Yiota Ioannidou (born 4 February 1971) is a Cypriot artist based in
Paphos
Paphos, also spelled as Pafos, is a coastal city in southwest Cyprus and the capital of Paphos District. In classical antiquity, two locations were called Paphos: #Old Paphos, Old Paphos, today known as Kouklia, and #New Paphos, New Paphos. It i ...
, best known for sculpting ''The Girl and the Sparrow'' and the ''Divine Shells''. Her sculptures are positioned in various locations within Paphos, such as on the Paphos Harbour, Old Town Paphos, and
Argaka
Argaka () is a village in the Paphos District of Cyprus, located 7 km northeast of Polis Chrysochous. From a geological perspective, it is located upon the calcareous sandstones, the sands, and the marls of the Pleistocene period as well as the l ...
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[ ] They have also been displayed in the United States, Kuwait and Greece.
Biography
Yiota Ioannidou was born in Paphos, in the Republic of Cyprus and studied at the
Athens School of Fine Arts
The Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA; , ΑΣΚΤ) is a Greek higher education institution, specializing in the visual arts.
History
The Athens School of Fine Arts was established on 12 January 1837, known as the ''School for the Arts''. In the ...
. She studied with Stavros Valasakis and
Panayiotis Tetsis, who both significantly influenced her work.
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Published works
She has created several sculptures, such as a two-meter sculpture depicting the mythical Queen of Cyprus, Rigena, in a harbour in Cyprus, ''The Girl and the Sparrow'', ''Icarus'' and ''Birds of Hope''.
Honours, Decorations, Awards, and Distinctions
Her art Divine Shells earned recognition from Nicosia Tourism Board and the Paphos Region Tourism Development for its innovation.[ Organization European Capital of Culture - Paphos 2017 was also impressed with her work, and it allowed the art to be publicly displayed and reach a wider audience.][
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References
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1971 births
Living people
21st-century women artists
21st-century Cypriot sculptors
People from Paphos