Short Bio
Born London, raised in Bromley, based Cyprus /London
Education MA Fine Art Goldsmith’s university of London 1989-1991
BA HONS Degree Textile Design. Camberwell Collgege of Art 1980-1983
Fashion course Medway College of Design
Foundation Course Ravensbourne College of Design.
Work to date owns ROOM for ART, Paphos offering art classes / freelance /on line
London College of Fashion tutor of Textile theory and Textile Design for 6 yrs
Exhibitions selection only
2025 ‘Metaflore’ 2 person show with André Maleval
2025 DABAS NOTVERŠANA Capturing Nature. Group show for Drawing Box International , Latvia
2024 ‘Salon Des Estrangers” Dorsoduro Venice, Italy
2024 ‘Inside Out’ The Drawing Box International Collective Leitrim Sculpure Centre, Manorehamilton, IRELAND
2023 ‘All Things Bright & Beautiful‘ Solo Exhibition Blue Iris Gallery,Paphos Cyprus
2020 ‘ATLATICUS MERCURIA’ 2 persons The Maker’s Space,Paphos Cyprus
2019 ‘Miniscule Venice’ collateral group show Venice Biennale Veinice Italy.
2019 Lanzarote Arts Festival, The Lacuna Studios, Spain
2019 Minisule 2 , group show. Cross Lane Projects , Cumbria, UK
2018 ART.EARTH 3 person show, Garden Room Gallery, Dartington Hall, Devon , UK
FEATURES
2026 WOMEN IN ART https://www.instagram.com/p/DZc2l2pDROD/?img_index=1
2026 ARTIST’S SPOTLIGHT ARTVOX LDN https://www.instagram.com/p/DUPxKWzDBQ7/?img_index=1
2025 Metaflora exhibition CYPRUS MAIL https://cyprus-mail.com/2025/08/18/the-hidden-life-of-plants#
2021 ART AS NATURE in CYPRUS MAIL by Paul Lambis https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/12/21/nature-as-art-swcfpc1/
2020 Interview Elli Lesats CULTURESCOPE Paul Lambis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yPGi1HOAFQ
2015
‘ Turned on , Tuned In’ Solo Exhibition
Blue Iris Gallery,Paphos,Cyprus
2014
‘Things are not What they Seem, Nor are They Otherwise‘ solo
Blue Iris Gallery
2014
‘On Second Thoughts’ solo
Conaro Institute , Larnaca, Cyprus
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Selected Group Shows
2018
Art.Earth 3 person show
Garden Room Gallery, Dartington Hall, Devon,UK
2017
”Last Daze of Summer”
Fleur & Arbor curated on line photographic show
“For The Love of Lemba”
Cyprus College of Art
“Summer Show case”
6 x 6 Centre of Photography, Limassol
“Small Treasures”
Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts, Nicosia CYPRUS
“As Above, So Below”
Fleur & Arbor on line feature
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2016
“Jolly Merry”
Cyprus College of Art, CYPRUS
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Past Exhibitions in London and UK include the following:
Adam Gallery
Lamont Gallery
Islington Museum Gallery
Goldsmiths College
Association of Illustrators
Café Gallery SE 16, South London Art Gallery
Churchill library Bromley, in Kent
Art Collections
State collection of Cyprus
Mirage Armou Cyprus
Private collectors in Cyprus,United Kingdom, USA,
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