Thaleia Kavvada

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Lives and works in Bolton, UK.


Thaleia Kavvada explores the relationships between the concepts of life and death, memory and oblivion, being and nihility, through a variety of mediums and found objects. Her work seeks to foster connective strands between art and contemporary life, taking a critical view of social and political issues. Through the concepts of symbolism and dualism as key features, she discusses the alienation and loss of identity of contemporary man.

Her most recent works have been influenced by the refugee crisis and the immense numbers of drowned refugees in the Mediterranean Sea. Creating unnerving, but at the same time melancholic and poetic installations, the artist attempts to raise public consciousness about these issues, inspiring self-reflection, thought and human connection.


Experience

Director at neo:artists
September 2017 – Present Bolton, GB
Senior Curator & Exhibitions Manager at neo:artists
September 2015 – Present Bolton, GB
Juror at Bolton Film Festival
June 2019 – August 2019 Bolton, GB
Juror at Bolton Film Festival
June 2018 – August 2018 Bolton, GB

Education

Art Therapy at DDF
2018 Asociación Nacional de Centros de e-Learning y Distancia
Miracles of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics at Universiteit Leiden
2015 Coursera Verified Certificates – online course
Behind the Scenes at the 21st Century Museum at University of Leicester
2015 Futurelearn – online course
Emotions: a Philosophical Introduction at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2015 Coursera Verified Certificates – online course
Visual Perception and the Brain at Duke University
2014 Coursera Verified Certificates – online course
Introduction to Philosophy at University of Edinburgh
2014 Coursera Verified Certificates – online course
MA Fine Art at University of Bolton
2013 – 2014 Bolton, UK
BA (Hons) Fine Art at University of Bolton
2012 – 2013 Bolton, UK
Diploma Fine Art at Borgias Fine Art & Design
2010 – 2012 Athens, Greece

Exhibitions

2019
neo:10YEARS at Neo:galleryX, Bolton, UK
2019
Fragmentation(s) at Neo:galleryX, Bolton, UK
2018
Corduroy Part2 at Neo:gallery23, Bolton, UK
2018
48 Stunden Neukölln at Brudergemeine Church, Berlin, Germany
2018
At What Cost? at Air Gallery, Manchester, UK
2017
Find Refuge in Art at Art Factory, Athens, Greece
2017
Message from Manchester at Raw Festival, Chemnitz, Germany
2017
Being Human at Neo:gallery23, Bolton, UK
2017
Neo: open exhibition 2017 at Neo:gallery23, Bolton, UK
2017
Hot Bed Press 20:20 Print Exchange 2016 at Neo:gallery23, Bolton, UK
2016
24:24:24 at PS MIrabel, Manchester, UK
2016
The Best of Bolton Fine Art at Forum of Young Art, Paderborn, Germany
2016
Hot Bed Press 20:20 Print Exchange 2015 at Neo:gallery27, Bolton, UK
2015
Shelf Life at PS Mirabel, Manchester, UK
2015
A6 Dialogue at Bankley Studios & Gallery, Manchester, UK
2015
Dead Funny at Neo:gallery27, Bolton, UK
2015
Accretion at Neo:gallery27, Bolton, UK
2015
Hung, Drawn and Curated at Castlefield Gallery, Manchester, UK
2015
Hot Bed Press 20:20 Print Exchange 2014 at Neo:gallery27, Bolton, UK
2014
Without at Tiny Will @ Barfly, Kalamata, Greece
2014
Last Few Days at University of Bolton, Bolton, UK
2014
Hydra at Unit 53 @ The Market Place, Bolton, UK
2013
Fine Art Degree Show at University of Bolton, Bolton, UK

Specialties

  • Installation Art
  • Painting
  • Fine Art Photography