Melita Couta

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Education
1996-1998 Master of Fine Arts - M.F.A SculptureThe Slade School of Fine Art UCL, London
1993-1996 Bachelor of Fine Arts - B.A SculptureCentral St, Martins College of Art and Design, London
1992-1993 Foundation Course in Art and Design, Central St. Martins College of Art and Design, London

Scholarships
1996 The Leventis Foundation Scholarship for post-graduate education

Solo exhibitions
2009 I LAND / Solo exhibition DIATOPOS Centre of contemporary art, Nicosia, Cyprus
2008 WAITING FOR YOUR NEWS Curated by Andri Michael. Action Field Kodra, Former Millitary Barracks, Thessaloniki, Greece.
2005 "Urban Legent" DIATOPOS Centre of Contemporary Arts, Nicosia, Cyprus
2002 "Osmosis" DIATOPOS Centre of Contemporary Arts, Nicosia, Cyprus

Group exhibitions
2010 RAINZONANCES 3 A soundscape / installation art project. Collaborated artist: Antonis Antoniou, Melita Couta, Harris Kafkarides The Nicosia Municipal Art Centre, Cyprus.
THE LITTLE LAND FISH Curated by Antonis Danos and Yasa Yaman. Antrepo Exhibition Space, Istanbul, Turkey. 2010.
BREAKING WALLS - BUILDING NETWORKS Curated by Iara Boubnova, Lydia Chatziiakovou, Christos Savvidis, Thalea Stefanidou
2008 PARIS / CHYPRE European Cultural Season organized by the French presidency of the EU, Curated by Andri Michael. Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt, Paris, France.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Nikos Patihis private collection. The Nicosia Municipal Art Centre, Cyprus.
2007 BODY Casoria Contemporary Art Museum. Curated by Antonio Mafredi, Casoria/ Naples, Italy.
AGORAFOLLY OUTSIDE Public sculpture at the Place de Grand Sablon. Europalia 2007, Brussels, Belgium. AGORAFOLLY INSIDE
La Centrale Electrique- European Centre for Contemporary Art Europalia 2007, Brussels, Belgium.
PQ07 11th International Exhibition of Scenography and Theatre Architecture. Cyprus Pavillion. Prague, Czech Republic
SUPERNOVA- Constellations Curated by Caroline Douglas and Yiannis Toumazis. The Nicosia Municipal Art Centre, Cyprus.
2006 C H E C K - I N E U R O P E Reflecting Identities in Contemporary Art. Curated by Beral Madra. European Patent Offices, Munich, Germany
2004 "Idiosistasies" DIATOPOS Centre of Contemporary Arts, Nicosia, Cyprus
2003The 9th International Biennale of Cairo, Egypt
2002 "Beauty and the Beast" / 7 Young ArtistsCenter of Contemporary Art, Brussels, Belgium
2001 "Beauty and the Beast" / 7 Young ArtistsCenter of Contemporary ArtThessalonica. Greece
2001 "Beauty and the Beast" / 7 Young ArtistsDRAG Alsace, Strasbourg. France
2001 A Moving Festival for the DigitalCulture. De-Globalizing / Re-GlobalizingPart of the Cultural Olympics Athens 2004Lavrio- Greece, Sofia, Belgrade, Maribor,Osnambrouk, Frankfurt
2001 "Chaos and Communications"10th Biennale of Young Artists from Europe andthe Mediterranean, Sarajevo 2001Bosnia and Herzegovina
2001 "Beauty and the Beast" / 7 Young Artists"FRAC Corsica, Corte. France
2001 "Beauty and the Beast" / 7 Young ArtistsOrganized by "Apollonia Echanges ArtistiquesEuropeens", Strassburg and by Laiki Group CulturalCenter, Kasteliotissa, Nicosia. Cyprus
2000 "DISCLOSURE"Open Studio Exhibition at 10 Ariadnis Street, Nicosia
2000 Art and Technology"Art Symposium organized by "Fournos" CulturalCenter of Greece and the Cultural Services of theMinistry of Education and Cultural at the MelinaMerkouri Hall, Nicosia
1999 "The Alexandria Mediterranean Festival"organized by ECUME, Alexandria, Egypt
1997 "All Change" 2001Group Exhibition of Fine Artists at theHarvey Nichols shop windows Knightsbridge,London
1996 Fitzrovia OpenExhibition of artists working at Camden, London
1995 King Sturge ExhibitionThe London Institute, London
1994 "Disclosure", Young Artists Group ExhibitionOld Street, London
1994 The Medal Exhibition, London