Meet Our Artists
Avgi Papapetrou is a professional graphic designer, with a passion for art. She is highly experienced in advertising strategy as well as publishing. Avgi has contributed to Smiling Donkey as an integral member, since the Smiling Donkey brand was launched.
Avgi Papapetrou
Art has always been a challenge for me, as i learned through the years to create my own imagination colours and work on the light and shadow. Οn the canvases, is displayed the beauty of nature, birds and animals as the mixing of the bright colours, combines the elements with a magical result. I have worked on life drawing, life objects, mostly on body and sculpture. I begun my studies in 2006 at Salford University following “Visual Arts “. Through the years, I had the opportunity to participate in several exhibitions in UK and Cyprus, and teach Art. I owned the Agia Anna Art workshop based in Larnaca, where i practice and teach Art.
Marina Matsidi Paparidou
Katerina Stavrou is a freelance painter based in Larnaca, Cyprus. She owns “Artis” art platform, where she teaches and practices art. She began her studies 2007 at Salford University following “Visual Arts” and continued at Manchester Metropolitan University where she graduated in 2011 BA Hons “Fine Art” with upper 2:1. After completing her studies, she undertaken “Art Criticism” short course in Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and followed a mentoring program in Debut Contemporary Art Platform in London. Stavrou has recently gained a Master’s degree in “Cultural Policy and Development” from University of Cyprus.
Katerina Stavrou
Xenia is an architect who lives and works in Larnaca. She received a BA and MArch from the University of Brighton, UK. Having grown up in close proximity to the sea her love and curiosity for nature grew organically. Xenia considers herself as a minimalist architect and an artist of abstract style inspired by the patterns found in nature and personal experiences. She has always been interested in experimenting with different techniques and materials, evoking imaginary and playful effects where abstraction and formation bring harmony to her art pieces. In the last nine years she has presented her work in different regions of Cyprus as well as in galleries and museums.
Xenia Konteati
Christina Konstantinou is a passionate artist working in the fields of animation, film, photography and fine art. She studied Animation (BA) at Birmingham City University (2011 – 2014) where she specialised on stop – motion animated films, puppet, set and prop design. After completing her BA, she studied Film Production: Production Design (MA) at Arts University Bournemouth (2015 – 2017) and graduated with Distinction. At Arts University Bournemouth she had the opportunity to become familiar with set design, visual language, technical drawings, model – making, prop fabrication and aging techniques. Throughout her studies she worked on numerous short films which include live action, stop motion and cut – out animation. Apart from a designer, she was assigned on a few projects as a director and a cinematographer. In addition, she have worked as a concept and storyboard artist, character designer and is skilled in drawing, painting, crafting and sculpting. In 2018 she founded chk Ithaca Studio and has been working as an educator and a freelancer, making films, writing stories and creating artwork. In 2020 she started studying a PhD in Modern Languages with a thesis regarding filmic realities and surrealism entitled ‘Dreams and Other Realities’
Christina Konstantinou
Creativity has always been my motivation. What intrigues me the most, is the fact that a blank canvas can be finally turned into something beautiful, a piece of art. Through the years, I had the opportunity to participate in several exhibitions. I have worked in a variety of fields of art: painting and drawing, printmaking, photography, life drawing, performance art, animation and both film making and video editing. I’ve always thought that my work had nothing to do with political implications but subconsciously had attitudes that would permit, limit or prohibits some kinds of political and social behaviour. (Stelios Georgiou: Master’s degree in Contemporary Art in Edinburgh College of Art 2016-2017)
