Biography | Eirene Constantinou

Eirene Constantinou is a visual artist, researcher and art educator living and working in Larnaka, Cyprus. She holds a BA/MA in Visual and Applied Arts from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Her practice explores an interdisciplinary approach around visual art forms such as painting, photography and video in dialogue with contemporary sculpture and traditional ceramics, site-specific installations and sound performances in public space. In 2020, Eirene opened the doors of EVOHK, an independent artist-run space at the center of the city. She has been ever since, devoted to cultivating a greenhouse for co-creation, social engagement and cultural sustainability. Recently, she participated in two international trainings of Youth Peace Ambassadors Network and Erasmus+ on peace education, non-violent communication, active citizenship and conflict transformation, advancing her knowledge and experience on participatory approaches to learning, project management and community engagement. She is actively involved in the development and empowerment of creativity, education and social action through the arts, currently working with Sistema Cyprus, Hope For Children CRC Policy Center, Youth Makerspace Larnaka, Larnaca Cultural Foundation and Larnaka 2030 ECoC.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2024-present Art Educator at Hope for Children UNCHCPR

2021-present Volunteer/ Trumpet Player at Larnaca's Wind Orchestra of Sistema Cyprus

2020-present Founder/ Manager at EVOHK artist-run space, Larnaca

2018-2021 Research Associate/Social Media Manager at Youth Makerspace Larnaca

2016-2017 Assistant Cultural Officer at the Cultural Services of Larnaka Municipality

EDUCATION

2024 Erasmus+ training programme ACT active citizenship and conflict transformation by Youth Peace Ambassadors Network (YPAN) and HADE, Larnaca, Cyprus

2022 Erasmus+ training programme PEACE 101 peacebuilding, human rights and non-violent communication by Youth Peace Ambassadors Network (YPAN) and Iasmos Collective, Rhodes, Greece

2018-2019 WF4B 'Women fit for Business,' an 8-month training scholarship by AIPFE in collaboration with EY and Cyprus Institute of Marketing (CIM) Nicosia, Cyprus

2015 Postgraduate programme ‘Design & Curation of Museum Exhibitions’ IPP Museology & Cultural Management, AUTH Thessaloniki, Greece

2009-2015 BA/MA Visual and Applied Arts School of Fine Arts-Aristotle University of Thessaloniki AUTH Painting Studio-Prof.: George Skiloyannis, Thessaloniki, Greece

EXHIBITIONS

2025 Kataklysmos - group exhibition at EVOHK artist-run space, Larnaca

2023 Visual Rhythms - EVOHK group exhibition at Zouhouri Square, Larnaka 2030

2022 Electroccurrency - Solo Exhibition at EVOHK artist-run space Larnaka

2022 Forms of Expression I - group exhibition at EVOHK artist-run space, Larnaca

2022 Illusion (reality) group exhibition at Elements Gallery, Larnaca

2021 Social Sculptures BEUYS100 - curated by Marina Christodoulidou Goethe Institut Zypern, UN Buffer Zone, Nicosia

2020 To Pikap – Art Community Exhibition Casa Bianca Municipal Art Gallery Thessaloniki, Greece

2018 ATAXIA Container and Content at Biennale Larnaca - curated by Vasilis Vasileiades & Artion CUltural Foundation, Municipal Art Gallery of Larnaca

2018 Imago Mundi Wonder Island - curated by Nikolas Vamvouklis Fondazione Luciano Benetton,Trieste, Italy

2017 Beyond an Event Horizon - curated by Emily Gray and Leontios Toumpouris Visual Artists Association at Phytorio, Nicosia

2017 Synoikisi/ATAXIA at George Skiloyannis Atelier, Amfissa, Greece

2017 Twin Cities Hissaria/Aleksinac/ATAXIA at Aiani Cultural Centre, Kozani, Greece

2017 Living Organisms/Contemporary artworks in historical places - curated by Elena Efeoglou at Archaeological Museum of Aiani Kozani, Greece

2017 Moi Comme Nous - curated by George Skiloyannis and Reggina Argyraki at Institut Français de Thessalonique, Greece

2017 Graduates of 2014-2017 - curated by Thouli Misirloglou, Katerina Siroglou and Dept. of Fine and Applied Arts AUTH at Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece

2017 Anthropon Erga at Kyriazi Medical Museum, Larnaca, Cyprus

2016 1st Installation Art Festival EFE - curated by Loucas Ioannou & Christina Michaelides at Heroes Square Rialto, Limassol, Cyprus

2015 Time N Space – MA Degree of Fine and Applied Arts AUTH Campus Studios,

Thessaloniki, Greece

2015 Effective Spaces -#3 INSPIRE Festival workshop by Nikos Navrides(GR), Pierre Labat (FR) and Hermann Pitz(DE) at Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece

2015 Boundaries – 60th International Folklore Festival/ATAXIA AT Cultural Centre of Lefkada, Greece

2014 Young Artists from Cyprus - Telogleon Art Foundation AUTH, Thessaloniki, Greece

2014 To the Point – curated by Reggina Argyraki at Aggelon Vima Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece

2014 Indications – curated by George Skiloyannis at Artiscausa Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece

2014 III vs VI – 20th International Short Film Festival of Drama/ATAXIA Cultural Centre ‘Eleftheria’, Drama, Greece

2014 Disorder MakeArt Festival Made in Thessaloniki 3/ATAXIA organized by Parallaxi Art Zine at Stoa Malakopi, Thessaloniki, Greece

2014 The Vitrine’s Room at Thessaloniki’s Historical Centre, Greece

2014 Public Intervention-Artistic and musical improvisation of the students Fine and Applied Arts School AUTH/ATAXIA Arch of Galerius and Rotunda, Thessaloniki, Greece

2014 Heroes are dead, long live the heroes - curated by Dimitris Michalaros, Anthi Argyriou, Panagis Koutsokostas at Action Field Kodra Former Military Camp, Thessaloniki, Greece

2013 The Past as Motive-Contemporary Artworks in historical places curated by Philippos Kalamaras Archaeological Museum of Aiani Kozani, Greece

2012 Pandora’s Box TRANSFORM Faculties of the Fine Arts Departments of Belgrade, Skopje, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Bucharest, Istanbul, Tirana and Sofia – curated by Haris Savopoulos at the State Museum of Contemporary Art, Moni Lazariston, Thessaloniki, Greece

2012 5th Sculpture & Ancient Painting Symposium – curated by Thanos Karonis at the Archaeological Museum of Aiani Kozani, Greece

PUBLICATIONS

2018 Larnaca Biennale // ATAXIA

2017 Imago Mundi: Wonder Island MO17 Artists from Cyprus

2014 Action Field Kodra-Valuable Matter in Valuable Times