CV
Fiona Mouzakitis works as an artist and curator in Athens.
She studied at Reading University in England where she received a BA(Hons) in History of Art and Architecture. She attended the foundation course at Chelsea School of Art in London.
Solo exhibitions:
1997 “The mystique of a woman”, Gallery Contes D’Orient Ltd, Hong Kong, China.
2001 “Subconscious”, Statement Gallery, Athens.
2009 “Inside”, Cheap Art Gallery, Athens.
2017 "1 in 2", combined solo shows by Fiona Mouzakitis and George Vlassopoulos. Hellenic American Union, Athens
2019 "The Mystery of Nature", The Goulandris Natural History Museum, Athens.
2022 "Gardens", Manifactura Gallery, Halandri, Athens.
2023 "Circe's Garden", a series of twelve animated digital collages, Evripides Art Gallery, Kolonaki, Athens.
Selected group exhibitions:
2004 “CHEAP ART 10 years”, Cheap Art Gallery.
2006 “Art on the first page 2”, ATHENS VOICE. Benaki Museum, Athens.
2007 ARTmART/cheapart Vienna 2007. Kuenstlerhaus,Vienna, Austria.
2008 “Labyrinths”, Cultural year of Greece in China(Olympic Games), Beijing, China.
2008 ARTmART/cheapart Vienna 2008. Kuenstlerhaus,Vienna.
2008 “From F to F”, Austrian Cultural Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
2011 “Arteshop Project”, Karagiorgis Servias, Athens. Organized and curated by Fiona Mouzakitis and Despina Stavrou.
2013 “BEHAUPTUNGEN AUF PAPIER- NON CHALANT, EN PASSANT und ABSOLUT”, WERKSTADT GRAZ, Graz, Austria.
2013 “Metabolism”, Cheap Art Halandri gallery, Athens. Organized and curated by Fiona Mouzakitis and Despina Stavrou.
2013 “Imprint”, Printmaking: Fiona Mouzakitis and Anastasia Harokopou, Manifactura Gallery Halandri, Athens.
2014 “Animus Verde”, Manifactura Gallery Halandri, Athens. Organized and curated by Fiona Mouzakitis and Despina Stavrou.
2015 “On Board: Researching the multiple”, Cheap Art Halandri art space, Athens. Organized and curated by Fiona Mouzakitis and George Vlassopoulos.
2016 "Contemporary Artists Books", Association of Greek Archeologists, Thission, Athens. Organized and curated by Fiona Mouzakitis and Despina Stavrou.
2017 “Aspects of Independent Artistic Creation in Greece today”
Orizontas Gegonoton Symposium at EMST
2018 "Back to Athens 6", Athens Commercial Triangle, "The Emperor's new clothes", combined project by F.Mouzakitis and G. Vlassopoulos
2018 September: “The book as an artform - Contemporary Artists' Books 2”, 100 artists – 400 books, at the Old Library, The Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA), Greece. Organized and curated by Fiona Mouzakitis and Despina Stavrou
2018 October: “Athens Printfest 2018”, exhibition “Nostos”, Athens Municipal Cultural Centre “Melina”, Greece.
2018 November: “Diorama in Art”, cultural center “The House of Cyprus”, Athens, Greece. Organized and curated by Fiona Mouzakitis and Despina Stavrou
2019 May: "Sea Garden", print exhibition, Fiona Mouzakitis, George Vlassopoulos. Manifactura Gallery Halandri, Athens.
2019 September: “Houses out of seawater”, Municipal Mansion, Ermoupolis, Syros.
2021 July: Isternia Tinos /ZIG ZAG Festival 2021. Tinos island
2021 October: Platforms Project 2020-21, Athens School of Fine Arts, Project 2 Athens Booth curated by Fiona Mouzakitis
2022 December: "Engraving from prehistory to present day Greece", The Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA)
2022 May: «Digital Art, A New World», 27 artists-digital artworks, THE EUROPEAN CENTRE/Contemporary Space Athens, curated by Fiona Mouzakitis, Despina Stavrou
2022 June: "Perseus", Archeological Collection Serifos, Serifos Island.
2022 October: Platforms Project 2022 - Independent Art Fairh 2022 at the School of Fine Arts Athens , booth 60, curated by Fiona Mouzakitis, Despina Stavrou.
2022 November: “Dia De Los Muertos - The Day of The Dead Exhibition”, European Centre for Architecture Art Design & Urban Studies, Athens.
2022 December: CHEAPART 2022, "Tribute to 10 CHEAPART personalities from 1995 until today", Athens.
2023 May: Exhibition "Paper", 73 artists, 200 artworks, THE EUROPEAN CENTRE/Contemporary Space, Athens, curated by Fiona Mouzakitis, Despina Stavrou.
2023 May: "NutriDelicious Art ", group show, Harokopio University Athens, curator Nina Fragopoulou.
2023 May - June: Fringe Arts Bath Festival, "Circe's Garden", animated digital collages.
2024 July: «What about Eve?» - Women talk about women, Melina Cultural Centre, Athens.
Fiona Mouzakitis together with Despina Stavrou were the owners of the online gallery Arteshop.
Art Athina May 2009, 2010, 2011 – The Arteshop stand presented paintings and sculptures by various artists at the Art Athina International Art Fair.
They now run the artists initiave Project 2 Athens, which organizes exhibitions and art events. More info plus videos and photos of curated exhibitions can be seen at Facebook Project2 page.
ATHENS ART WALK- YouTube channel
Fiona Mouzakitis and George Vlassopoulos run together the YouTube channel "Athens Art Walk", featuring 560 videos of art openings, exhibitions and interviews with artists. Visit:
https://www.youtube.com/@AthensArtWalk
Languages
Fluent in English and German (Kleines Sprachdiplom)
Former work experience
LAMBRAKIS RESEARCH FOUNDATION, 3 I. Paparigopoulou Street, Athens, Greece.
1992 – July 2001
Project Coordinator, Educational Program’s Department
Production and distribution of educational material. (Mainly educational videos for secondary education)
Academic advisor and script writer for the educational video “Ancient Greek Art:
Part 1”, was awarded the Committee’s Grand Prize, International Festival
of Archaeological Film, Rovereto, Italy, October 1995.
E.E.C Program “PROMETHEUS”. (New technologies in Culture) Market Research.