Painter – Adamantios Diamantis (In Memoriam)
Adamantios Diamantis studied in London at Saint Martin’s School of Art and the Royal College of Art (1920–1923), where he was awarded the First Prize in Drawing, shared with Henry Moore. He taught at the Pancyprian Gymnasium (1926–1962) and played a key role in the establishment of the Cyprus Folk Art Museum, serving as its first director.
He developed a distinctive artistic language, combining classical values, modernist influences and elements of Byzantine and ancient Greek art. His work focuses on the landscape and people of Cyprus, emphasising the universal and the monumental. Among his most significant works are The World of Cyprus (1967–1972) and the series Agonies (1963–1977).
He presented his work in solo exhibitions in Nicosia, Athens and London and participated in group exhibitions in Cyprus and abroad. He was awarded the Academy of Athens Prize (1976) and the Medal of Letters, Arts and Sciences of the Republic of Cyprus (1993). Retrospective exhibitions of his work were held in Greece and Cyprus.
Directed by: Andreas Araouzos