STUDIES
European Greek-french Master “Art, Virtual Reality and Multi-user systems of artistic expression" Department of Fine Arts of the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA), in cooperation with the Département Arts et Technologies de l’Image”, “UFR Arts, philosophie, esthétique”, of the Université Paris 8, 2013 - 2015
2004 - 2010 Bachelor of Arts, Department of Painting, Athens School of Fine Arts (A.S.F.A.) Also attended courses in Multimedia, Graphic Design, Ceramics, Engraving and Sculpture
1995 - 2003 Attended drawing lessons at the workshop of Ms. Margarita Radeva, Fine Arts in Glyfada, Athens
PARTICIPATION IN WORKSHOPS
July 2009 I P Erasmus, In Between Project: Creative Space for Interactive Collaboration – Delphus Project 3. Multimedia, Hypermedia and Video Art Laboratory of ASFA (Greece), University Paris 8 (France), Tourcoing School of Fine Arts (France), Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain). Delphi Annex of the Athens School of Fine Arts
September 2008 Project IN-SITU in Nieuwpoort and Antwerp, Athens School of Fine Arts and Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp, Belgium
March - July 2008 Participated in the Exchange program of IP Erasmus in the School of Arts ''Hochschule der Kunst - Weissensee'', Berlin
2005 - 2006 Participated in the dancing group ''Very Special Arts Hellas'' (Greek association for Art Programs for handicapped people)
PRESENTATION IN CONFERENCES
Presentation of the project “Επιλογή in Crisis” of the European Greek-French Master “Art, Virtual Reality and Multi-user Systems of Artistic Expression”, Athens School of Fine Arts at the Festival Miden. Historical center of Kalamata, Hotel Rex, July 2014
Presentation of the personal artistic work “Garment” at the day conference on “Utilizing the Arduino Technology in education and training” Greek Free / Open Source Software Society (GFOSS) organized by the Aigaleo State Institute of Vocational Training, March 2014
Presentation of the personal artistic work “Garment” at the private college Delta, Department of Art & Design – Fashion, April 2014
ATTENDED CONFERENCES
December 2012 Design Panorama, Cultural Center Dais, Athens
September 2011 International Symposium on Electronic Art ISEA, Istanbul
June 2011 Seminar on the topic: ''Experiments with Narration'' at the Center for Digital Culture FOURNOS, Athens
October 2010 Day conference on: "Contemporary Art and its Archive'' Institute of Greek Contemporary Art (ISET), Benaki Museum, Athens
October 2010 2nd conference on puppet show, University of Peloponnese-Faculty of Fine Arts, Theater Studies Department, Nafplio, Greece
June 2010 Seminar on the subject: ''Game, Storytelling and Technology'' Department of Communication and Mass Media, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
December 2007 Seminar on the topic: Greek Typography. Union of the Graphic designers of Greece. ''Athenais'' Center, Athens
June 2007 Attended the 3rd International Conference on Typography and Visual Communication. University of Macedonia, Greece
EXPERIENCE WITH THE NEW MEDIA
2011 Personal research and work around web design. Production of various web sites with the software Adobe Dreamweaver
2009 Attended seminars about 3D design with the software Autodesk Maya at the I P Erasmus, In Between Project: Creative Space for Interactive Collaboration - Delphus project 3. Organized by the Multimedia, Hypermedia and Video Art Laboratory of ASFA and University Paris 8 (France), Delphi Annex of the Athens School of Fine Arts
2008-2010 Attended seminars about processing moving image, interactive multimedia and sound with the following software packages: Adobe Premier, Flash, Audacity, Unity. Multimedia, Hypermedia and Video Art Laboratory of ASFA
2006-2008 Attended seminars about processing still image and desktop publishing with the software packages: Adobe Illustrator, In Design and Photoshop, Graphic Design and Typography Workshop of ASFA
THEATRE PERFORMANCE
November – March 2012 Playwright and scenery designer of the multimedia performance: ''Do you want to go far?'' with the performer Penny Milia. Based on the exhibition ''The Garment'' at the 2nd meeting about Narration, at the Center for Digital Culture FOURNOS
EXHIBITIONS
Participation in the Salon du Livre 2015 with the interactive book "I am not afraid anymore" at the university Pavilion Idefi CreaTIC in Paris, Porte De Versailles, Parc Des Expositions, in March 2015
Presentation of the project “Επιλογή in Crisis” of the European Greek-French Master “Art, Virtual Reality and Multi-user Systems of Artistic Expression”, Athens School of Fine Arts at the international conference and exhibition IEEE Virtual Reality 2015, Arles – Camargue – Provence, France, March 2015
Participation in the 24th Exhibition of Art and Language of Camp H.C.H.Y, Art Center of Athens Municipal, Park of Eleftheria, Athens, March 2015
Presentation of the project “Επιλογή in Crisis” of the European Greek-French Master “Art, Virtual Reality and Multi-user Systems of Artistic Expression”, Athens School of Fine Arts at the Festival Miden. Historical center of Kalamata, Othonos Square, July 2014
Open Doors, European Greek-French Master “Art, Virtual Reality and Multi-user Systems of Artistic Expression" Athens School of Fine Arts, June 2014
Presentation of the team project “Επιλογή in Crisis” at the conference Digital Storytelling in Times of Crisis conference, by the Laboratory of New Technologies in Communication, Education and the Mass Media and the University Research Institute of Applied Communication of the University of Athens and the collaboration of the Hellenic American Union, May 2014
Mai - June 2013 Participated in the group show ''Graduating Class 2009-2010'' Exhibition Room Nikos Kessanlis, ASFA, Athens
June 2011 Participated in a group exhibition ''Meditation_on_eBOOK'' with the work NonLinearDiary. "Hellenic Cosmos", the Cultural Center of the Foundation of the Hellenic World, Athens
June 2011 Personal exhibition ''The Garment'' at the 2nd meeting about Narration, at the Center for Digital Culture FOURNOS, Athens
March 2011 Participated in ''Oti'' the art of book at the Athens School of Fine Art, Museum of Cycladic Art
December 2009 Participated in the 48th Panhellenic Pottery Exhibition in Marousi, Athens
March 2009 Participated in the competition "100 years of Panathinaikos"
December 2007 Participated in a group exhibition of posters ''Against Aids'' in the Olympic facilities at Goudi, and at "Chorostasio", Athens
August 2007 Participated at the Young Artist Group Show of North Aegean in Mitilini and Ikaria islands, Greece
September 2004 Participated in a group exhibition at the workshop of Fine Arts in Glyfada, Athens
ARTIST'S BOOKS
March 2015, created the interactive book for children "I am not afraid anymore". The project aims to inspire, give ideas and mood to face their fears with optimism and creativity.
November 1012 Script writer and illustrator of the digitally-designed book based on my personal script of the play: ''Do you want to go far?''
2009 Participated in the creation of the team calendar 2009 of the Workshop of Graphics Design of Athens School of Fine Arts. It was praised with the 3rd award EBGE (State Awards for Graphics and Illustrations)
February 2009 Designed and printed digitally-made artistic book ''Pondering in black and white'' based on my script and illustrations at the Workshop of Graphics Design of Athens School of Fine Arts
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DEMOKRITOS National Center for Scientific Research. Creation of 3D game props (amphorae) and digital editing from frescoes images. Project Knossos e-book, a virtual, interactive guided-tour with educational games, July 2014
Designing the Guide of prefecture of Thesprotia, which is part of the Action “Material of presentation of new tourist product” of the project entitled “TUR.GRATE2: InteGRATEd actions to promote sustainable ToURist development”, implemented under the European Territorial Cooperation Program “IPA ADRIATIC 2007- 2013”, March-April 2014
2013-2014 Designed and produced educational ceramic toys in collaboration with the Gift Shop of The New acropolis Museum, Athens
September 2012 - June 2014 ''Learn through Painting'' Production of TAP (Archaeological Receipts Fund) Authorised to design and produce replicas of small and large-scale exhibits by the TAP of the Ministry of Culture in order to sell them at the various state museums in Greece
2012 - 2014 Designed and produced educational ceramic toys in collaboration with the Gift Shop of the Museum of Cycladic Art, Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris Fountation, Athens
2011 Digital processing of still frames for the video projection at the theatrical performance ''Narkissos'', presented at the Hellenic Festival, Athens
2010 - 2013 Graphic designer of posters and banners for various theatrical groups
2010 – 2012 Graphic designer of posters and flyers for the Center of Art Michelangelo, Glyfada
September 2009 - May 2010 Worked in the creative team which produced the digital presentation of the exhibits of the new permanent section of the Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens
2011 - 2012 Designed and produced educational ceramic toys in collaboration with the Gift Shop of the Museum Benaki, Athens
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010 - 2013 Teaching Art to pupils of 1st Primary state school of Glyfada and 1st Primary state school of Imittos (organized by parents union)
2012 Seminar on ceramic at the Free Social Club ''Sinergeio''Ilioupolis, Athens
2009 - 2011 Seminars on Ceramic for children at the Center for Digital Culture FOURNOS
2011 - 2012 Seminars on Ceramic at the Hellenic-Swiss School in collaboration with the Center for Digital Culture FOURNOS
2005 - 2009 Assistant to the painter Margarita Randeva during intensive art workshops for children aged 6 – 12
2008 - 2007 Organized and directed summer weekly art lessons for kids and ceramic lessons for adults on Ikaria island