Biography
1968 Born in Nicosia, Cyprus
1975 Moved to London
1987-90 Studied photography and life drawing
1989-91 Photography, Art, History of Art, English Literature, Hammersmith & West London College
1991-92 Foundation Diploma - Distinction, Hounslow Borough College
1992-95 BA First Class Honours Fine Art, Central Saint Martins College of Art, London
1995-96 MA Fine Art Painting, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London
Solo Exhibitions
1996 'Lara Kantardjian, Paintings' Habitat Restaurant, King's Road, Chelsea, London
1999 'Transcriptions, Paintings 1998-99' the Studio Gallery, London
Group Exhibitions
1993 'Fine Art One' Lethaby Gallery, London
'The Thames - Liquid History' Circle Gallery, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London
Photographs Aug-Sep 1993, Cité Internationale Universitaire, Boulevard Jourdan, Paris
'Drawings Aug-Sep 1993' Maison des étudiants arméniens, Boulevard Jourdan, Paris
1994 'Selected Paintings' Lethaby Gallery, London
1995 Central Saint Martins Library, Charing Cross Road, London
Degree Show, Central Saint Martins, London
'Top Marks Art 1995' The London Institute Gallery, London
Recent LIU Graduates, Budapest
1996 'abstractions', 6 Invited Artists, Concourse Gallery, Byam Shaw School of Art, London
MA Mid-Year Exhibition, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London
Masters Degree Exhibition, Chelsea College of Art & Design
1997 Cellar Bar, Litchfield Street, London
1998 Whitechapel Open, 6 Artists (Chelsea MA graduates) Studio 9, Fashion Street, London
'Painting is not dead', the Studio Gallery, London
1999 'Sea and Sky', ACAVA Open Studios, Palace Wharf, London
2000 'Transcriptions Series 1999-2000: Paintings' London Open House, ACAVA London
2001 'Art Upstream' Hammersmith, London
'Transcriptions Series 2000-2001: Paintings' London Open House, ACAVA, London
2002 ACAVA Open Studios, Palace Wharf
London Open House, ACAVA, Palace Wharf
2003 ACAVA Open Studios, Palace Wharf
'last remnants of love: paintings & photographs' London Open House, ACAVA, London
2004 'Transcriptions Series 2003-2004: Paintings' ACAVA Open Studios, Palace Wharf,
'Between Dark and Dawn: Paintings & Drawings' ACAVA, Palace Wharf, London
2005 'Landscapes of Silica: Paintings & Photographs' ACAVA Open Studios, Palace Wharf
1995-00 Art works rented to Restaurants and Offices: Architects, Interior Designers & Lawyers
1997-05 Commissions for Residential Spaces
2005 Greece, photographs - July
2006 Virginia, photographs & drawings - June, October
CD Album Cover Art & Photographs (CD design and website): "Days Of The Last Crusade" and "Ballads From Another Age" by Geoff Robson
2007 2 Private commisions. Series of paintings entitled, Five Chapters
Virginia, photograps & paintings - April, June, October
Cyprus, photographs - September
2008 Virginia, Paintings, photographs & drawings - January, April, October.
Private commission - painting.
Music video for Geoff Robson; 'Less Than Living For Today'
Cyprus, photographs & drawings - July
London Open House, AVAVA, Palace Wharf
2009 Virginia, photographs & work on paper - April
Greece, photographs - June
Cyprus, photographs & work on paper - September
'voyages: photographs & recent paintings' ACAVA Open Studios, in connection with London Open House, Palace Wharf - September
2010 'In Transit' photographs inspired by travel, movement, transport by 25 participating photographers from around the world:
We Sink Ships online gallery 01.04-30.04.2010
Photographs exhibited: 'tangle of matter and ghost' transition Ravenscourt in winter
Interview for We Sink Ships
Paris, photographs and works on paper - April
Forthcoming
2010 Tuscany & Florence Italy, photographs - June
Cyprus, photographs & work on paper - September
AVACA Open Studios, Palace Wharf - September
2011 Virginia USA, photographs & work on paper - April
Rome, Photographs - May
Sardinia, photographs - June
Cyprus, photographs - September
Public Collections
The London Institute
Central Saint Martins College of Art
West Thames College
Work sold in numerous private collections
Awards
1994 Queen Mary's Scholarship
1998 Painting is not Dead, Joint Winner