Artists

Antonio Aricò

Italy

Antonio Aricò was born in 1983 in Reggio Calabria, a beautiful town in southern Italy that overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. After closely studied the inspirational work of his grandfather, the master carpenter Saverio Zaminga, he went on to study a wide range of design disciplines all over the world.

After working with several design studios in Milan, Aricò opened his very own studio in 2011.

Known for the enthusiasm, determination and personal creative process, Aricò collaborates frequently with Italian craftspeople to create unique objects, as well as major Italian brands that include Barilla, Seletti, Bialetti, Alessi, Bitossi, EditaMateria, Altreforme, Noberasco and Texturae.

Aricò’s history and works have been presented at the Triennale in Milan, the Museum of Holon in Tel Aviv, the NGV in Melbourne, the headquarters of the Italian ambassador in Copenhagen, and in Rome’s Palazzo delle Esposizioni.

Antigone Kourakou

Greece

Antigone lives and works in Athens as an art conservator-restorer.

Her relationship with photography starts in 1998, while still studying art conservation. This experience motivates her to engage further in the medium, both theoretical and technical and reinforces her love of it.

She begins systematic work on photography in 2010, by which time it serves as a means of seeking and expressing a personal aesthetic sense.

Her work has been exhibited in Greece and abroad and published in international magazines, catalogues, and online publications.

Samuele Livornese

Italy

Samuele Livornese was born in Messina, Italy. He has a diploma in Russian and English language and culture. Additionally, he has a certificate of Film Directing (course by Leonid Alekseychuk, Palermo, Italy) as well as a Diploma of Fiction Cinema Director (Academy Michalkov, Moscow, Russia).

He’s active as writer, filmaker, translator and photographer.

Craftmanship is a constant feature of his works, especially in photography. Photographic films, acids, pliers, red light, eyes, time and patience have been the ingredients of his exhibitions.

Samuele is in love with Greece, and he currently lives on Syros.

David Hawkins

United Kingdom

David Hawkins was born in Gloucester and educated at Randwick Village School and Marling School, Stroud, where he was lucky enough to be taught by an exceptional artist, Kenneth Lauder.

He took a BA(Hons) degree in Politics at Liverpool University.

Later in life, he studied at City & Guilds of London Art School and Goldsmiths College where he was awarded a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art.

He now lives and works in Berlin, Germany and Syros, Greece.

His working practise is imbued with spirituality and the light and colour of the Greek island that he now calls home.

Semilu

France

Semilu is an underground, pop, self-taught, social, cigarette-addicted French artist who lives in Rouen, Normandy.

Her work depicts her lifestyle made of artistic events like Apéros* that gather friendly locals that have in common a true passion for cigarettes and red wine. The main subjects in her drawings are herself, her boyfriend Gwen, her dog Goran and close friends she draws portraits of like they are her family. She uses different techniques and media, including Posca pens on paper, Staedtler pens, watercolours or acrylic paint. We can find her work in many places in France as she spreads it generously and exhibits mainly through artistic gatherings.

She also works on-demand as a designer of posters, bags and record sleeves.

Yannis Danelis

Greece

Yannis Danelis holds a postgraduate degree in Computer Science with a specialisation in Digital Art Imaging.

His innate passion for art, motivated him to study at the University of the Arts London (UAL), Europe’s largest specialist University for Art and design, where he perfected his painting and drawing techniques.

Back in Greece, he graduated in Art Theater and finished with a merit scholarship from the faculty of European Civilization in Athens. Yannis considers the English painter John Craxton his teacher. At Craxton’s home, he was honoured to meet the art author and biographer, Ian Collins, with whom Yannis has been working since 2007.

Yannis Danelis today lives and works in Syros, and his thirst for knowledge hasn’t ended.

Spiros Baras

Greece

Spiros Baras is an artist and owner of Plastico. He was born and raised in Athens.

He started to paint soon after obtaining his diploma in Graphic Arts, given his increasing fascination with watercolours.

He first exhibited in 2010 among established artists, in "35 artists exhibit their works on Global Poverty" at Technopolis in Athens.

Isabelle Derigo

Switzerland

Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Isabelle Derigo defines herself as a multi-medium artist. Her work is based mainly on Performance Art, which incorporates her strong yoga background.

She has travelled extensively in the US, Asia and Australia, exploring both the ‘’ancient soul’’ and experimental art to develop her genre. Isabelle’s investigations into the creative process have also led her to work with numerous mediums such as painting, photography, sculpting, etc.

In 2008 Isabelle created The Yoke, a sizeable photographic performance work of five series, using the visual richness of the yogic body as a tool to depict the understanding of universal consciousness. The Yoke affirmed her manifesto to legitimise Yoga in art history as an artistic medium in itself.

Elsa Charalambous

Greece

Elsa Charalambous has studied painting in the workshop of T. Patraskidis and mosaic in the workshop of G. Valavanidis, from 1993 to 1998, at the Athens School of Fine Arts.

From 1999 to 2017 she collaborated with adult educational institutions and taught courses on digital design, arts, culture, art history, drawing, painting, conservation of works of Art.

She taught and exhibited in Greece and abroad. Her works are in the collection of the School of Fine Arts in Athens, the Cyclades Gallery and the Municipal Gallery in Syros, the Kyveli Institute in Syros, the Ersi Gallery and the Arttower in Athens, the Galerie Groendal in the Netherlands, in public buildings in Rotterdam, at the National Stockport Gallery in England, at Centro d’ Arte de Alcobendas in Madrid, at the National Art Museum of China, Beijing in China.

James Chadderton

United Kingdom

James Chadderton is a mixed media artist based in Manchester, UK. His work, consisting mostly of post-apocalyptic landscapes, collapses the boundaries between traditional and composite drawing. James’ drawing style is characterised by a tendency towards magic realism or moments of fantasy within realistic portrayals.

Avid fan of post-apocalyptic films, science fiction, and video games, James has collaborated with EA at the Battlefield franchise as well as music legend Peter Hook at EP 1102/2011, and the BBC. His work has been exhibited in Clifford Whitworth Library (Salford), Manchester Art Fair, Generation Gallery (nationwide), Incognito Gallery (Manchester), dot-art Gallery (Liverpool), and Jeffery-West (Manchester).

In 2019, James won the People’s Choice Award with Liver Building, the first artwork of his post-apocalyptic Liverpool series commissioned for the Liverpool, 2028 exhibition (dot-art Gallery and Bido Lito).

Janet Flynn

United Kingdom

Janet set up Flynn Fine Art soon after finishing her creative training. FFA worked with Theatre and Arts organisations as well as Universities, Local Authorities, Prisons and Hospitals. Her role within these organisations was to facilitate the delivery of arts-related projects.

The company ran successfully for nearly thirty years providing support for private individuals in the creation of exhibitions as well as local arts groups. During her career, Janet continued her practice as an artist, illustrator, ceramics and printmaking.

Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Janet is a respected and well-known figure in the arts community of Northern England. In 2019 she moved with her husband to Syros in Greece to concentrate on her painting.

Theodore Merkos

Greece

Theodore Merkos is a young, self-taught artist. He was born in Athens and raised in Agrinio.

He studies design in Syros and, at the same time, he engages in painting. Since he was a child, he loved art.

He was particularly drawn towards painting. So it came naturally to him to use this form of expression to communicate his feelings and thoughts.

Chrysostomos Galathris

Greece

Chrysostomos Galathris was born in Samos and today lives and works in Athens.

He has studied photography at the Athens Focus School of Arts and the CEPV, Arts Vevey School in Switzerland. His work has been displayed and appreciated in several exhibitions in Greece and abroad.

Salvatore Cultrera

Italy

Salvatore Cultrera was born in Catania (Italy) in 1970.

He lived and travelled around the world before making of Syros Island his home. Salvatore describes himself as a creative spirit.

His curious approach to life has brought him to explore different forms of artistic expression.

He is also a musician, guitarist and songwriter. His albums can be found on Spotify and on his YouTube channel.

Salvatore also designs unique objects, like handmade jewels created using different techniques.

Maria Tzirozidou

Greece

Maria Tzirozidou was born in Athens in 1975. She graduated from the School Of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

For the last fifteen years, she has been living and working as a public art teacher in schools of Sifnos.

Her works are in private collections in Greece and abroad. She has exhibited in Athens and other cities.