Lia Lapithi Shukuroglou
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Education
1979-1983 Degree of Bachelor of Arts with majors in Art and Environmental Studies (Environmental Design), University of Santa Cruz, California, USA 1984 Degree of Master of Philosophy (in Art) from the University of Lancaster, UK. 1989-1991 Diploma of Architecture, Kent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury School of Architecture, UK (RIBA part 2) 1994 Master in Education, University of Wales, UK
Awards
2005 Woman Artist of the Year Award (voted by local media) 2001 4th price of the multimedia award at the 3rd Biennale of Florence, Italy 1999 Le Grand Prix (First overall prize) of the 20th International Biennale of Alexandria, Egypt 1988 Literary Award, for the writing of unpublished children's book (illustrated), Cyprus Ministry of Education & Culture 1983 Outstanding International Student Award, University of California Santa Cruz, USA
Group exhibitions
2007 “Crossings-A contemporary View”, Espace Camille Claudel, Amiens, France 2006 “Meeting Europe – Cyprus” Apollonia European Art Exchanges, Strasbourg, France 2006 28e Festival Cinéma Méditerranéen Montpellier, France 2006 Urban Soul Festival, Nicosia, Cyprus 2006 “Island of love” Collaboration with Loidl gallery, Bad Goisern, Austria - Cyprus. 2006 Prospective Sites, public Art (curator Walter Seidl), Vienna, Austria 2005 Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, France 2005 Untouchable things, Backlight 2005, 7th International Triennial, Tampere, Finland 2005 Somatopia: Mapping Sites, Sitting Bodies , Hellenic Centre, London, UK 2005 Capturing Utopia, Fournos Centre for Digital Culture, Athens, Greece. 2005 Venice Open, Lido-Venice, Italy 2005|6 Xperimental 4.0, International Experimental Film Festival, Pantheon Cultural Association, Nicosia, Cyprus 2005 Accidental Meetings, Nicosia Municipal Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus 2002 "The Room" Manifesta 4, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Germany 2001 3rd Biennale of Florence, Italy. 2000 'Medi@terra 2000' International Art and Technology festival and symposium, Athens, Greece. 2000 100 years of Cyprus sculpture, National Art Gallery, Nicosia Cyprus 2000 12 Cypriot painters by Ioannina municipality, Greece 1999 20th International Biennale of Alexandria, Egypt. 1999 4 Women’s Work on the occasion of International Women’s Day by the American Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus. 1997 Works from the state collection of contemporary Cypriot art, Thessaloniki Cultural Capital of Europe. 1997 Brushstrokes Across Cultures III, Famagusta Gate, Nicosia, Cyprus 1996 Women creators of two seas, Mediterranean and Black Sea (UNESCO), Thessaloniki, Greece 1996 Modern Goddess contemporary art by women artists from Cyprus and England, Famagusta Gate, Nicosia Cyprus 1996 “Cyprus, Its People and Culture” banner, Nicosia Municipal Art Centre (associated with the Pierides Museum of Contemporary Art), Nicosia, Cyprus 1996 Exhibition of the Van Gogh foundation, Nicosia Municipal Art Centre (associated with the Pierides Museum of Contemporary Art), Nicosia, Cyprus 1996 Cyprus through Leontios Mahairas’ history, Nicosia Municipal Art Centre (associated with the Pierides Museum of Contemporary Art), Nicosia, Cyprus 1995 Nicosia Cultural month of Europe, Art Exhibition, Ayios Andreas Market, Nicosia, Cyprus 1992 Imeroessa Lapithos,Stage design, Nicosia Municipal Theatre and Pattichio Municipal Centre, Limassol, Cyprus 1987 Pan-Hellenic Art Exhibition, Athens, Greece 1987 1st Biennale of Europe’s Fine Art Schools, Toulouse, France 1986 2nd Biennale New Mediterranean Artists, Thessaloniki, Greece 1986 Seven New Cypriot Artists, The Cyprus Popular Bank, Nicosia, Cyprus
Solo exhibitions
2006 "Healing Nature-Do you believe in Water" Pantheon Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus 2003 “Inhale – Exhale”, Pantheon Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus 2001 "Operating Theatres", Diatopos Gallery, Nicosia Cyprus 1998 Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus 1997 Monohoro Gallery, Athens, Greece 1995 Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus 1989 Opus Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus 1987 Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus 1985 University Art Gallery, Lancaster, U.K 1983 Oakes Gallery, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.A.
Short Films
2005-6 Should I stay or should I go now? / Electricity / Crushed Olives/ Rabbits have no memory 2000-6 Grafting/ All my children 2003 26 weeks 2001 Interactive CD-Rom ‘Operating Theatre’ (includes 8 short films; Eye Operation/ Endoscopy/ Gastric Binding/ Nose Operation/ Gender Blending/ Leg Operation/ Split-brain and Cryonics)) 2000 Enchanted Pear Tree 1991 E tripa (The hole) 1990 How do I convince my mother that what I do is important? (double-screeen projection)
Public Art Awards
2006 First price for the Olympic Committee Building, outdoor sculpture 2006 First price for Lyceum Ayiou Spiridona, Limassol, Cyprus 2005 Second price Gymnasium Ayiou Theodorou, Paphos 1997 Police Station, Pera Orinis, Cyprus
Museums collection, amongst others:
Cypriot state collection of contemporary art Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts (MAK)
Professional associations:
Member of Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), Member of Cyprus Architects Association (ETEK), Member of the Cyprus Fine Artists Association (EKATE). Founding President of the Cyprus Free Artists Association.
Publications:
“Inhale Exhale”, Nicosia 2003 ISBN 9963-8604-1-9
“Operating Theatres” Nicosia 2001 ISBN 9963-8604-0-0
Publications officially listed, amongst others, in:
· Leonardo journal (MIT) / The International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, CA, USA. For books reviews, visit MIT Leonardo Journal http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/reviews/feb2005/operate_mosher.htm
· Northlands Kunstmuseum, Denmark.
· Finnish National Gallery Library, Finland.
· Centre pour l'image contemporaine, Geneva, Switzerland.
