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BETTY KAROUSSI (Greece, Athens b. 1970 / act: Athens) |
Betty Karoussi was born on 2 June 1970 in Athens, Greece. She studied at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design - SIAD, England (1994-1998) painting with Paul Buttler and printmaking with Paul Nelson and Jim Tearney.Betty Karoussi participated in the following group exhibitions: Diploma Exhibition, Institute of Art & Design - SIAD, England (1995); Making Sense! Making Sense? Making Sense..., Farnham Maltings Gallery, Surrey, England (1997); Inhale... Exhale, Atrium Gallery, Whiteleys, Bayswater, London, England (1998); The Contemporary Print Show II, Concourse Gallery, Barbican Centre, London, England (1998); Degree Show, Surrey Institute of Art & Design - SIAD, England (1998); Aesop Every Day, Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens, Athens (1998); Image and Child, Gaia Center, Goulandris Museum of Natural History, Kifissia (2001); Plastic Expressions, Anemos Art Gallery, Kifissia (2002); 1st National Exhibition of Young Visual Artists, Art Gallery of Melina Mercouri, Hydra Island (2004); Paintings Unite the World, Municipal Cultural Center, New Philadelphia - Chalandri (2004); Contemporary Greek Printmakers, Papastrateio Hall, Agrinio (2005); Contemporary Greek Printmakers - Olympic Printmaking Album, Art Gallery Manolis Andronikos, Kilkis (2005); Printmaking Nowadays, Art Gallery Koursoum Mosque, Trikala (2005); Antithesis II, Technohoros, Athens (2005); Sea, Art Gallery, Kaireios Library, Andros Island (2006); Cityscapes, Art Gallery of the Municipality of Athens, Athens (2006) - Papastrateio Mansion, Agrinio (2007) - G.I. Katsigras Museum, Larissa (2007) - Municipal Gallery, Karditsa (2008); The Cyclades of Printmaking, William James Art Gallery, Athens - Cultural Center of Ermoupoli, Syros Island (2007); Image - Space - Action 2, Technopolis, Gazi, Athens (2008); 1st Mediterranean Trienale of Printmaking, Municipal Gallery, Rhodes Island (2008); Greek Printmaking: An Overview, Technopolis, Gazi, Athens (2008). She was honored with distinction in the following exhibitions: The Contemporary Print Show II (2008); Concourse Gallery, Barbican Centre, London, England (1998); Journey to Yesterday and Today, Home Special Vocational Education, New Psychico, Athens (2004); 1st National Exhibition of Young Visual Artists, Art Gallery of Melina Mercouri, Hydra Island (2004).
Betty Karoussi is a member of the following organizations: Chamber of Visual Arts in Greece - EETE and Greek Engravers Union - EEX. During 2006-2008 she served as elected administrative consultant of the Printmaking Ephorate of EETE. She continues to live and work in Athens.
[Megakles Rogakos 06/2008]
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