Historic Meeting of Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot Artists in Gotland

Portraits in alphabetical order
(Page updated August 4, 1999)


EFI ANDRIANOU
Painter with 3 one man shows in Nicosia. Has worked with bi communal groups.

RUZEN ATAKAN
Painter. She has participated in many individual and group exhibitions since 1988.

POPI AVRAAMP
Actor, Has worked in Greece as an actor. In Cyprus she has worked for the State Theatre of Cyprus and the Saturical Theatre.

RHEA BAILEY
Painter. Over 25 exhibitions in Cyprus, UK, USA, Spain.

ANDREAS CHARALAMBOUS
Since 1980 directs his Art School in Nicosia, over 20 exhibitions, Worked as stage designer. Former president of the Cyprus Chamber of Arts. Exhibited in 1997 in Famagusta with Mehmet Ulumbatli

PANICOS CHRYSANTHOU
Filmdirector, has made three films:

  1. Details in Cyprus 1987 64. min.
  2. Our wall 1993 108 min. - Ipekci Peace Price 1997
  3. The footprints of Aphrodite, 1997

ALIKI DANEZI-KNUTZEN
Filmdirector, worked for La Mamma Theater in New York. Films:

FIKRET DEMIRAG
Poet and writer. He has published twenty poetry books. Currently he is a manager of art and culture section in Kibris Newspaper.

YASAR ERSOY
Actor. He has been the art director of Nicosia Munipality Theatre since 1980.

EFTYCHIOS GAVRIEL
Translator. Has a degree in turkish studies. He is working at the Cyprus University in the Department of Turkish Studies. He has participated in many dicommunal meetings.

CHRISTOS GEORGIOU
Filmdirector. Has worked in Cyprus, Greece and UK. Is making right now a film called "UNDER THE STARS" with participation of turkish actors and wants to include turkish cypriots in the film.

DOROS HERACLEOUS
Founding member of the Cyprus Popular Theatre. Has worked in the theatre but in the last year has devoted himself to sculpture. Six one man shows.

ANDREAS KARAYAN
Doctor who decided to leave medicine and devote himself to art, several exhibitions in Cyprus,Athens, Berlin. Illustrated Cavafis poems in German.

NIKI MARANGOU kochlias@spidernet.com.cy
Writer and painter. Born in Cyprus 1948. Studied sociology in West Berlin. Worked at the State Theatre of Cyprus for ten years. Directs Kochlias Booksshop in Nicosia since 1980. Written 5 books, prose, poetry; 2 State prices; 5 exhibitions of paintings. Participation in the Biennales of Cairo and Ljubliana.

ASIK MENE amene@cypronet.net
Painter, opened many individual and group exhibitions in Cyprus and overseas since 1982. Currently he is the director of Pygmalion Art Galery in Nicosia.
http://www.cypronet.net/~amene

GEORGE MOLESKIS
Poet, nine books of poetry, prose. Has translated russian poets of the 20 century. Translates also Majakowski. Works at the Cultural Dep. of the Ministry of Education.

CHRISTINA PAPANICOLAOU
Turkologist. Works at the Cyprus University.

ELLI PEONIDOU
Poet with several books of poetry, prose, and books for young children. Many of her poems have been translated into other languages. Elli is the writer of more than 25 books and is translated in many languages. She has been awarded many prices in Cyprus and Greece. She is a member of the International Association of Literary Critics (A.I.C.L. Paris), of the Union of Greek writers, of the Association of writers for children E.T.C. She has been a member of the jury of the Noustatd Litterary Price (Oaklahoma University).

Elli Peonidou
Stz. 14
Limassol 3091
Cyprus

PENELOPE PHILOTHEOU
Photographer, works as a freelance photographer, now in Milan. Has worked with British Design and Art Direction Association. Represented Cyprus as a Photographer in the Biennale of Yound Artists in Rome in 1999.

DIMITRIS REGGINOS
Started learning guitar at the age of 14. Won several prizes at international classical guitar competitions, First prize Tokyo 1997, First prize Kutna Hora 1996. Gave many solo recitals in Europe and Japan.
http://www.smiley.cy.net/regginos

MEHMET ALI SERAK
Photographer, He worked as the director of the Cultural department at the Ministry of Education and Culture. He has been dealing with the photography since 1977.

KOULLIS THEODOROU
Musician, composer, many concerts in Cyprus and abroad. CD with his own compositions. Has composed music on the poems of major Greek poets.

CHRISTOS ZANOS
Founding member of the Open Theatre in Athens. Member of the Satyric Theatre in Nicosia. Has directed more than 30 plays. Writes plays and short stories.


Front Page of the Cypriot Artists meeting
Timetable
| Programme | Participants | Portraits | Contact
The Gotland Declaration
Art exhibition | Video from the theatre
First day of meeting - Message from UNESCO | snapshots
Moore photos
Organisers are KLYS and Gotland University College, Visby
Other contributors: UNESCO, PROCEED, Municipality of Gotland, County Administration of Gotland, Mare Balticum