Elpida Fragkeskidou Khenkin
Cyprus
Elpida Fragkeskidou Khenkin (b. 1996, Nicosia, Cyprus) is a visual artist whose practice explores material, memory, and audience engagement through ceramics, sculpture, painting, and installation.
She graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts and has participated in group exhibitions in Athens and London, as well as residencies in Cyprus at Korai Project Space and Phytorio.
Currently, she is taking part in the group exhibition Agropoetics: Soils/Bodies at the Museum of Contemporary Art (SPÉL), Nicosia, Cyprus, part of the Cyprus EU Presidency cultural program. The artist is the founder of Kuns Studio, a multifunctional art space in Nicosia that combines artistic practice with participatory projects with clay and other visual practices.
The studio also offers hands-on programs in schools, museums, and cultural institutions. Her professional experience includes collaborations with major institutions, museums, and cultural spaces such as the Cyprus Museum, Leventio Gallery, Leventio Municipal Museum, State Gallery of Contemporary Art – Majestic, BAF, the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), the 6th Athens Biennale ANTI, Hot Wheels Projects, Art Athina International Art Fair, and the Onassis AiR program.
Garage Art Space
ΓΚΑΡΑΖ (garage) art space was established in 2016 and is housed in the historic centre of Nicosia.
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