Bio – THEODORA KANELLI

DNSAP Beaux-Arts de Paris (ENSBA), 2015-2018. Members of the jury: Mathilde Villeneuve, Virginie Yassef, Dominique Radrizzani, Samuel Richardot. Alberola workshop.

DNAP Institut Supérieur des arts de Toulouse (ISDAT), 2014-2015

MA architecture Polytechnic School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (UATH) at the Department of Architectural Engineers, 2007-2014

Erasmus École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Montpellier (ENSAM), 2010-2011

Teaching visual arts at Hill School, 2021-current, Athens

Teaching Master 1 and 2 students as external collaborator, alongside Laurent Proux and Elene Shatberashvili, at the Institut supérieur des arts de Toulouse in Toulouse, 2023, France

Animation of art workshop titled “Veggera” a collaborative artistic group project for the residents of Marpissa, with Myrsini Artakianou, as part of the cultural festival Routes in Marpissa, Paros, 2023, Greece.

Animation of art workshop for children aged 10-12 years, in collaboration with Giorgos Gerontides as part of the exhibition “A Flock of fakes: definitions of the unnatural” at MOMus – Museum Alex Mylona, 2023, Athens

Animation of art workshop for children aged 6-8 years, at The National Glyptotheque, 2023, Athens

Animation of artistic and narrative workshop for children aged 7-12 years, in collaboration with Mirsini Artakianou and the cultural festival Routes in Marpissa, 2022, Paros.

Animation of artistic and narrative workshops with the association Les Scomonautes, as part of the project “C’est mon patrimoine !”, in partnership with the Musée de l’école rurale en Bretagne (Trégarvan, Finistère) and the association Longueur d’ondes, 2021-2022, Brest.

Co-founder of the association Les Scomonautes with Silvia Beraldo, Giulia Buffoli, Philippe Lagadec, Laurent Le Gall and Léna Quéran, 2021, Brest.

Theatrical scenography of the play An Irish Story by Kelly Rivière, with Kelly Rivière, Jalie Barcilon, David Jungman, Suzanne Marrot, Sarah Siré, Théâtre de Belleville, 2019, Paris

Animation of extracurricular artistic and cultural activities with the association art-exprim, 2017-2018, Paris

Theatrical scenography and animation of theatrical workshops of the play “Cette guerre que nous n’avons pas faite” by Gael Octavia with the Company: Ultima Chamada, scene of Lilas de Paris, Tropiques Atrium theater of Martinique and Artchipel of Guadeloupe, 2016 -2017, Caribbean

Artist assistant Laurent Proux, 2014, Pantin

Artistic residency entitled “Dialogue des femmes exilées”, at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris, supported by the Institut Français de Grèce and the Cité internationale des arts 2024, Paris, France

Artistic residency entitled “Game and Ritual” with Lise Thiollier and Anna Zoria at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris, supported by the Institut Français de Grèce, 2019, Paris, France

SNF Artist Fellowship with Stavros Niarchos Foundation ARTWORKS, 2019, Athens, Greece

Artistic residency at L’Orfèvrerie, with the Soukmachines association, 2019, Saint-Denis, France

Artistic residency at Les Yper Yper cultural space, 2012-2014 Thessaloniki, Greece

EXHIBITIONS

2024. ``Hybrids-Beyond Individualities``

group show curated by Elli Leventaki, Amphicar Studio, Athens, Greece

2023. ``Code Connects``

group show with Rathin Kanji, Alexandra Niaka, George Politis, Syni Vizovitou, TAF Art Foundation, Athens, Greece

2023. ``Veggera``

in collaboration with Mirsini Artakianou, as part of the cultural festival Routes in Marpissa, Paros, Greece

2023. ``All together II``

group show, Zina Athanasiadou Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece

2023. ``Let’s bark, says the dog``

In collaboration with Lise Thiollier. Exhibition and book launch at Atelier W Pantin, France

2023. ``Pierre Loti. Arpenter l'intervalle``

collective exhibition curated by JM Alberola, featuring Agathe Dos Santos, Ariane Alberola, Carmen Ayala, Joséphine Ducat-May, Juliette Green, Lucie Baumgarten, Malo Chapuy, Solène Rigou, Theodora Kanelli, held at La Corderie Royale in the Arsenal of Rochefort, France

2022. ``La Pyramide De Ponzi``

collective Exhibition, curated by Marc Molk, Galerie Valérie Delaunay, Paris, France

2021. ``Natura Artis Magistra``

with Jeune Création [JC70]. Galerie Jeune Création, Paris, France

2021. ``Peirao``

with Veneti Molin, Evi Kalogiropoulou, Claudio Coltorti, Theo Prodomidis, Ioannis Augoustis, Kyveli Zoi Stenou, Anna Savvidou Yiaxi. Kyan, Athens, Greece

2021. ``The Prefix ``co``, Hydroexpress Project Part II``

with Marina Papadaki, Maria Varela, Eva Vaslamatzi, Daphne Dragona, A Whale’s architects, Artemis Papachristou. Hydroexpress Space, Athens, Greece

2020. ``ABSENCE``

with Eleni Xynogala, in collaboration with The London Metropolitan University, London. CASS Fine Art Annex Gallery, London, UK

2020. ``En être``

with Jeune Création [JC70]. Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, Pantin, France

2019. ``REALITES NOUVELLES / RN19.``

Le salon Réalités Nouvelles, Paris, France

2019. ``Loukas Venetoulias``

group show, Teloglion Foundation of Art, Thessaloniki, Greece

2019. ``Les pieds dans la niche - la tête dans le sol``

with Carmen Ayala, Amie-Sarah Barouh, Agathe Dos Santos. La Maison des Ensembles, Paris, France

2019. ``FINALE 18``

with the artists who graduated in 2018 from Beaux-arts de Paris. Palais des Études, Beaux-Arts de Paris, France

2019. ``Nothing happens / Everything matters``

with Gilles Elie, Cecilia Granara, Nathanaëlle Herberlin, Theodora Kanelli, Nathaniel Kochan, Elene Shatberashvili, Lise Thiollier, Miranda Webster. Onzième lieu, Paris, France

2018. Diploma exhibition ``Itinéraire d'une hybris``

Atelier Alberola, Beaux-Arts de Paris, France

2017. ``Contre la grippe, lavez nous les mains``

with the students of Jean Michel Alberola’s studio. Galeries du Palais des Études, Beaux-Arts de Paris, France

2014. ``Reserval``

with Maria Xinopoulou, curated by Rania Emmaounilidou, at De Facto Café, Thessaloniki, Greece

2013. ``Lesyperyper``

group show curated by Rania Emmaounilidou, at Les Yper Yper cultural space, Thessaloniki, Greece

TEXTS

Theodora Kanelli

Theodora’s body of work intertwines fine art, and literature. She often works with collages of text and images, and she is interested in the ephemerality of fragile materials, creating art projects with a research approach.

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