Marina Kassianidou

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Lives: Limassol, London

Education
Currently:
PhD Fine Art. Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts, London, UK.

2005:
MA Fine Art (with Distinction for final project). Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts, London, UK.

2004:
MS Computer Science (Human Computer Interaction Design). Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

2002:
BA Studio Art (with Distinction). Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
BS Computer Science (with Distinction). Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

2001:
Certificate of Attendance. London Summer Art and Design Programme, American Institute for Foreign Study, London, UK.


Solo Exhibitions
2009:
"Re-Surface," Tenderpixel Gallery, London.

2008:
"Facts and fictions," Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus.

2006:
"Marina Kassianidou - Paintings," Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus.


Group Exhibitions
2013:
"Mediterranea 16: Errors Allowed." Young Artists Biennial. Curators: Charlotte Bank, Alessandro Castiglioni, Nadira Laggoune, Delphine Leccas, Slobodne Veze/Loose Associations, Marco Trulli and Claudio Zecchi.

2012:
"Palimpsest," The Art Space, D�sseldorf, Germany.
"Lunchbox," Water Institute Gallery, Givatayim, Israel. Curator: Gali Timen, artist.
1st International Biennale of Santorini, Santorini, Greece. Drawing curator: Anneca York, independent curator and artist.
"In the night they used to take off," FishnDag, Tel Aviv, Israel. Curator: Gali Timen, artist.
"Palimpsest," The Art Space, Nicosia, Cyprus.
London Art Fair with Tenderpixel Gallery, London, UK.

2011:
"Minor Revisions," Tenderpixel Gallery, London, UK. Curator: Marina Kassianidou.
"An Exchange with Sol LeWitt," curated by Regine Basha. MASS MoCa (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art), Massachusetts, USA (exchibition catalogue).

2010:
"Chypre 2010, L�art au pr�sent," curated by Yiannis Toumazis and Andri Michael. Espace Commines, Paris, France (exhibition catalogue).
"Anonymous Drawing / Archive," curated by Anke Becker & bl�tenweiss. Uferhallen, Berlin, Germany.
"4th Annual Exhibition of Young Cypriot Artists," curated by Dr Sophia Hadjipapa-Gee. Akamantis Center, Nicosia, Cyprus (exhibition catalogue).
"Visual Arts Rhythms," curated by Marina Schiza. Myloi Kaimakliou, Nicosia, Cyprus (exhibition catalogue).
North Branch Projects opening, curated by Regin Igloria. North Branch Projects, Chicago, IL, USA.
"Dwarfs and giants," curated by Gali Timen. Baccio Coffee Shop, Tel Aviv, Israel.
"Limassol Visual Artists at the Castle," curated by Dr Nadia Anaxagorou. Limassol Medieval Castle, Limassol, Cyprus.
"Limassol Artists," Limassol Archaeological Museum, Limassol, Cyprus.
"Forgive me Father for I have sinned," curated by Gali Timen. Lev Cinema, Dizengoff Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.

2009:
"XMAS Group exhibition," Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus.
"Anonymous Drawing," curated by Anke Becker & bl�tenweiss. Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin, Germany.
Group exhibition, Rouan Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus (exhibition catalogue).
"Lemesos 2009: Recent Visual Trends and Perspectives," curated by Dr Nadia Anaxagorou, Evagoras Lanitis Center, Limassol, Cyprus (exhibition catalogue).
"Smoking," Darling Chicken Restaurant, Tel Aviv, Israel.

2008:
"Small is Beautiful," Flowers East, London, UK.
"The Art of Research: Research Narratives," Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK.
"Transparent," Century Tower, Tel Aviv, Israel.

2007:
"Small is beautiful," Flowers Central, London, UK.
Young Artists Awards 2007, Brio Expressions, Limassol, Cyprus.
"Open Studios 2007," En Plo Gallery, Paphos, Cyprus.
"Blank expression," Zion Arts Centre, Manchester, UK.
"Future reflections," Triangle Gallery, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK.
"Young Cypriot Artists," British Council, Nicosia, Cyprus.

2006:
"Small is Beautiful - Portraits," Flowers Central, London, UK.
"Para-dox," Malchei Israel Pet Clinic, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Young Artists Awards 2006, Brio Expressions, Limassol, Cyprus.
"Another product," Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK.

2005:
"Small is Beautiful," Flowers Central, London, UK.
"Girls On Film," Joshua Brooks, Manchester, UK.
Site-specific installation, Amnesty International Headquarters, London, UK.
MA Fine Art Degree Show, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK.
"XHIBIT05," The Arts Gallery, University of the Arts, London, UK.
"Leviathan," Candid Arts Trust Galleries, London, UK.

2004:
"An Art Affair 2004," Stanford University, CA, USA.

2003:
"An Art Affair 2003," Stanford University, CA, USA.

2002:
"Senior Show," Stanford University Department of Art and Art History, CA, USA.
"Works by Katie Flynn and Marina Kassianidou," Stanford University Department of Art and Art History, CA, USA.
"An Art Affair 2002," Stanford University, CA, USA.


Bibliography
2012:
Ilfeld, Etan Jonathan. Beyond Contemporary Art. London: Vivays, 2012.
Levov, Chiquita. "'Despegan por la noche' exposici�n alternativa." Aurora, May 10, 2012, http://www.aurora-israel.co.il/articulos/israel/Arte_y_Espectaculo/44709/
Bodman, Sarah. (Ed.) "Palimpsest 2: Exhibition of Altered Books." Book Arts Newsletter 73 (2012): 31.
Tom Jeffreys, "London Art Fair 2012," spoonfed, January 18, 2012.

2011:
Laura Bushell, "Minor Revisions at Tenderpixel," online review on artslant.com.

2010:
Guy Boyer, "Chypre � Paris pour le R�veillon," online review on connaissancedesarts.com.
"Chypre 2010, L�art au pr�sent," exhibition catalogue, Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts, Cyprus.
"4th Annual Exhibition of Young Cypriot Artists," exhibition catalogue, Akamantis Conference and Exhibition Center, Nicosia, Cyprus.
"50 Years of Artistic Creation," exhibition catalogue, Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts, Cyprus.

2009:
Cyprus Red Cross Home for Sick Children - Group Exhibition, exhibition catalogue, Rouan Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus.
"Lemesos 2009: Recent Visual Trends and Perspectives," exhibition catalogue, Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts, Cyprus.
spoonfed, "Re-Surface," online review on spoonfed.co.uk.
Mark Ridley, "Marina Kassianidou at Tenderpixel Gallery, London," online review on worldwidereview.com.
Elena Castro, "Re-Surface," online review on artslant.com.
"London for free: Re-Surface," Metro, August 25, p. 21.

2008:
The Marmite Prize for Painting exhibition catalogue, London, UK.
Interview on CyBC1 TV (RIK1) and RIKSAT. Aired on the show Eimaste edo on March 22, 2008, 6:15 pm (CY time).
Presentation on CyBC2 TV (RIK2). Aired on the show Endehnos on March 6, 6:20 - 6:50 pm (CY time).
Interview on CyBC2 radio. Aired on the show Round & About with Martyn Henry on March 3, 2008, 6:40 - 6:50 pm (CY time).
Glyn Hughes, "Marina at Gloria�s," The Cyprus Weekly Lifestyle, February 29 - March 6, p. 4.
Glyn Hughes, "Kassianidou at Gloria," The Cyprus Weekly Lifestyle, February 22 - 28, p. 5.
Interview on ANT1 TV. Aired on the show Mera Mesimeri on February 20, 2008, 1:00 - 2:00 pm (CY time).
Yiota Demetriou, "Facts and Fictions," I Simerini, February 17, 2008, p. 87.

2007:
Yiota Demetriou, "Young painters," To Periodiko, September 7, 2007, issue 1113, p. 60.

2006:
Glyn Hughes, "Marina Kassianidou is at Gloria Gallery," The Cyprus Weekly, September 22 - 28, 2006.

2005:
MA Fine Art Degree Show exhibition catalogue, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK.
XHIBIT05 exhibition catalogue, The Arts Gallery, University of the Arts, London, UK.

2002:
Womenspeak, 3, no. 2, 2002, (cover).

1999:
The Mind�s Eye, 7, no. 2, 1999, (cover and illus).


Grants/Awards
2013:
Research Grant, Research Degree Student Support Fund, University of the Arts London, UK

2012:
Ragdale Foundation Residency, Lake Forest, Illinois, USA.
Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences Fellowship, Rabun Gap, Georgia, USA.
VCCA Fellowship, Amherst, Virginia, USA.
Research Grant, Camberwell-Chelsea-Wimbledon (CCW) Graduate School�s Research Degree Students� Support Fund, University of the Arts London, UK.
Postgraduate Student Bursary, Engendering Dialogue II Conference, Network in the Arts and Humanities, University of Dundee, UK.

2011:
Graduate Scholar Award, The Image Conference.
Awarded research funding from the Camberwell-Chelsea-Wimbledon Graduate School's Research Degree Students' Support Fund.

2010:
Ragdale Foundation Residency, Lake Forest, Illinois, USA (awarded partial scholarship).
Stonehouse Residency for the Contemporary Arts, Miramonte, California, USA.

2008:
Shortlisted for myartspace.com's Art Scholarship Contest.

2007:
Shortlisted for Brio Expressions Young Artists Awards 2007, Limassol, Cyprus.

2006:
Shortlisted for Brio Expressions Young Artists Awards 2006, Limassol, Cyprus.

2002:
Arthur Giese Memorial Award for Excellence in Painting, Stanford University Department of Art and Art History, CA, USA.
Award for Excellence in Research, Stanford University, CA, USA.

1999:
Stanford University President's Award for Academic Excellence, Stanford University, CA, USA.

1998:
CASP/AMIDEAST (Cyprus American Scholarship Program) scholarship to study in the USA.
First Place Award, Epilogi Art Competition, Limassol, Cyprus.


Publications
"In the Gap Between Visibility and Invisibility: The 'Fugitive' Image," The International Journal of the Image 2, no. 3 (2012): 65-84.
"Re-Surface," pamphlet to accompany exhibition "Re-Surface", Tenderpixel Gallery, London, 2009. Essay by Andrew Smaldone.
"Backstage," limited edition text-based artist�s multiple, 2008.
Marina Kassianidou, "Sideways," ArtSEEN, 6, Summer, 2007.
Marina Kassianidou, "Redefining norms," Arteri, 2, Spring, 2007.
Marina Kassianidou, "Wandering in a hybrid landscape," Hybrids - Lalie Schewadron (exhibition catalogue), Lounge Gallery, London, 2007.
Marina Kassianidou, "The Painting Standard," ArtSEEN, 4, Winter, 2006.
Marina Kassianidou, "Another way of being," ArtSEEN, 3, Autumn, 2006.
Marina Kassianidou, "Caught in the web," ArtSEEN, 2, Summer, 2006.
Marina Kassianidou, "Untouchable," ArtSEEN, 1, Spring, 2006.
Marina Kassianidou, "Writing Painting, Painting Writing," ArtSEEN, Pilot Issue, Spring, 2005.
Marina Kassianidou, "To fundraise or not to fundraise," Common Area, 2, 2005, p. 18.
Marina Kassianidou, "The Status of the Mechanical in the writings and works of two artists: Cezanne and Matisse," Stanford Undergraduate Research Journal 1, 2002, pp. 60 - 64.
Eric S. Roberts, Marina Kassianidou, and Lilly Irani, "Encouraging Women in Computer Science," Inroads - SIGCSE Bulletin 34, no. 2, 2002, pp. 84 - 88.