Personal Info
VASIA ELENA MARKIDES Born in 1979 in Nicosia, Cyprus Lives in Brooklyn,NY
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Education
Masters of Fine Arts, May 2008, School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Tufts University), Boston, MA
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Solo Exhibitions
| 2005 | - | Estia Conference, Ayers Island, Maine |
Group Exhibitions
| 2008 | Somewhere Felt | Space Other, Boston, MA |
| 2007 | 27 Place De L’Europe | Cyprus representative, Paris, France |
| 2007 | Mashup | Doran Gallery, Boston, MA |
| 2007 | Film and Video Annual | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| 2007 | REACH-12 | Weems Center, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| 2005 | Active Citizen | Tisch School of Active Citizenship, Tufts University, Medford, MA |
| 2005 | Student Annual | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| 2002 | Plein Air Painting Invitational | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2002 | Mahaffey Theater Spring Artists Exhibit | St. Petersburg, FL |
Curated Exhibitions
| 2007 | Alive, The Legacy | NEGLAA gallery, East Boston, MA |
| 2004 | Art Against The War | Atrium Gallery, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
Professional
| 2003 | Muralist | The Village Market, San Francisco, CA |
| 2002 | Printmaking Instructor | The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2001 | Professional Artist in Collaboration | (community project with disabled adults), Creative Clay Cultural Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2001 | Gallery Attendant | Florida Craftsmen and Shapiro Galleries, St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2000 | Assistant Art Teacher | Bridport Central School, Middlebury, VT |
| 2000 | Art Gallery Manager and Curator | Art Street Inc., Boston, MA |
| 2008 | Production Assistant | Assistant to Producer and Production Manager for "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead", Us & Us Media, New York, NY |
| 2009 | Freelance Videographer & Editor | Videographer & Editor for commercial, documentary, & narrative film shoots, New York, NY |
| 2007 | Video Journalist | The Cyprus Mail (web edition), Nicosia, Cyprus |
Assistantships
| 2008 | Editing and Post-Production Strategies | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| 2008 | Death of Painting | Teacher’s Assistant, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| 2007 | High Desert Test Sites | Joshua Tree, CA |
| 2007 | Editing and Post-Production Strategies | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| 2007 | Advanced Photo Seminar | Teacher’s Assistant, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| 2006 | Today the Hawk Takes One Chick | Post-Production Assistant, Director: Jane Gillooly, Boston, MA |
| 2006 | Film III: Advanced Production | Teacher’s Assistant, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| 2006 | Video III: Advanced Projects | Teacher’s Assistant, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| 2002 | Mary Klein | (Enamel Artist), Artist’s Assistant, St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2002 | Live Arts Peninsula Foundation | Costume Assistant, Webb’s City: The Musical, St. Petersburg, FL |
| 2002 | Creative Clay Cultural Arts Center | Teacher’s Assistant, St. Petersburg, FL |
Screenings
| 2007 | Contested Territories | Colloquium, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| 2005 | Latin American Film Festival | a collaborative film, “The House of Mother Nature”, Boston, MA |
| 2005 | Roxbury Film Festival | "The House of Mother Nature", Boston, MA |
| 2008 | New York City Peace Film Festival | "Hidden in the Sand" New York, New York |
| 2008 | New York City Greek Film Festival | "Hidden in the Sand", New York, NY |
| 2008 | Cine Studio | "Hidden in the Sand", Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 2009 | Greek Cultural Center | "Hidden in the Sand", Astoria, NY |
| 2009 | Nicosia International Documentary Film Festival | "Hidden in the Sand", Nicosia, Cyprus |
Grants, Honors, and Commissions
| 2007 | Tisch School of Active Citizenship Summer Fellowsh | Tufts University, Medford, MA |
| 2007 | Grant Recipient for | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
| 2006 | Dean's Discretionary Fund and Graduate Travel Scx | SMFA, Boston, MA xxx |
| 2006 | “Reflections on the Aegean” | selected as design for Zehetmair Quartet concert programs, flyers and nationwide advertising campaig |
| 2005 | Graduate Student Research Award | documentary research in Cyprus, Tufts University, Medford, MA |
| 2002 | Painting metamorphosis chosen for the vienna | selected as design for the Vienna String Soloists concert program, flyers, and nationwide advertising. |
Email: vasia@vasiamarkides.com - Fax: 617.500.0971. Join my mailing list here
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