NITSA HADJIGEORGIOU MEMORIES FROM THE PRESENT

 April 29 – May 17, 2025 

 Opening: Tuesday, April 29, 19:30
The exhibition will be opened by Mr. Pavlos Paraskevas, Philologist and former Director of Cultural Services.  

Nitsa Hadjigeorgiou was born in Famagusta. She graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA), where she studied on a scholarship, and was mentored by distinguished visual artists and art theorists such as Yiannis Moralis, Pantelis Prevelakis, Kostas Xinopoulos, and many others.

She has been an active artist for the past fifty years, an art teacher in secondary education for over thirty years, president of EKATE (Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts), and an examiner for entrance exams to Fine Arts Schools in Greece.

She has represented Cyprus abroad in various exhibitions and symposiums, most notably at the India Triennale in 1992, where she was awarded the gold medal for two works titled “Ecological Anxiety.” In 2022, a major honorary retrospective exhibition of her work was organized by the Cultural Services of the Deputy Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth and the Municipality of Larnaca at the Larnaca Municipal Art Gallery.

Following that major retrospective exhibition in Larnaca in 2022, Nitsa Hadjigeorgiou entered a new phase of creativity. For the past eighteen months, she has been painting tirelessly, resulting in a large number of new works, some of which will be presented at her exhibition at Gloria Gallery in April 2025.

What stands out in this collection is the diversity of the works—not only in technique and colour palette, but also in subject matter. The viewer gets the sense that the artist, like a whirlwind, revisited all the “creative periods” of her past during these eighteen months, bringing them into the present and reshaping them with a contemporary perspective.

Many of these works were started years, perhaps even decades ago. Now, however, the moment came when they once again captured her interest. It was a personal need to revisit and renegotiate her own past.

In a “consciously subconscious” creative state, it was as if every time she worked on a piece, she was transported back to the time she first began it—while naturally being unable to separate from the experience and artistic evolution she has acquired since then. It is as if each piece is a lightning-fast journey from past to present and back again. And despite this, in every work, one also sees her desire for something new—in forms, textures, and materials—expressing a deep need to create new worlds, new images, always driven by her emotions and inner psyche.

She has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in many group shows and symposiums in Cyprus, Greece, and abroad. Some notable ones include the 2022 Honorary Retrospective by the Deputy Ministry of Education and Culture in collaboration with the Municipality of Larnaca at the Larnaca Municipal Art Gallery; her 2020 Honorary Retrospective by the Municipality of Limassol at the Papadakis Warehouses; curation and participation in “Lefkaritiko Embroidery Lace: Modi and Modulations II” (European Parliament, Strasbourg, 2017); participation in the Malta Art Camp (2017); group exhibition “Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and Beauty” (Bratislava, Slovakia, 2012); group show “DiverCyty” (Strasbourg, 2008); representation of Cyprus at the 19th Alexandria Biennale (1995); exhibition at the “House of Cyprus” (Athens, 1993); representation of Cyprus at the Cairo Biennale (1992); group exhibition “Flag of the Earth” (Seville, Spain, 1992); symposium “Earth Sign Earth” (Gustrow, Germany, 1992); 7th New Delhi Triennale (India, 1991); Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean (Marseille, France, 1990); exhibition by the Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts (Moscow, Russia, 1989), among many others.

 March 28 - April 15, 2025

Gloria Gallery is delighted to present the second solo exhibition of Cypriot artist Evagoras Karageorgis, titled "Through the Lines of Time."

Opening and Exhibition Contents

The opening will take place on Friday, March 28, 2025, at 19:30, and will be inaugurated by the distinguished printmaker Hambis. The exhibition features 37 ink drawings.

Theme and Inspiration

A section of the works is inspired by verses from Eftychia Panayiotou’s poetry collection "Myths for the End of the World." In July 2024, during a trip to Houdetsi, near Heraklion, Crete, for music lessons, Karageorgis studied her book and began sketching in a notebook, inspired by her verses. Phrases such as "on the edge of time," "birds fastened to their feet," "body to body, your heart with his heart," "beautiful birds brought them here," and "celestial bodies in dense ink" ignited his imagination and accompany the artworks.

The Artistic Journey of the Artist

Alongside composing music, Karageorgis has been working with drawing for many years. During his travels, he always carries sketchbooks, capturing the view from hotel and house windows. These images serve as points of reference and creative inspiration. Cities such as Munich, Hamburg, Scotland, Paris, Berlin, Athens, the Czech Republic, and Glasgow have left their imprint on his works.

In the summer of 2011, during a trip to Germany with Michalis Pieris for the performance "The Song of the Bridge" by THEPAK, Karageorgis began sketching scenes of Hamburg’s architecture. In these drawings, he incorporated elements from Cyprus, such as the Pentadaktylos mountain range, often depicted with birds flying over its peaks, symbolizing the trauma of war and the quest for lost freedom. Encouraged by artist friends, he transferred his sketches from notebooks to larger formats, leading to his first solo exhibition in 2014 at Gloria Gallery.

Artistic Approach

A central feature of Karageorgis’ work is the combination of geometric patterns, a quality also reflected in his musical compositions. Dots, lines, circles, squares, and triangles are repeated in various combinations, meticulously forming human figures, trees, and houses with antennas.

His drawings incorporate personal experiences, such as clothes hanging on lines, knives, and stones, evoking childhood memories from his village, Tsada. His father worked in the 1930s in the knife workshops of Lapithos, crafting knives he sold at fairs before later using them as a butcher. Additionally, he recalls the construction of domes in his village and the clearing of stones from fields—elements that, in his work, serve as a reminder of natural materials in an era dominated by concrete and steel.

Symbolism in His Work

His faceless figures, composed of dots and lines, place humanity at the center. His modest and humble houses reflect a longing for simplicity, away from material wealth and the imposing towers that dominate the contemporary landscape. His trees symbolize natural life, virtue, and longevity, while his birds signify freedom, the spirit of independence, and the journey of life. Lastly, the clothes hanging on lines symbolize humanity’s suspension between earth and sky, hinting at the spiritual dimension of human existence.

Duration:  28.3 – 15.4.2025

Gloria Gallery is happy to present the solo exhibition of the visual artist Rea Afantitou. The opening of the exhibition “MIRROR IN 40 ROOMS” will take place on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

Biography

Rea Afantitou was born in Nicosia in 1960. She studied Plastic Arts in France – Universite de Provence Aix-Marseille. She lives and works in Nicosia. Her artistic career is based on the study and research of concepts such as the trace as a carrier of memory, forgetting, identity, otherness. Her work is conceptually charged through the semantic value of the material -painting medium, metal, fabric, cotton, transparency, objet trouve etc.-

She has presented her works in solo and group exhibitions in Cyprus and abroad. She has taken part in the XVII Alexandria Biennale with a group of artists from Cyprus in 1991 and in the Sharjah Biennale –United Arab Emirates in 1999 with a group of artists from Greece.

With her work she has been invited to participate in group exhibitions in Cyprus, Greece, England, France, Spain, Malta and Belgium.

Rea Afantitou's parallel occupation since her return to Cyprus until today is the teaching of Art. In 1985 she created the HELIOS Art Workshop with the aim of Visual Education by organizing educational programs, exhibitions, exhibitions, lectures and seminars.

Thoughts

A photograph pinned to a corner of my workshop wall for many years. Forty people, women, men and children, members of a small community in Cyprus (Lania) present themselves, without inventing them, with an undisguised innocence. The frontal posture and the gazes in the photograph by J.P. Foscolo from the 1890s reflect collectively like a mirror and provoke the wonder of my own investigation into a complex network of human connections.

Between the matter that surrounds me and the fragments of memory reserves, the necessity for updating the unfamiliar in each present time is constantly pending.

Again, and again the persistence of the gaze provokes thought and emotion. A need for personal repatriation arises by opening the field of photography, deconstructing and reconstructing new compositions of meaning with material from my own experiential reserve. Sounds, words, smells, images, symbols, people and landscapes.

The vulnerable, the fragile, the irrevocable, the expected. How we ultimately define our essence as individuals but also as collectivities.

Duration:  5 – 22.3.2025

Gloria Gallery is delighted to present the seventh solo exhibition of the artist Andreas Karousios. The opening of the exhibition, titled "Erotic Painting - Squares," will take place on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.

About the Artist

Andreas Karousios was born in 1978 in Athienou. He graduated with honours in 2004 from the School of Fine Arts in Thessaloniki, where he studied under Professor G. Skolfinos.

In this new exhibition, characterized by its erotic themes, the artist showcases a collection of works combining ink with oil pastels, coloured pencils, and other techniques. His creations are rendered on paper, canvas, and wood, demonstrating a diverse approach to materials and techniques.

Karousios’ work draws inspiration from emotions, memories, and mental states, creating a unique artistic narrative. His pieces are part of public and private collections in Cyprus and abroad, and he has participated in numerous group exhibitions.

Artistic Perspective on His Work

Visual artist Savvas Christodoulides comments on Karousios' work:

“Each of his works represents a union of the celestial and the earthly, the real and the imaginary, the solid and compact with the fluid and malleable, the chaotic with the tangible. It is a painting style that does not narrate but invites the viewer to immerse themselves in a visual condition that guarantees both timeless artistic values and contemplative achievements.”

Christodoulides further highlights:

“Karousios’ work is a significant chapter in the history of painting in this region. Alongside a few of his contemporaries, he strongly proclaims and faithfully expresses the sanctity of the practice known as painting.”

The exhibition is open to the public, and we invite you to explore the unique artistic approach of Andreas Karousios.

Duration:  4 – 25.2.2025

 Gloria Gallery presents the third solo painting exhibition of the distinguished sketcher and painter George Mitides, entitled "MUSES". The exhibition focuses on women as muse and source of inspiration, highlighting the magic and complexity of the feminine presence through the unique perspective of the artist.

The opening will take place on Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 7:30 pm, with an introductory speech by the acclaimed visual artist Andreas Ladommatos.

A few words about the artist

Georgos Mitides was born in occupied Trachonas, Nicosia Cyprus. From a young age, he showed his talent and inclination towards art. After completing his high school studies, he studied English Literature in Athens, where he simultaneously began his professional career as a cartoonist in Athenian newspapers.

Returning to Cyprus, he worked as a cartoonist in most Cypriot newspapers and participated in international exhibitions. He was distinguished with the Work of Excellence award at the International Exhibition in Israel and won an international award at an exhibition in Turkey on the theme “The Planet’s Climate Changes”.

Painting remains his greatest love. This third exhibition captures his artistic development and his unique approach to the female figure.

Statements by George Mitides

“Art has always been within me. Since I was a child, I have been moved by the search for beauty. Even when circumstances did not allow me to devote myself exclusively to painting, sketching was a substitute that kept my artistic concerns alive.

This exhibition is the result of an inner exploration and freedom. I render female figures with a sense of abstraction of the line and an intense colour element, letting the magic of colour guide the creation. This story fascinates me, and I hope it will also move the audience.”

Duration:  19 .12.2024 – 7.1.2025

Gloria Gallery presents the anniversary painting exhibition of Christos Foukaras, on the occasion of the artist's 80th birthday. In the exhibition, the artist will present his most recent work, including works from the last four to five years, with seascapes, houses, courtyards, compositions with human figures, all captured in oils and pastels, as well as selected works from earlier periods. The opening of the exhibition will take place on November 22, 2024, at 6:30 pm, by the Mayor of Nicosia, Charalambos Pruntzos.

The art of Christos Foukaras has generated extremely positive reviews from important techno critics and artists. Haris Kambouridis, in 2002, wrote about his work:

"...Looking at Foukara's works, one experiences the special illumination of each moment, the passage of time from morning to dusk. Shadows in the ravines, hues that change according to the sunlight, colors that escape from the physical and turn into carriers of psychic meaning, in expressionist or fauvist writing, and not just impressionist as it seems at first glance…”

Nikos Hatzinikolaou, in 2007, adds:

"Christos Foukaras is one of the leading personalities of the artistic life of Cyprus and Greece. This is due to his creative work and moral stature. A world of great coherence and duration emerges through his oils and pastels. The world of Diamantis' Cyprus finds here its counterpart and continuation on the same level..."

In the catalog of the exhibition presented this year at the Mosaic Gallery in Paphos, the engraver Hampis writes:

"I've said it before, I've rewritten it, and I'll continue to do it beyond sentimentality and a friendly relationship, that Christos Foukaras was one painter among many, one who stands out from many others. In the painter of Cyprus, in the true sense of the word. Undeniable witness to the incredibly rich work he gave birth to! I speak with what I know about Art. Foukaras was the first among the first painters who praised Cyprus. Look at his work, study it, you will see yourself in it, you will see our history, our traditions, our morals and customs..."

Duration:  22 .11 – 14.12.2024

Gloria Gallery presents the new exhibition of Susan Vargas, entitled VANITAS  from 1 – 18 November 2024.   

Susan Vargas was born in Bogotá, Colombia in 1963. From 1982 – 1986 she studied art in Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, GA., USA and in Florence, Italy. In 1987 she studied at the Hocshule fur Angewendete Kunst in Vienna, Austria. From 1988 to 1989 she did experimental theatre and video art at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá. During 1989 – 1990 she did a postgraduate course in art at the Cyprus College of Art.

In 1990 she started the “Praxis & Installations” with Rinos Stefani. In 1994 she participated in the Pan-Hellenic Art Symposium at the Famagusta Gate in Nicosia. In 1995 she did the installation “Road of Bread” in Apocalypse gallery, Nicosia. She participated in the installation “Sphere” 1998 and “SeaNet” 2000, both in the Akamas peninsula, Cyprus. In 1999 she represented Cyprus in the art project “Sail colony” in Samos Island and Thessalonica, Greece.

She has had 7 solo exhibitions and participated in many group shows in Cyprus, Greece, Colombia and the USA.

Art Theoretician Dr Nadia An axagorou, says:

“Susan Vargas develops a very personal idiom that ends up being universal in its origins, combining playfully and strongly while at the same time concentrating on European trends with the art of Cyprus and Latin America, where she comes from. the

In her appliqués, with the upright or inverted human figures, the limbs ending in autonomous existences, as floating palms or as inverted feet sinking into the water, with bulls and lions, fish and crocodiles, owls, eagles, hawks and all manner of flying and aquatic creatures, her landscapes and flower portraits function as a ritual eulogy to a universe, seen differently. Her paintings with the tiny people moving like puppets between tall buildings of big cities, manipulated, as it were, by evil forces, with the skulls and carcasses of animals next to the Crucified, with the Tower of Babel and the saving Ark of Noah, with human bodies bent and heads wedged in glasses, they constitute an elegy to life and death, to the suffocating loneliness one experiences when the psyche literally suffocates in conditions of isolation, among the crowd. Her work is raised as a cry of supplication that seeks release from dream-memories-nightmares and the comforting resurrection-elevation that the universe emits through the fluttering of a bird or the gentle touch of a cat.”

Niki Loizidis, Emeritus Professor of Art History, Athens School of Fine Arts states: “I believe that Susan Vargas ‘ multicultural experiences helped her to avoid frivolous and shallow association with artistic currents of the so-called postmodern aesthetics, which influenced the region in a way that I might call, culturally ‘neo-colonial’. Her charming thematic repertoire intertwines biblical narratives, stories from Cyprus and Latin America, bullfights and wars, themes of Greek mythology, migration, natural disasters, dreams, and personal myths. I would not hesitate to say that all categories of her works (textiles, oil paintings, drawings, constructions) express a spontaneous expressive immediacy often tender yet harsh, even violent but never simplistic. The Bull in the Art of Susan Vargas occupies a dominant position. Thus she paints a bull frolicking in the fields in the company of flying birds, or conversing with them in a ‘language’ that man, clinging to his reason, cannot conceive.” 

Duration:  1.11 – 18.11.2024

Gloria Gallery presents the new artistic proposal of George Gavriel. The exhibition will open on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. The academic Dr Christos Hadjioannou will perform the opening ceremony.

George Gavriel was born in Nicosia and studied at the "Surikov" Academy of Fine Arts, Moscow. He graduated in 1987 with a degree in "Master of fine arts". From 1990 to 2008 he worked as an art teacher in Secondary Education, from 2008 to 2017 he worked as an art inspector in M.E. and since 2017 he has been working as a Principal in Secondary Education schools. At the same time, he is active in the artistic events of Cyprus and abroad, with frequent solo and group exhibitions. In 1984, the Surikov Moscow State Art Institute, organized his first solo exhibition in the halls of the Academy. He has participated in the Beijing Biennale in 2010, 2012, 2017 and 2019.  The National Museum of Art of China purchased his participating artwork at the 7th Beijing International Biennale. In 2013 he was awarded the State Illustration Award of Cyprus. His works are hosted in the books of Modern Greeks of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade of the Gymnasium. In 2018 he participated in the 1st Larnaca Biennale in Cyprus.

Like all artists, George Gavriel expresses through his works his love for our place, his experiences, and reflections on what is happening in Cyprus and in the world in general in his own special way.

The work of George Gavriel opens a new window in the artistic events of our place. A window that only free-thinking artists, far from defined frames and boundaries, can open. He states that he puts his art at the service of society, creates works that fight injustice and encourage participation in political action. At the same time, he remembers the beauty. He probably recalls it and leans on it like a button in the difficult fight. It oscillates between the awakening of aesthetic pleasure and the mobilization against the vicious forces of the system.

In the works of George Gavriel there is always that spark that distinguishes the true from the counter, the work of art from the beautiful representation. Through his drafts, the world is recorded seen with his own eyes, as he experiences it and dares to make it public by sticking his tongue out sharply in the system. He is original, he experiments with materials, with style, with composition. Sometimes it stigmatizes the system, sometimes it blurs, sometimes it explores the beauty of the world and sometimes it mocks or makes fun of it.

Duration:  11 – 26.10.2024

On Friday, September 20, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. the visual artist Hourig Torossian will inaugurate the painting exhibition of Kristia Andreou at Gloria Gallery.

Kristia Andreou is a painter of Cypriot and Bulgarian origin. She was born in Nicosia on February 19, 1994. She studied at the Cyprus Academy of Fine Arts in Limassol (2008-2010), obtaining the GCE in Fine Art. In 2012 she studied academic painting at the Bulgarian Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia. In 2016 she obtained a BA in Fine Arts from the University of the West of England in Bristol. Further, she obtained a Master degree of Fine Arts from Frederick University in Nicosia in a program based on Contemporary Art Practices (2016-2018).

Kristia as an artist likes to experiment with different materials and subjects. Her works take a critical look at social and cultural issues. In addition, her new series of works is inspired by memories and the human figure as the main protagonist. In this series of works, she uses oil paints on canvas.

The artworks in this exhibition, entitled "Nostalgia”, are a heartfelt exploration of memories, a theme he dealt with in depth from 2022 to 2024. Through these paintings, she invites each viewer to connect with their own personal experiences and reflections of remembrance as well as searches from the past with a beacon of the present in a vague horizon of thought. It looks beyond the obvious and seeks careful observation from viewers. The challenge is for viewers to create bridges with the past by calling to the surface of their minds their personal memories.

The painter's goal is to inspire those who see her work to look more closely at the world around them but also at their inner world for our lost innocence.

Duration:  20.9 – 8.10.2024

GLORIA GALLERY invites you to the retrospective textile art exhibition of Avyi Dikeou Kyriakidou. The opening of the exhibition will take place on Thursday 16 of May 2024 at 7.30 pm.

Exhibition duration 16.5 – 4.6.2024

Avyi Dikeou Kyriakidou works with embroidery as an art, a difficult and multifaceted task. Fabrics and their selection are only the first stage of the work. In addition to the inspiration that is primarily based on archaic patterns, other organic forms and nature, their transfer to fabric is a complex task. It takes a lot of study, drafts, choice of colors and materials, collected from many countries, threads, beads and collages. It still takes a long time of effort for each project. A key characteristic of textile prints is the three-dimensional structure and meticulous attention to detail.

Avyi Dikeou Kyriakidou was born in Nicosia, Cyprus in 1946.

After graduating from Kykkou High School she went to Manchester where she studied Art and Design at Manchester College of Art and Design (now Manchester University) specializing in Fashion and Textiles.

After completing her studies, she returned to Cyprus where she initially worked in the fashion industry. Then for eighteen years she taught art in Secondary Education.

In her spare time, she experimented with various techniques, such as still life painting and nude painting, but her main interest is textile artwork.

So far, she has presented her textile art in two solo exhibitions in Nicosia, Cyprus 

And has also participated in several group exhibitions.

Her works are in private collections and in The Republic of Cyprus’s Art Collection.

Duration:  16.5 – 4.6.2024

 On Thursday, April 4, at 7.30 pm His Beatitude Archbishop Georgios of Cyprus, will inaugurate the painting exhibition of Silia Philippou at Gloria Gallery. The exhibition is entitled “VIEWS AND OPINIONS 3”. 

“Mother nature, the place where man feels comfortable, the element that accepts him as he is. Where he does not need to pretend his image and with the simplest attire, even naked, he feels comfortable. One with the environment. He swims, runs, shouts, throws stones into the sea, lies on the ground, does all kinds of madness, feels and rejoices because he feels the space is his own.”

In such an environment, Silia tries to transport us with her paintings to make us feel the emotion. The feeling and the belief that a part of the world belongs to us, that not everything is lost, that there is still hope.

Silia Philippou lives and works in Athens. She was born in Nicosia and studied Painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts in the workshop of Nikos Kessanlis in 1984-89. She also studied Art and Design at the Vakalo School. From 1990 to 2011 she was an Art teacher in Secondary Education. He is a member of E.E.T.E. (Chamber of Visual Arts of Greece) and member of EI.KA (Union of Cypriot Artists of Cyprus). She is married to fellow artist Alexandros Santi and they have two sons. Her works are in private and state collections in Cyprus, Greece, the USA, Europe and the Middle East. The exhibition entitled <<VIEWS AND VIEWS 3>> is her eighth solo exhibition.

The exhibition opens on April 4 and will remain open until April 27, 2024.

Duration:  4 -27.4.2024

Extended until May 10.2024 by appointment only

Dimitris Alithinos exhibited for the first time in Nicosia in 1983 and since then he has been constantly present in the cultural development of Cyprus with exhibitions, cover-ups, lectures, publications, publications.

In the present exhibition, Dimitris Alithinos approaches the theme of love in a timeless and bold way, interpreting both its bright and dark sides.

Tenderness, rawness, pleasure and supplication mingle and emerge in twenty-one exquisite drawings and five paintings.

The works are creations of the last five years and are exhibited for the first time in Cyprus.

Duration:  6 - 30.3.2024

Christian W. Bertram's work belongs to the European tradition of drawing as an independent genre and depicts Greek everyday life through an expressionist lens. In Bertram’s sixth exhibition in Cyprus, the drawings on cigarette packets also reflect a certain intention of the artist: that of not wanting passers-by or café regulars to notice that he is drawing them, thus keeping the spontaneity of the snapshot: not only was the packet hidden in the palm, but it also had a concealing lid.

Away from the trends of his time, Bertram emphasizes the human form, focusing on the search for an inner essence rather than producing a mere descriptive representation.

Duration 15.2. - 1.3.2024

George Mavros  was always in touch with painting and the arts in general, using various materials such as copper, clay, marble, wood, and oil paints. He chose painting as an art form motivated by the colors and scenes from the Cypriot tradition.

He is inspired by the manners and customs of the last century, by the great holidays such as Easter "Lambri", Christmas, summer, harvest, weddings, and others. Also, from the mountains and the stables of the village, from songs, proverbs, and sayings.

George's painting is experiential and at the same time very narrative. The artist approaches tradition with respect and love. These feelings are reflected in his work. His painting has quite a lot of naive elements with a tendency to render the volume and generally the third dimension.

An element he often projects in the scenes he paints is humor. A sarcastic humor, since it springs from the sufferings of the common man, but also a peculiar, bitter humor that characterizes George himself. A joy that gives his work sincerity and humanity.

Duration 16.1. - 8.2.2024

The following visual artist are participating in the exhibition with small artworks suitable also for gifts:

George Gavriel,

Doros Heracleous,

Stavros Kikas,

Despina Nicolaidou

Gianna Nikolaou,

Lefteris Olympios,

Marion Pascali,

Myro Skapoulli,

Olga Spanou,

Johannes van Vugt,

Evgenia Vasiloudi,

Duration 28.12.2023 – 13.1.2024

Evgenia Vasiloudes’s visual concept is a seamless extension of her “textual nets”. series, inspired by winning the first prize in the recent House of Representatives artistic gift competition. Her new collection, "Embroidered Textual Scapes," delves into the themes of the Mediterranean Sea and the art of embroidery.

Duration: 5.12.2023 – 22.12.2023

George Kotsonis is one of the most important and well-known Cypriot painters. He lives and works in Paphos.

Duration: 2 - 30.11.2023

The visual artist Savvas Christodoulides mentions: 

"The work of Karousios is a chapter in the history of the painting of the place. Along with few others of his contemporaries, he vigorously proclaims and passionately expresses the sanctity of the practice called painting."

Duration: 4 - 26.10.2023

The University of Nicosia and Gloria Gallery are co-organizing an exhibition of the internationally renowned Greek painter Konstantinos Spyropoulos. The opening of this important exhibition entitled "The fullness of empty space" will take place on Sunday 2/7/2023 at 8 p.m.

Duration: 2 - 16.7.2023

 Gloria Gallery, in the context of encouraging and promoting young artists, presents the exhibition of the multi-awarded high school student of Dali Lyceum, Nefeli Kyriakidou, entitled "Faces". 

Duration: 7 - 23.6.2023

Artworks from the following visual artists are on show: Argyris Constantinou, Glyn Hughes, Doros Irakleous, Pindaros Michaelides, Dimitris Michlis, Lefteris Olympios, Stefano Paci, Mariam Soukhanova Foukara, Olga Spanou, Susan Vargas, Johannes van Vught 

Duration: May 2023

The exhibition “The Road” continues with some more of the minimalistic magic of Johannes van Vught.

Duration: 21 - 30.3.2023

The title of the exhibition “The Road” is taken from a poem by Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken”. In the paintings you can find indications of choices that determine our journey through life. In his paintings Van Vugt often refers to his childhood. A growing child has to make choices that can turn out to be good or bad. How we interpret these choices really makes us who we are. We can look back into the past and see which choices have shaped us the most.

Duration: 2 -  21.3.2023

The following painters participate in the exhibition with their artworks: Christos Andreou, Susan Vargas, Evgenia Vasiloude, George Gavril, Doros Irakleous, Andreas Ion Makrides, Dimitris Michlis, Lefteris Olympios, Marion Pascali, George Pafitis, Myro Skapoulli, Olga Spanou, Rinos Stefanis,  Mariam Souhanova-Foukara   and Garth Frost.

Duration: 8 -  24.2.2023

The Primary is the first solo exhibition of Andreas Ion Makrides.

The exhibition is sponsored by Prospectacy (https://www.prospectacy.com/).

Duration: 10 -  30.1.2023

Gloria Gallery is hosting a group exhibition  with small artworks of paintings, sculpture, ceramics and jewelry  from our well known and new visual artist.  

 The following artists are participating in the exhibition:

Andreas Asproftas, Evgenia Vasiloudi, George Gavriel, Doros Heracleous, Lisa Zakharova, Evagoras Karageorgis, Dimitris Karakassiev, Stavros Kikas, Dimitris Michlis, Despina Nicolaides, Gianna Nikolaou, Lefteris Olympios, Stefano Paci, George Pafitis, Chara Savvidou, Myro Skapoulli, Olga Spanou, Charalambos Christodoulou.

Duration: 16.12.2022 -  5.1.2023

Andreas Karousios was born in 1978 in Athienou, Cyprus. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Thessaloniki in the workshop of Professor Giorgos Golfinos and graduated in 2004 with honors. In this fifth solo exhibition, he will present over 40 works with themes inspired by nature and the pulse of life.

Duration: 22.11 -  12.12.2022

Gloria Gallery is hosting a group exhibition with an autumn theme. 

The following painters are participating in the exhibition with their artworks: 

Johannes Van Vugt,  Lisa Zakharova,  Doros Irakleous,  Dimitris Karakassiev,  Dimitris Michlis,  Despina Nikolaides,  Gianna Nikolaou

 Lefteris Olympios,  Marion Pascali,  Myro Skapoulli,  Olga Spanou

 Duration: 5 - 18. 11. 2022

Gloria Gallery launches the new artistic season with a painting exhibition by Marion Pascali bearing the title “The Internal Body of Desire”. 

The artists explains the theme of her current exhibition as follows: In Dante Alighieri’s work, the human desire is the springboard for a conscience movement towards the encounter with the good and beautiful, God. As such, desire in everyday life- in all its manifestations- constitutes a “staircase” towards the truth of the Divine. 

Duration: 5.10 - 21 .10. 2022

Gloria Gallery celebrates its 45th anniversary with a group exhibition. 

The following visual artists are  participating in the exhibition with their artworks: 

Suzan Vargas, Eugenia Vassiloudi, Johannes Van Vugt, George Gabriel, Myria Georgiou, Andreas Efesopoulos, Liza Zakharova, Doros Irakleous, Glyn Hughes, Kyriakos Theocharous, Umit Inatci, Evagoras Karageorgis, Stavros Kikas, George Kotsonis, Evangelos Konstantelos, Argyris Konstantinou, Kikos Lanitis, Arsenti Lisenkov, Eleni Nikodemou, Despina Nikolaidou, Yianna Nicolaou, Lefteris Olympios, Marion Pascali, Miro Skapoulli, Leonidas Spanos, Olga Spanou, Rinos Stefani, Christos Foukara, Mariam Souxanova - Foukara and Katerina Foukara.  

Duration: 26.5 - 30 .6. 2022

Notebooks were compiled by  members of the Greek Archaeological Mission to Agios Georgios Pegeias and associate teachers under the supervision of the Department of Antiquities and sponsored by the Anastasios G. Leventis Foundation.

The original of the artworks illustrating the notebooks by Rinos Stefani and Susan Vargas are presented at the exhibition. 

Duration: 6 - 23.5.2022 

An exhibition of artworks dedicated to the anniversary of National Polygenesis by Argyris Konstantinos.  

Duration: 17.2.2022 to 15.3.2022.

After their joint exhibition entitled Autobiographical in 2018 in Amsterdam, the work of the two artists is reunited this time at Gloria Gallery in Nicosia.

Duration: 22.2.2022 to 15.3.2022.

Stefano Paci was born in Italy in 1956. He studied at the Istituto Statale d’Arte in Urbino. From 1982-1985 he worked with the "Emarginante" team in Urbino. The group created a series of musical, theatrical and visual works which were presented at an event in Italy. For many years and until 2016 he lived and worked in Cyprus. He has been living in Fano, Italy since 2016, but his relations with Cyprus remain close. He has made a series of solo exhibitions and has taken place in many group exhibitions both in Cyprus and in Italy.

Duration: 1.2  to 19.2. 2022 

Using materials she finds in her yard, in the workshop and elsewhere, Olga Spanou creates unique works of art:  micro-sculptures, jewelry and constructions.

Duration: 16.12.2021 to 7.1. 2022 

In this artistic proposal of Evangelos Konstandelos the essence is the black, which floods the artistic creations, redefining and reshaping a dialectic long forgotten. 

Duration: 26.11.2021 to 14.12 2021  

The new artistic proposal of Eugenia Vassiloudi is developed in the familiar space of Engraving and on the themes at the core of her artistic interest: always nature, the environment and the female identity in the foreground.

 Duration: November 2 - 22, 2021

Gloria Gallery presents the fourth solo exhibition of paintings by Andreas Karousios. 

Andreas Karousios was born in 1978 in Athienou. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Thessaloniki in the atelier of Professor G. Skolfinos and graduated in 2004 with honors. In his new solo exhibition, he will present 89 works measuring 35x50 cm with themes inspired by nature, the pulse of life and the four seasons. Vibrant bright colors alternate with soft pastel shades.

The works he will present are a work that thrives through emotions, memories and moods. Speaking about his works, he mentions "Painting with colored pencils and inks on paper pressed on wood. Don't like the word pressed? Stuck then ... so that they never separate. The setting up of the works in the space creates an adjacent landscape. The importance of recalling memory lies in the fact that it is likely to be instantaneous - product "

Duration: October 7 - 27, 2021  

"But in my paintings, you will not see my dreams and my own associations but a clear representation of the source of information and inspiration. I try, if ever possible, to paint the swirling air, the light that illuminates, the earth that is shaken and the damage that, all together, they cause incessantly. Damage to stones often creates the most unexpected and complex formations in shape and surface. Even random assemblies resulting from all kinds of displacements are magical. The wild vegetation and the drastic and dramatic encounter of all the elements with the sky, the clouds, and the turbulent sea complete successive theatrical performances. I did what I could to give it live, so that they might be able to become a trigger or motivation for each viewer to make their own associations and myths." 

Duration: July 7 - 30, 2021  

 A solo exhibition of the well known Cypriot artist.  

Duration: May 21 - June 30, 2021  

The following artists are participating in the exhibition: Stella Angelidou, Stavros Antonopoulos, Eugenia Vassiloudi, George Gabriel, Andreas Efesopoulos, Kyriaki Efesopoulou, Renos Efesopoulos, Doros Irakleous, Glynn Hughes, Nina Iakovou, Vassilis Ierides,  Evagoras Karageorgis, Stavros Kikas, George Kotsonis, Maria Kyprianou, Annita Laniti, Pindaros Michaelides,  Georgia Michaelidou,  Yianna Nikolaou, Lefteris Olympios, Stefano Paci, Marion Paschali, George Pafiti, Chara Savvidou, Myro Skapoulli, Olga Spanou, Andreas Farmakas, Katerina Foukaras, Mariam Souhanova – Foukaras, Christos Foukara, Charalambos Christodoulou and Christina Christofi.  

Duration: April 19 - May 15, 2021  

Gloria Kassianidou invites the art-loving public with the following words: "Our ancient ancestors said that in order for life to be beautiful, it needs" bread and spectacles ". With the quarantine we were deprived of everything. So, we take the courage to offer you "Spectacle".  I invite you to come and enjoy this multi-form, multi-faceted and multi-dimensional truly spectacular exhibition, with 32 well-known artists who worked and created in these difficult situations, paintings, sculptures, ceramics and photography".

The following artists are participating in the exhibition: Stavros Antonopoulos, Eugenia Vassiloudi, George Gabriel, Andreas Efessopoulos, Renos Efessopoulos, Kyriaki Efessopoulou, Doros Irakleous, Nina Iacovou, Alexis Ierides, Kyriakos Kallis, Evagoras Karageorgis, Stavros Kikas, Giorgos Kotsonis, Annita Laniti, Georgia Michaelidou, Despo Nikolaidou, Eleni Nikodemou, Yianna Nikolaou, Lefteris Olympios, Marion Paschali, George Pafitis, Mary Savva, Chara Savvidou, Myro Skapoulli, Leonidas Spanos, Olga Spanou, Andreas Farmakas, Katerina Foukaras, Mariam Souhanova – Foukaras, Christos Foukara, Charalambos Christodoulou and Christina Christofi.  

Duration: February 17 - April 10, 2021  

 A retrospective exhibition of the famous painter Giorgos Erotokritos (1948-2013) . The exhibition includes works by the artist with the well-known themes that inspired him, such as angels and mermaids framed by the intense blue color that characterizes his work.  . 

Duration: November 10, 2020 - January 11, 2021.    

 In this Exhibition, George Gabriel opens his sketch books, announces his blueprints, his ideas, his reflections, the way he thinks and the process by which he creates his works.  

Duration: October 9 - November 5, 2020. 

This exhibition of paintings spans the artistic life time of the Dimitris Michlis.  The works presented are from Gloria Gallery' collection.  Duration: June 26 - July 15, 2020.