Biography
Born
Limassol, Cyprus . Lived in South Africa ( 1968 – 1996). Returned to Cyprus in 1996 where I have been living since
Education
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg , Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts ( Painting). ( 1972 – 1976)
University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg. Higher Diploma in Education ( postgraduate) for secondary education. ( 1977)
University of South Africa, Pretoria. Master of Arts in Fine Arts ( Painting) (1990 – 1996)
Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol. Master of Arts in History and Theory of Art. (2022)
Awards/Achievements
Robin Aldwinckle Merit Bursary. Master of Arts in Fine Arts degree at the University of South Africa (1994)
The Art Acquisition Department of the National Art Museum of China, bought my work, Iris Bostrensis, Silk Road with which I participated in “The Silk Road and World’s Civilizations: The 7TH Beijing International Art Biennale, China 2017” for the National Art Museum of China.
Luxembourg Art Prize 2021 Merit Certificate.
Excellence Award for exceptional achievement in the Master of Arts in History and Theory of Art degree at the Cyprus University of Technology (2022)
Merit Certificate for academic achievement in my general average. Master of Arts in History and Theory of Art degree at the Cyprus University of Technology (2022)
Merit Certificate for academic achievement in my dissertation. Master of Arts in History and Theory of Art degree the Cyprus University of Technology
Honorable Mention Winner for the EVOLVE exhibition competition (2022)
Best Art Awards 2023 Certificate, 2nd prize in the Flowers Category
Luxembourg Art Prize 2023 Merit Certificate
Luxembourg Art Prize 2024 Merit Certificate
15th Botanical Art Exhibition Award. Obtained 7th place out of 527 entries
Best Art Awards 2024 Certificate, 1st prize in the Flowers Category
Publications
Saad, Georgia. “Intimations of infinity: exploring transcendence in landscape painting”. MA.FA dissertation (1996) Pretoria: University of South Africa.
Michaelidou, Georgia. “The Mediterranean in the Ottoman Novels of Orhan Pamuk. The White Castle and My Name is Red ”. ΜΑ History and Theory of Art dissertation (2022). Limassol: Cyprus University of Technology.
Works in Public Collections
Ministry of Education and Culture , Nicosia , Cyprus
State Artwork Collection, Nicosia, Cyprus
Municipal Art Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus
Museum of Loukia and Michalakis Zampelas, Nicosia, Cyprus
The National Art Museum of China collection, Beijing, China
Works in private collections
Some of my works are in private collections in South Africa, Cyprus, France, England, Germany, Ireland, Canada and Russia.
Publications in which my work appears
Exploring the Cypriot Topography exhibition catalogue, Art Unison CY 2024
Illusions exhibition catalogue, Kinanis LLC publication, 2024.
Anima Mundi exhibition catalogue. Itsliquid International Art Fair, Venice, Italy, 2024
Contemporary Art of Excellence:Vol IV, 2021, GAA Publishing.
Shanghai International Art Fair Official Catalogue. November 19-22, 2020. Published by GAA Publishing Edition 2020 Shanghai, China.
The Silk Road and World Civilizations: The album of the seventh Beijing International Art Biennale, China 2017. Compiled by China Artists Association. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching
Ancient and medieval parallels in contemporary Cypriot art. Copyright for the book: Municipality of Limassol. Copyright for the text: Nadia Anaxagorou.
50 Χρόνια ΕΚΑΤΕ. Λευκωσία: bookworm publication.
Lemesos 2009: Recent Visual Trends and Perspectives. 2009. Limassol. Chamber of Fine Arts Limassol Municipality.
Enlargement of the European Union: Celebrating accession 2004. 2004 London : International Systems and Communications in association with the European Commisions Directorate – General for Enlargement.
Cypriot artists of the 3rd Millenium. 2002. Nicosia: Zampelas Art
A directory of South African contemporary art: Volume 1 painting 1997/1998.1997. Stanford: Contemporary Arts Publishers in Association with Africus Institute for Contemporary art.
Professional Experience
1978 – 2017 Taught Art at secondary school level at various schools in South Africa and Cyprus
Membership to organizations
Member of the Board of the Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts ( EKATE)
