Avyi Dikeou Kyriakidou - 2024 - RETROSPECTIVE TEXTILE ART EXHIBITION

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

 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

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

Duration: 21 - 30.3.2023

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

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

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  

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.