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Efpraxia Georgarou

Born in Neoi Epivates , Thessaloniki

Studies Fine Arts in University Of Western Macedonia and lives in Thessaloniki , Greece

 

Efpraxia Georgarou was born in Thessaloniki in 1994. In 2011 she got accepted by the University Of Fine Arts of Western Macedonia, Department of Fine and Applied Arts, as ‘' candidate with special artistic predisposition ( Talent )’’ in the age of 16 and she started her studies after she finished high school .  She graduated from University of Fine Arts in 2017, among the top of her class. In her artistic studies she focuses on the multisensorial perception in art and how artworks can be perceived in a more holistic way by engaging more senses than just vision. In this way, by including more sensorial stimulus, she attempts to bring a wider audience closer to feeling art in a more empathic and free means. In her studies she includes installations, performance art, pencil studies and etching

 

 

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Education

2012 -  University Of Western Macedonia , department of Fine Arts

 

Exhibitions & Festivals

2009 group exhibition with Atelier Amelier in The State Museum of Contemporary Art  in thessaloniki , on the theme   «Russian avant-garde » .

 

2010 group exhibition with Atelier Amelier in the event area of the bookstore  ‘Γνώση’ in thessaloniki on the theme « Discovering surrealism »

 

2013 she participated in camp-youth exchange in Cyprus on the theme (Art & Civilisation Youth Exchange - Cyprus 2013)

 

2013 she participated with the art team ΕΝ-ΦΛΩ in the group work of art and the performance  « ΣΙΣΥφως , Συμφάγωμεν , Συνοδοιπόρος» in thessaloniki as part of dimitria festival

 

2015 she participated in two-day Multidisciplinary Conference on " Landscape : stories , political representations'' by Yannis Ziogas

 

2015 she participated in two-day lecture-performance in thessaloniki , with the international group: Non Grata. (DIVERSE UNIVERSE Nomadic Performance) ,participating also in the final performance with the group

2015 she participated in the ‘2nd Art & Expresion Influence Festival’ on the theme "Χρονοδιακόπτης"(Timers) with lefteris Veletzas (project: cotton entropy)

 

2015 she participated in the group exhibition  ‘ΠΟΛΕΙΣ-(A)OΡΑΤΕΣ – ΑΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΤΕΣ – ΑΝΟΧΥΡΩΤΕΣ’ under the program  «ΧΑΝΙaRT 2015 – ΕΙΚΑΣΤΙΚέΣ ΔΙΑΔΡΟΜέΣ στο ΝΟΜό ΧΑΝίΩΝ»

 

2015 group exhibition for the prevention of breast cancer in Amyntaio in cooperation with the Association of Cancer Patients Amyntaiou and Vicinity " TOGETHER FOR LIFE "

 

2015 she participated in the 3-day performance art workshop , 'SenseSelfEssence', in the area of the theater of ASFA [ cooperation of Μοκε of ASFA with the Cyprus International Performance Art Society (CIPAS)] by the performer Christina Georgiou . At the end of the workshop, she participated in team performance that took place at the foyer of the Fine Arts Theatre .

 

2015 she participated in the illustration of the calendar 2016 of Prespa National Park .

 

2016 participated in a group exhibition - Installation , "Persons 1944-1949 " In Metamatic : Taf Laboratory of Engraving and Printed Art ( T.E.E.T. )

 

2016 participated in the group exhibition " Faces from 1944 to 1949 " in Gallery ALMA Laboratory of Engraving and Printed Art ( T.E.E.T. ) under the Athens printfest festival.

 

2016 she participated in the group exhibition of the event " A Poem for Refugees " . By Στέγη Γραμμάτων & Τεχνών of Amyntaio  on the occasion of the world day of poetry .

2016 she participated in the 3-day workshop «Performance now v.5: Which city? Performance, public space and intervention ", in Thessaloniki, with participation in the final group performance that took place in St. Sophia square in Thessaloniki.

 

2016 she participated in a 10-day performance training project ''Platformance '' organized by Alexandros Plomaritis, in Thessaloniki , under the supervision of VestAndPage, with participation in the final group Performance produced through the project exercises on April 17 in Lab'attoir space.

 

2016 she participated in coordinating the performer who made performances by the texts of Maria Softsi, "Confessions of a mother," a narrative performance, 7th Storytelling and Arts Festival of the Word - Regional Theater of Kozani, participating in the final performance that took place at the railway station warehouses Kozani .

 

2016 she participated in the 1st performance festival PERfORM: 1 in Florina led by Angeliki Angitidou with the performance oscillate

 

2016 she participated in the action '' Etches & print for nature and the environment '' in Florina engraving workshop on '' Eco Festival 'on the occasion of World Environment Day in Kastoria

 

2016 participated in the organization of the 3rd festival for children in Nei Epivates Thessaloniki. (September 3-4)

 

2016 participated in group performance '' Sky piece for J.C. '' after being trained by the curator of Yoko Ono, John Hendricks, within the opening ceremony of the festival of Demetria Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki, the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art.
 
2016 participated in group performance '' cut piece '' within the festival of Demetria Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki, the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art.

 

2016 participated in a 24-hour festival kapani project, part of the parallel activities of Demetria, with the performance '' border H. ''

 

2016 participated in a group exhibition on prevention against breast cancer in Amyntaio with a multisensory project.

 

2016 participated in the group exhibition '' Fires' in Florina, as part of the annual custom Fires. leshi politismou Florina

 

2017 participated in the Biennale of Greek art schools

2017 participated in the 24-hour festival Kapani project 2 , with the performance ‘’ XY –CEMENT & FOOD’’

Links

https://www.kapaniproject.gr/xy-cement-food

http://www.exostispress.gr/Article/mousiki-kinimatografos-performances-sto-2o-Kapani-Project 

https://issuu.com/together43/docs/23tog

http://kioskderdemokratie.blogspot.gr/2016/12/border-h-efpraxia-georgarou-greece.html

http://kioskderdemokratie.blogspot.gr/2016/12/utopia-efpraxia-georgarou-greece.html

 

http://www.itsonlyarts.com/2016/06/utopia-art-performance-by-efpraxia.html

http://neaflorina.blogspot.gr/2013/09/blog-post_29.html sisifos 

 

http://flashnews.gr/post/235191/poleis-a-orates-akybernhtes-anoxyrwtes-ekthesh-sygxronhs-xaraktikhs

 

https://vimeo.com/158944897

 

http://floroieikastikoi.blogspot.gr/2016/03/blog-post_68.html#more 

 

https://vimeo.com/147381069

 

https://openartgallery.wordpress.com/2016/03/02/%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE-%CE%AD%CE%BA%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%B7-%CF%80%CF%81%CF%8C%CF%83%CF%89%CF%80%CE%B1-1944-49-alma-gallery/  

 

http://www.art22.gr/%CF%86%CE%BF%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%AD%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82-%CF%86%CE%BB%CF%8E%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%84%CF%85%CF%80%CF%8E%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BD-%CF%80%CF%81/ 

 

http://www.culturenow.gr/45969/proswpa-1944-49-omadikh-ekthesh-sth-gkaleri-alma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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