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MARTHA LYBERI (Greece, Athens b. 08.12 / act: Athens) |
Martha Lyberi was born on 8 December in Athens. She earned a BA in Photography and media art at Focus School of Photography & Audio-visual Arts, Athens (1989-1992). She took part in the Theatre Workshop of the Acting School of Athens with Kostas Dalianis (2003-2004). She learned the drama bioenergy techinique with Michael Marmarinos (2000). She took Buddhist seminars with the Dalai Lama (1998-2007). She took BA courses at Deree College, Athens (1987-1989). She received distinction at the following events: European Kodak Awards Competition, Athens, Greece (1991); Competition of Young Artists - Elle Magazine, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre, Athens, Greece (1994); and Firenze Biennale Europa della Fotografia d'Autore, Florence, Italy (1996).Martha Lyberi presented the following personal exhibitions: Nude, International Month of Photography, Bratislava, Slovakia (1997); Nude, Downtown Art Gallery, Athens (1998); Retrospective, Gallery 4, Cheb, Czech Republic (1999); Everyday, Downtown Gallery, Athens (2001); Nudes & Portraits, Jakart International Festival of Art, Indonesia (2001); The Second Journey, Municipal Gallery, Corfu Island (2004); Bucuchucu, Agathi Gallery, Athens (2006); and Land of Desire, Hellenic Centre, London (2006). She also took part in the following group exhibitions: Athens Photography Centre, Greece (1990); Exhibition of Young Greek Photographers at Institute Francais du Pirée, Greece (1991); Competition of Young Artists: Elle Magazine, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre, Athens (1994); Firenze Biennale Europa della Fotografia d'Autore, Florence, Italy (1996); Bazaart, Monohoro Gallery, Athens (1996); Focus School Retrospective, The House of Cyprus, Athens, Greece (1996); Transformations of an Industrial Landscape, VIS Factory, Pireaus (1997); Month of Photography, Athens (1997); Contemporary Greek Photographers, Photography Museum of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki (1997); State of Childhood, Monohoro Gallery, Athens (1999); Portraits, Gallery Adam, Athens (2000); Bazaar, Art Prisma, Piraeus (2003); Masks, Art Prisma, Piraeus & Poros Island (2005); Present Art Festival, Thissio, Athens (2007); Art Prisma, Piraeus (2007); and Silent Dialogues: Multimedia Portraits Throughout Time, ACG Art Gallery, The American College of Greece, Athens (2008).
Martha Lyberi currently lives and works in Athens.
[Megakles Rogakos 12/2008]
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
TZIRTZILAKIS, YORGOS Martha Lyberi: Faces Non Faces 1999 Kastaniotis Editions, Athens
