BIOGRAPHY

I was born in Famagusta, Cyprus on 8.1.1957 and when I was 17 years old I had to leave my town due to the Turkish invasion in Cyprus and the occupation of Famagusta by the Turkish troops.

I studied Shipbuilding in Greece and when I returned to Cyprus I could not work as a Shipbuilder so I worked in the family business.

Many people ask me why I started making sculptures. Why quit everything else and start out of nowhere to create in bronze. There was nobody to teach me, nobody to show me how to start. I was confident I could do it and I did it.

My first contact with sculpture was in high school, in Famagusta, when I made a wooden sculpture. The wish to be a sculptor was always there, but came true after many years, when I was 35 years old. I started working with clay in my free time, and the hobby becomes my full time work.

I had my first solo exhibition in 1996, which was followed by more solo and group exhibitions all over free Cyprus. In 2007 I participated in Florence Biennale.

My studio is located in a small village named Fasoula, 8 kilometers north of Limassol with a permanent exhibition of my work. A sculpture park and a small open theater called “Small Salamis” are basic elements of my studio. I offer Small Salamis for charity events. Many famous Greek singers gave concerts here for the needs of Cyprus Association of Cancer Patients and Friends. A charity association which helps people with cancer.