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Thekla Papadopoulou (b. 1978) is an established Cypriot contemporary artist based in Larnaca, Cyprus. Papadopoulou has presented five solo exhibitions in Cyprus and Greece, and has also participated in numerous group exhibitions internationally, including Paris, New York, London and others. In 1997 she graduated from the American Academy Larnaca and was admitted in the Academy of Fine Arts “Raffaello” of Urbino, Italy, where she followed a four year program of study in Contemporary Art and Painting. She graduated in 2002 with distinction. She is also involved in art education as an art teacher at the American Academy Larnaca.

ARTIST STATEMENT:

Thekla Papadopoulou’s practice as a contemporary painter is centred around the essence of natural landscapes and phenomena, through an experiential and intuitive approach towards materials, surfaces and aesthetics. In an attempt to draw viewers within visual phenomena that reflect these notions, the artist is using abstract painting to depict fragments of an intimate and rather intriguing relationship with surrounding nature. Papadopoulou’s practice entails from a range of resources, in terms of concept, research and materiality, which are then harmoniously combined within striking and elaborate surfaces presented as aesthetic and conceptual objects for interpretation, part of a wider dialogue of personal expression.