, Cyrpus.
1st European Award, Iraklion, Crete, Association Socratis Stratis, Akis Ioannides, Kyriakos, Koundouros, Greece.
1992
2nd award, Fire Service Building, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1987
Scholarship Pratt Institute, New York, USA.
1983
Leventis Foundation Scholarship, Cyprus.
1982
Foundation of France Scholarship, Paris, France.
1981
Award Prix de Paris, Villa Peyzieux, Paris, France.
1980
Award Hélène Linossieur, Lyon, France.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2024
‘The Place I am Not’, duo-venue solo show at the Freud Museum and The Hellenic Art Centre, London.
2023
Maria Loizidou – MOI BALBUZARD MIGRANT, Le Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris.
2022
What happens to me is written up there, Art Walk Festival, EINS Gallery, Limassol CY
2019
Look under the hood, Garage Art Gallery, Nicosia CY
2018
MLNY (Maria Loizidou and Natalie Yiaxi), Party Contemporary, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2017
‘déshabilé’ (Curator: Yves Sabourin), Benaki Museum (Menti Building), Athens.
2016
La statue aux yeux ouverts pour mieux entendre, Galerie Saint Séverin, Paris, France.
2015
“A Transfer” / City Project, (curated by Syrago Tsiara), Kerameikos Archaeological Space and Museum. Commissioned by NEON (founded by Dimitris Daskalopoulos).
2014
“Cropping Up”, Kalfayan Galleries, Athens, Greece.
“Curating Body, The Cached Space”, Cyprus Museum, Lefkosia, Cyprus.
2013
“Collective Autobiography”, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece.
“Tout est possible – Everything is possible”, Drawing Now Paris 2013, Le Salon du Dessin Contemporain, Galerie Maria Lund, Carousel du Louvre, Paris, France.
2011
“Trans Scapes”, Gallery Argo, Nicosia, Cyprus.
“Privileged Access”, Kalfayan Galleries, Thessaloniki, Greece.
“The pattern of 4+1 asphyxiascapes”, AD Gallery, Athens, Greece.
2009
“Cartographies”, AD Gallery, Athens, Greece.
2008
“Living Small”, Benaki Museum, Athens, Greece.
2007
“Self Other”, Argo Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2006
“Genin”, Performance, Attis Theatre, Athens, Greece.
2003
AD Gallery, Athens, Greece.
“Dark Rooms”, Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation, Nafplio, Greece.
2002
“The Wreck of Serenity”, Fortezza Castle, Rethymnon Centre for Contemporary Art, Crete, Greece.
2001
“Let’s get Lost”, Diatopos Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2000
“Trauma”, Municipal Arts Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1997
Gardens of the Anastassios G. Leventis Foundation, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1995
“Drawings”, Gallery Schageshof, Willich, Germany.
“For an Imaginary Square”, Argo Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1994
House of Cyprus, Athens, Greece.
AD Gallery, Athens, Greece.
1993
Argo Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1992
Gallery Schageshof, Willich, Germany.
Leventis Municipal Museum, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1991
Desmos Gallery, Athens, Greece.
1990
Odos Athinon Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus.
1989
Morphi Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus.
Chrysaliniotissa, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1987
Diaspro Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1986
Galerie Conflluence, Paris, France.
French Cultural Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1985
Caisse d’ Epargne, Paris, France.
1984
Famagusta Gate, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Cité des Arts, Paris, France.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2026
“Agropoetics, soils/bodies” (Curated by: Dr Elena Parpa), Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Nicosia, Cyprus
2025-2026
“Repetitive Acts: The power of weaving and textile in contemporary art” (curated by: Dr. Elena Stylianou), NiMAC, Cyprus, 2025
“Fluid Persistence”, NiMAC, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2025
Liverpool Biennial 2025 (cur. Marie-Anne McQuay)
“Elevation 1049: ENERGIES”, Conceived & Produced by LUMA Foundation. Guest Curator: Stefanie Hessler, Director of Swiss Institute NY, THE CARPENTRY, Gstaad, Switzerland.
“Once We Were Gardens”, DEON projects, Karavikon Space, Kampos, Chios.
2024
‘The Place I Am Not’, organized by NEON, Drama School of the Greek National Theatre.
2023
The Butterfly Effect, “Butterfly” Mouzakis Factory, Kifissos Avenue, Athens.
2022
“A Century of the Artist’s Studio: 1920 – 2020”, Whitechapel Gallery, London.
The Butterfly Effect, “Butterfly” Mouzakis Factory, Kifissos Avenue, Athens.
“CONFINEMENTS”, NEON Grants, Make Rizes Politismou, Dromokaiteio, Athens.
‘Dream On’ (curated by Dimitris Paliokrassas), Old Tabacco Factory, Organised by NEON, Athens.
‘Ruins and Fragments’, Gagosian Gallery, Athens.
2021
‘Portals’ (Curated by Elina Kountouri and Madeleine Grynsztejn), Public Tobacco Factory – Hellenic Parliament Library and Printing House in Athens. Organised by NEON.
‘Vivace et Troppo – le verre à l’état libre’ (curator: Yves Sabourin), Le garage, Centre d’art d’Amboise, France.
2020
Lipiu, A-DASH, Athens GR
Vivace et Troppo: verre √† l’ √©tat libre, Chateaux d’ eaux, Bourges FR
2019-2020
“Weavings: Painting and tapestry in Greece from 1960 to the present”, Benaki Museum –Pireos Annex, Athens.
2019
“The palace at 4 p.m.” (curator Iwona Blazwick, Director of Whitechapel Gallery, London). Organized by NEON. Archaeological Museum, Myconos, Greece.
7th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art Taking a stance, Museum of Contemporary Art –
Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and State Museum of Contemporary Art collections –
MOMus, Thessaloniki GR
7th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art Taking a stance, Museum Alex Mylona, Athens GR
2018
“Resilient Futures” (curator: Syrago Tsiara), Thessaloniki Contemporary Art Center, Thessaloniki.
2017
Documenta 14 (Antidoron, EMST, Friedericianum), Kassel.
“Contemporary Art From Cyprus” (Curated by Britta von Campenhausen). An exhibition organised by the European Central Bank in cooperation with the Central Bank of Cyprus European Central Bank, Frankfurt.
20 September until 1 December 2017
“Thread” (curator: Areti Leopoulou), Kalfayan Galleries, Athens.
Beijing Biennale: Group show organized by the State Museum of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki.
“Whispers” (curated by Maria Marangou), The Contemporary Art Center of Thessaloniki of the State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki.
2016
“Genii Loci. Greek Art, 1930 – today” (group show), Manege Central Exhibition Hall, St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Symptom Projects (group show), Old Hospital of Amfissa and the Archaeological Museum of Delfi, Greece (curated by Niki Papaspyrou and Kostas Christopoulos)
“overseas” (curator: Galini Noti), ACG Art Gallery – The American College of Greece, Athens.
2015
“Whispers”, (Curator: Maria Marangou), Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, rethymnon, Greece.
“170 x 170“ (curated by Yves Sabourin), Atelier Pinton, Paris.
“Exercises in Orientation”, Peltz Gallery, Birkbeck School of Arts, London.
2014
Antallaxima (crated by Syrago Tsiara), Mytilini, Greece.
“Community & Territory”, Yeosu International Art Festival, Yeosu Cultures & Arts Park, South Korea.
“Body Memory” (curated by Syrago Tsiara), Contemporary Art Center, Thessaloniki, Greece.
2013
“12 x 12”, Galerie Maria Lund, Paris, France.
“Other Indications”, NiMAC – The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Cyprus.
“Violence?” (curated by Maria Maragkou), Caid, Athens, Greece.
“ART ON PAPER +1”, Galerie Maria Lund, Brussels, Belgium.
“Tradition – Reversal”, 4th Thessaloniki Biennale: “Old Intersections – Make it New”, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Warehouse B1 (port area), Thessaloniki, Greece.
“Tresses 13 dés-tresse et délacet treize”, La Maison des Tresses et Lacets, La Terasse-sur-le Dorlay, France.
“Shining Through” (curated by Mark Noll), Zone D, Athens. Greece.
2012
“Archipelago”, Galerie Maria Lund, Paris, France.
“GPS/memoscapes, Mapping Cyprus: Contemporary views”, Bozar: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium.
“GPS/memoscapes, In Crisis: Terra Mediterranea”, NiMAC: Municipal Art Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus.
“How to make a garden”, Phytotio – Visual Art Association, Nicosia, Cyprus.
“Blanche est la couleur, Hommage à Thomas Gleb (1912-1991)”, Passage de Retz, Paris, France.
“Sacré Blanc! Homage à Thomas Gleb”, Musée Jean – Lurçat, Angers, France.
2011
“Drawing Stories (2)”, Contemporary Art Centre Ileana Tounta, Athens, Greece.
2010
“Drawing Stories”, Gallery 50-1, Limassol, Cyprus.
“Digitalis”, Cairo Biennale, Egypt.
“Iles Jamais Trouvées”, Musée de l’Art Moderne, Saint Etienne, France.
“Islands Never Found”, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece.
“Cabinets of Miracles”, Zone D, Athens, Greece.
“Blank Paper Hysterias”, K-Art Gallery, Athens, Greece.
“Métissages, L’Art Contemporain en Textile”, Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Rochefort, France.
“Et si la Guirlande de Julie était en Laine…”, Château National, Rambouillet, France.
“Islands Never Found”, Palazzo Ducal, Genova, Italy.
2009
2nd Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Biennale Internationale de la Céramique, Châteauroux, France.
“Portraits de Chaussures, Histoire de Pieds”, Sungkok Museum, Seoul, South Korea.
“Tenants”, ReMap2, Parallel event to the 2nd Athens Biennial, AD Gallery, Keramikos, Athens, Greece.
2006
“Porous Borders”, 10th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy.
“Femmes d’Europe”, Saint Tropez, France.
“Mémoires Visuelles”, Apollonia, Strasbourg, France.
2005
“Leaps of Faith”, Nicosia, Cyprus.
“Plus Jamais Seuls – L’autre Ville #2”, La BF15, Lyon, France.
“Accidental Meetings”, Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus.
“Going Public ’05”, Communities and Territories, Larissa Contemporary Art
Centre, Greece.
“ArtStars”, Abbaye de Neumünster, Luxembourg.
“L’ autre Ville”, Musée des Beaux Arts de Lyon, La BF15, Lyon, France.
“Visions, A Contemporary Art Show”, Kappatos Gallery, Athens Imperial Hotel,
Athens & Macedonia Palace Hotel, Thessaloniki, Greece.
2004
“Paradigmata”, Greek Pavillion, 9th International Architecture Exhibition – La
Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy.
“The New Ten”, Künstlerhaus Museum, Vienna, Austria & Museum Kuppersmuhle, Duisburg, Germany.
“The Suffering Body”, Rethymnon Centre for Contemporary Art, Crete, Greece.
“Athens by Art”, Municipality of Athens & AICA Hellas, various locations, Athens, Greece.
“Projecting the Other”, Archimede Staffolini Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2002
“People, faces, forms”, Rethymnon Centre for Contemporary Art, Crete, Greece.
2001
State of Epi and Manos Pavlides, Paiania, Athens, Greece.
“Purple Earth”, Sifnos, Greece.
“Mythologies of the Book”, Frankfurt, Germany.
1999
“P+P=D”, New (Greek) Art from the 1970s and 1980s, From the Activities of the
Desmos Gallery (1971-1993), DESTE Foundation, Athens, Greece.
1998
“Mediterranea”, Church of St. Catherine, Brussels, Belgium.
1996
“Pro Patria”, House of Cyprus, Athens, Greece.
“The Guardian of Our Souls”, Minos Beach Hotel, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece.
1995
“Ephemera”, House of Cyprus, Athens & Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece.
“Techne & Métis”, Magasin, Grenoble, France.
1994
“Techne & Métis”, Famagusta Gate, Nicosia, Cyprus and House of Cyprus,
Athens, Greece.
“Cyprus 1960-1994, Contemporary Quests: Re-Genesis”, Art Athina, Athens, Greece.
1993
“Modern Greek Artists: Clay and Plastic Creation”, European Cultural Centre of Delphi, Greece.
1991
“Itinéraires”, Marpa, Lyon, France.
1989
“Mediterraneo”, Bari, Italy.
City of Athens Cultural Center, Athens, Greece.
1988
City of Athens Cultural Center, Athens, Greece.
1987
Biennial of Young Artists from Mediterranean Europe, Barcelona, Spain.
1986
Laiki Bank Cultural Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Cyprus Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy.
“Les Arts Plastiques”, La Fondation de France, Brive, France.
1985
“Travaux sur Papier”, Villeparisis, France.
Salon de Montrouge, Bessec, Montrouge, France.
“Une légèreté monumentale”, Paris, France.
Biennial of Young Artists from Mediterranean Europe, Marseille, France.
1984
“Psychoanalysis Symposium”, Armando Verdiglione Foundation, Jerusalem, Israel.
“Psychoanalysis Conference”, Armando Verdiglione Foundation, Tokyo, Japan.
Sculpture Symposium, Park of Contemporary Sculpture, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1983
Maison de l’UNESCO, Paris, France.
Festival of Contemporary Art, Quartier d’ Horloge, Paris, France.
“Dedans – Dehors”, Sculpture Symposium, Maison des Artists de la Fondation
Hébert d’ Uckermann, La Tronche, France.
1982
Sculpture Symposium, Bron, France.
OPEN AIR INSTALLATIONS / PUBLIC OR PRIVATE COMMISSIONS
2021
Mnemosyne and the prompter – I am the monument, permanent installation, Cyprus Theatre
Organisation (THOC), Nicosia CY
2020
Volant Migrants, permanent installation, Larnaca Airport CY
2007
“L’apparition des Anges”, Fatima, Lisbon, Portugal.
2002
“AlphaFos”, Alpha Bank, Nicosia, Cyprus.
2000
“Landscape of the Other”, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1999
“Acrobatics of Vessels”, Alexandros Tombazis’ Architectural Office, Athens, Greece. “Like a Tree”, Public Works Building, in association with architect Socrates Stratis, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1998
“Flight”, I & A Philippou Architects’ Office, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1997
“With Hands Raised High”, Garden of the Anastassios G. Leventis Foundation,
Nicosia, Cyprus.
1996
“Birds on Tall Feet”, Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus.
“The Guardian of Our Soul”, Minos Beach Hotel, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece.
1993
“To Koinon ton Kyprion”, Bank of Cyprus Head Offices, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1991
“Plangona”, Stathmos Children Museum, Nafplio, Greece.
1990
“Plangona”, Parc des Enfants, Futuroscope, Poitiers, France.
1984
“Labyrinth”, Sculpture Park, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1982
“The Myth of Sisyphus”, Municipal Library, Bron, France.
