Lenia studied Fine Arts in Kingston University of London in United Kingdom and holds a Master’s Degree in Art Therapy from Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, Italy.
Her practice is grounded in the field of performance art, installation and painting. She is involved in bi-communal and socially oriented projects that are an integral part of her work as they derive from her need to “redefine” borders – both physical and mental. Her work usually comments on current social, political and cultural issues. Her works often have a nomadic function or a participatory/collaborative art-making.
In addition, she has collaborated and participated in performances and residencies with internationally renowned artists while to date she has exhibited in countries such as Italy, Northern Macedonia, Greece and Cyprus. Lenia’s work is mostly concerned with issues of displacement, relocation, and the basic human need of shelter. She is also interested in themes like the redefinition of borders, in social issues and in the norms and elements that define an individual’s identity.
Ancient Cypriot painting. From rocks to painting. (photo by Christodoulos Agapiou)
Oil on canvas, by Lenia Georgiou
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Ποξιάς (Poxiàs) 2014, mixed media installation, Larnaca, Cyprus, by Lenia Georgiou