Philippos Yiapanis originates from Famagusta and was born in 1957. During the Turkish invasion of 1974, he was held captive for 38 days in the prisons of Amasya and Adana. He studied at a naval engineering school in Greece. Since 1994, he has been exclusively engaged...
Toula Liasi was born in 1957 in Ayia Triada Karpasia, where she lived until the age of eighteen. In 1975, after spending a year enclaved following the Turkish invasion, she left to study in Athens and later in the Netherlands, where she completed her education in the...
Loizos Sergiou was born in 1951 in Ayia Napa. He graduated from the Hellenic Gymnasium of Famagusta and studied Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence (1972–1976), where he presented his first works. After completing his studies, he returned to Cyprus. The...
Maria Loizidou is a visual artist whose work connects personal and political narratives surrounding colonialism, war, oppression, minorities and social rights in Cyprus. Her practice includes drawing, animation, video, sculpture and hand weaving, while her work has...
Andreas Chrysochos was born in 1929 in the village of Milia in the Famagusta district. He attended the Pancyprian Gymnasium, where he studied under Adamantios Diamantis. Following his distinction in a Commonwealth watercolour competition, he received a British...
