Nina Kotamanidou

Solo Shows

2022

The beheaded researchers present:
A crash course on inner reasoning

FokiaNou Art Space, Athens

2014

What does it take to make you happy

La Ronda, Athens

2011

Untold Stories

Elefsina Hotel
under the auspices of Aisxylia 11 Festival, Elefsina

2008

Look at me

Art Tower, Athens

2003

Am I special or what?

Research Centre, Wimbledon School of Art, London

1999

Prácticas, Cómodas y Bonitas

Galeria Panorama, Barcelona

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Curated exhibitions

2022

The Party is On

Desire for Art, Athens, Greece

Here, that is, Where?

Back to Athens 9, Athens, Greece

2020

Beast on a diet

Back to Athens 7, Athens, Greece

2012

Schadenfreude

CAMP! Athens, Greece

2011

Be Mine

BarTessera, Athens, Greece

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EDUCATION

2012

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece

2011

MA degree in Painting

Winchester School of Art,
University of Southampton, UK

2009

PhD on video art and contemporary culture of pop portraitude

Wimbledon School of Art,
University of Surrey, UK

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Publications

The Urban Shots of Strangers : Visual Posts Published on Facebook

The Balance of Private Photograph and Memory : From Snapshot Culture to Networked Image

Contemporary Realisms of the Self and Classless Representation

A New Way to Perceive Old Roads : Posting City Snapshots on Social Media

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Contact

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About me

The sparkling indulgence of pop culture and the mid-class bubble of parties full of mundane exchanges, both received quite humorously are recurring themes in my work.

The images that I produce connect to a world charged with ambiguity and doubt.

In spite of this awkwardness, guilty for so many misconducts and misunderstandings, people in my images never cease to strive to feel happy, to learn the ropes to really be.