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Lecturer in contemporary art and theory

Education

2009
- PhD, 'Participation and Collaboration in Contemporary Art. A Game Without Borders Between Art and ‘Real’ Life', University of Amsterdam, supervisors Prof. D. Cherry, Dr. J. Boomgaard. 

2001
- Ma Museum Studies, University of Amsterdam, UK, supervisor Prof. Simon Knell.

2000
- BA Achaeology & Art History, Aristotle's University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Teaching

2011-2012
- University of Amsterdam. 'Thinking Modern and Contemporary Art', MA course, winter semester, co-taught with Prof. Dr. D. Cherry.
- University of Amsterdam & Free University Amsterdam 'Museum Problematiek' (Museum Conservator Master Program), MA seminar, summer semester.
- University of Amsterdam 'Art since 1945. Modernism, Post-Modernism, Globalism and Post-colonialism', 2nd level BA course, summer semester.
- Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts. 'Art Theory', 2nd level BA course, Department of Fine Arts, winter semester.

2010-2011
- University of Amsterdam. 'Research skills', 1st level BA course, winter semester.
- University of Amsterdam. 'Art since 1945: Modernism, Post-Modernism, Globalism and Post-colonialism', 2nd level BA course, summer semester.
- University of Utrecht, 'Museums study group. Modern and Contemporary Art'. MA seminar, winter semester.
- Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts. 'Art Theory', 2nd level BA course, Department of Fine Arts, winter semester.

2009-2010
- University of Amsterdam. 'Thinking Modern and Contemporary Art', MA course, winter semester, co-taught with Prof. Dr. D. Cherry.
- University of Amsterdam. 'Research skills', 1st level BA course, winter semester.
- University of Utrecht, 'Art, public space, urban planning'. Research MA workshop, summer semester.
- University of Utrecht, 'Art, new media and mass culture'. 3rd BA level lecture series, summer semester.
- Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts. 'Art Theory', 2nd level BA course, Department of Fine Arts, winter semester.

2008-2009
- University of Amsterdam. 'Art since 1945: Modernism, Post-Modernism, Globalism and Post-colonialism', 2nd level BA course, summer semester.
- Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts. 'Art Theory', 2nd level BA course, Department of Fine Arts, summer semester.
- Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts / Studium Generale. 'Knowledge Academy' lectures series, moderator of seminar & guest lecturers, all levels BA, summer semester.  

2006-2007
- University of Amsterdam/Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts. Honours Programme 'Art and Research', 2nd-3 rd levels BA course, winter semester.
- New York University Summer Study Abroad, Athens. 'Archaeology in Greece', all levels BA course, summer period.

Exhibition Curating

2008       
- Foundation Outline/Christine van den Bergh Projects. 'Irene Kopelman - Scale 1:2,5' curator, solo exhibition, Amsterdam.

2007
- WTCArt Gallery. 'Connecting Cultures –Greek Artistic Presence in the Netherlands' curator, group exhibition, Rotterdam.

2005
- PSWAR. 'Relocated Identities #1 – Overexposure' co- curator, group exhibition, Amsterdam.      

2004
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina. 'First International Biennial of Printed Artists Books' curator Greek participation, Alexandria, Egypt.

2001-2003
- Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art. Curator, Thessaloniki,Greece.

Conferences / symposia / seminars / lectures

Organisation

2007
- 'Transformations of Public Space' symposium co-organiser. Stedelijk MuseumAmsterdam.

2004 
- 'Relocated Identities #1 – Overexposure'. Parallel events program co-curator. PSWAR, Amsterdam.

Participation

2012

- (forthcoming) Panel "Museums and (im)material meanings: latitude and limitation in the articulation of art." Material meanings. Third Biannual Conference of the European Network for Avant-Garde Studies (EAM). University of Kent, U.K., 7-9/09/2012

- "From event to archive and to event again. Re-collecting the 1960s exhibitions Bewogen Beweging, Dylaby and Op Losse Schroeven." 38 th Association of Art Historians Annual Conference (AAH). Open University, Milton Keynes, U.K., 29-31/-3/2012.

- "What do artefacts and artworks do? Notes on materiality between archaeology and art." Exhibition lecture program: Back to the Future. About contemporary archaeology and our future past. Centum Beeldende Kunst, Utrecht, 27/02/2012

2009
-"‘From the centre to the fringes of the city. Contemporary Public art in Amsterdam". Conference: Imagining Amsterdam. Visions and Revisions. University of Amsterdam and Amsterdam University College. Amsterdam, 19-21/11/2009.

- "The functions of public art. Twentieth century Dutch art in urban planning and architecture," in A Second Exhange, three-day public presentation of REDAiR, Red Light Art/Artists in Residency, Amsterdam. 
- "Big Time & Big Space" in Out of The Blue. International Symposium onInstant Urbanism, Hospitality and Accelerated history. Organised by The Blue House, Amsterdam. 
- "Communication/Translation" in Evaluating Goals of Art Criticism in recently (De)territorialized Contexts. AICA International seminar, Skopje, F.Y.R.O.M. (Macedonia).
- "From national mythologies to national mentalities and to art," in Translocal Express: Golden Age. International Seminar on Collective Memory, Nationalism and Contemporary Art. KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia.  
- "Artistic practicesbetween art and ..?...," in Art for the audience or with the audience? State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece.

2008
- Guest lecturer (three sessions) on “Space/audience”, in the Walter Maas Huis workshops for professional composers and musicians. Bilthoven.
- “What do artists do with words? Process-based art as story telling?” in the 6th Annual Meeting of the Cultural Studies Association.  NYU, New York, USA.
- ''Artworks, stories, objects, relations. The collecting practices of Alexander Iolas" in Greek Collectors of Contemporary Art, conference. State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece.

2007
- “Blurring the Boundaries between art and life – a session on public art,” guest lecture, MA Fine Arts program. Dutch Art Institute, Enschede.
- “Models for the ‘Real World’. Looking into process-based, community art,” in the Huizinga Institute Annual Postgraduate Symposium. Barchem.

2006
- “Regarding theory, regarding art. Expanding the field from Rosalind Krauss to Giorgio Agamben,” in the ASCA Graduate Mini-Conference. UniversityofAmsterdam.
- “In the realmof the real. Artistic engagement in public spaces” in in The Good Public Art(ist) symposium. Het Wilde Weten, Rotterdam.           

2005
- “Extreme parallels – interesting conjunctions,” in the ASCA Graduate Mini-Conference. University of Amsterdam.
- “On books and time: a lecture on artists’ books,” lectures series ‘Euripides 50 years’. Athens, Greece.
- PhD research presentation, in GraduateSymposium for PhD Research in Contemporary Art. Dutch Research School for Art History &The Netherlands Institute of Cultural Heritage, Amsterdam.             

2004 
- “Books and Artists in the Greek Community of Egypt, ca. 1885-1950,” Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s First International Biennial of Printed Artists BooksSymposium. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria , Egypt.

2003
- Art-Criticism and Curatorial Practices - East of the E.U., participation to the workshop & round table. AICA Turkey, AICA International & International Foundation MANIFESTA in conjunction with the 8th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey.

Awards

2002-2006
- Greek State Scholarships Foundation, PhD grant, 3,5 years

2001
- University of Leicester,UK,MA dissertation 70% - distinction.

2000-2001
- Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation, MA grant, 1 year          

2000
- Association of ArtHistorians UK, internship grant, New Art Gallery Walsall.