Cypriot Artists
This page is dedicated to Art. Cypriot artists, as well as non-Cypriots that reside and work in Cyprus are invited to join. Beach News welcomes you to exhibit in its website at no cost. Apart from your work, you might as well include a biographical note, contact details and anything relevant.
Christakis Polydorou
Born In Chloraka Pafos in 1960. 1982 – 1987: Studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts, under Moralis and Mitaras. 1990 – 1991: Studied at the School of Fine Arts in Paris, having received a scholarship from the French Government (Prix Matisse) with Velickovic as his tutor. During his scholarship he lived and worked in the Cite Internationale ... Read More
Read MoreChiaki Kamikawa
1. Where are you from originally? I was born in the city of Kawasaki and brought up in the city of Yokohama in Japan. My husband is from Paphos. We met while we were studying in Edinburgh, Scotland and soon after I finished my Masters Degree, I moved to Paphos. I studied for a Bachelor of Art in jewellery design ... Read More
Read MoreBridget Fath
‘Bridget Fahy paints ambiguous figures in scenes filled with texture and patterns like a quilted blanket’. Quote from ‘ Today In Art’ I was born in Limerick, Ireland and took an Honours Degree in Fine Art Painting, at Limerick School of Art & Design(1990 -1994)before taking off to spend a year in New York. In 1996 I returned to my ... Read More
Read MoreAristotelis Demetriou
Aristotelis Demetriou was born in Pafos in 1962. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts between 1982 and 1987 in the workshop of Panagiotis Tetsis and Demetris Mytaras. With bold, fulsome strokes, Aristotelis Demetriou explores countless, resplendent shades of a blue tonality, the mingle and interwine, in a linear array, with emerald or lime-green gradations and mystical highlights ... Read More
Read MoreArgyris Constantinou
Argyris Constantinou was born in Limassol, Cyprus. Primarily he studied Graphic Design at Doxiades School on a scholarship. Following that, he studied Painting at the School of Fine Arts of the University of Athens, again on a scholarship, where he also attended etching workshops. He graduated with honours in 1989. The main preoccupation in Argyri’s work is the reference to the ... Read More
Read MoreAndy Adamos
The sculptor, engraver, painter and author, Andy Adamos, was born in Paphos in 1936 and passed away in 1990. He studied Graphic Arts and Sculpture at the Durban Technical College, in South Africa, from 1955 to 1957. From 1959 to 1963, he studied Sculpture and History of Art, at the University of Natal-Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. In 1963, he worked as ... Read More
Read MoreAndreas Makariou
“Journey To Time” Andreas Makariou studied, on a state scholarship, at the SOURIKOV Academy of Fine Arts of Moscow from 1975 to 1979. From 1979 he was in the Art Studio of Painting and Monumental Painting and then at the Toutevol Department of Monumental Art.In 1982 defending his diploma work “One-Minute Silence”, he was honoured with First Prize G.E.K. of ... Read More
Read MoreAndreas Efesopoulos
He was born in Limassol in 1944. He graduated from the Lanitium Gymnasium. He studied Art at Saint Martin’s School of Art in London (1962 – 1966) where he graduated with the ‘National Diploma in Design’, (N. D. D). 1966 – 1967 he studied with scholarship at Hornsey College of Art at the Teacher’s Training Department and earned the ‘Art ... Read More
Read MoreAndreas Charalambides
From a very young age. I used to draw since primary school. I remember my parents having a difficult time with me because instead of doing my homework, I used to draw all the time. When I finished high school I went to study Gymnastics in Athens, because I was also an athlete. In the meantime, I took all my ... Read More
Read MoreAndreas Charalambous Chrysafis
Andreas Charalambous Chrysafis I was born in the village of Ayios Ambrosios, Kerynia, Cyprus but have left the island when I was 13years old to get an education in the UK. I have lived and worked in Vancouver, Canada and London, UK as an architectural designer. At the present, I no longer practice my architectural profession but have devoted my ... Read More
Read MoreAbi Daker
I started drawing when I was about two years old and never really stopped – it’s the thing I like doing best. I had some watercolour lessons from a friend of my dad’s when I was about ten or eleven, then I was lucky enough to go to a school with a fantastic art department, where the tutors were absolutely ... Read More
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