ANNI KALTSIDOU
Anni Kaltsidou was born, lives and works in Thessaloniki. She studied Economics and Visual Arts at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, graduating from the latter faculty with Honors. Her work includes installations in public spaces, videos, and performances.
She has shown her work in solo exhibitions at the Roman Forum of Thessaloniki during the Parallel Programme of the Thessaloniki 5th Biennale of Contemporary Art, at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, at the Cultural Center of Municipality of Neapolis-Thessaloniki, as well as at gallery Artis Causa. She has participated in group exhibitions in Greece, Austria, France, Germany and Serbia. Her videos have been shown at the International Short Film Festival in Drama (Greece) and at festivals in Great Britain, India, Austria, France, and the USA.
Works of hers are included in the collections of the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki and MOMus Museums, in public and private collections and have been presented at conferences on Archaeology, Psychoanalysis and Philosophy.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
Hellenic Telecommunications Organitation, Thessaloniki. Curator: Giannis Argyriadis
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. Curator: Styliana Galiniki, General Coordination: Polyxeni Adam Veleni
Thessaloniki's Roman Forum, Parallel Programme 5th Biennale of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki. Curator: Maria D. Kagiadaki. General Coordination: Stamatios Th. Chondrogiannis.
Artis Causa, Thessaloniki. Preamble: Emmanuel Mavrommatis
Cultural Center of Municipality of Neapolis, Thessaloniki.
PERFORMANCES - HAPPENINGS:
Prespes, International Encounters/Conference, Walking Visions/Visions for Walking.
Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens: Theorimata - SOMA. An antagonistic arena, International Association of ArtCritics-Greek Section. Curator: Maria Kagiadaki
performance on the opening day of the solo exhibition “Visual Intersections at Thessaloniki’s Roman Forum”, Thessaloniki's Roman Forum, Parallel Programme 5 th Biennale of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki.
happening at the end of the solo exhibition “Visual Intersections at Thessaloniki's Roman Forum”. Parallel Programme 5th Biennale of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki.
happening, Municipality of Thessaloniki, 49th DIMITRIA Closing Party, Maison Crystal, Thessaloniki.
happening, ANAKATA, former camp Pavlou Mela, Thessaloniki, IRIS, Thessaloniki. Curator: Elli Chrysidou
happening, School of Fine Arts, Thessaloniki.
performance, School of Fine Arts, Thessaloniki.
performance, former camp Kodra, Kalamaria, Thessaloniki.
happening, School of Fine Arts, Thessaloniki.
SCREENINGS (selection):
Espace Peugeot, Paris (2016), Video Art Miden screenings @ TWIXT lab, Athens.
Short Film Festival, Drama/GR (2016), Gainsborough/UK Torrance Art Museum/LA USA, Shilong/India. Cologne International Festival Network/ Germany, Espace Peugeot, Paris (2016).
Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Byzantine Museum, Thessaloniki (2017). Espace Peugeot, Paris (2016).
Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Byzantine Museum, Thessaloniki (2017).
“Market & Gift, Spectres of Hospitality” NBG, Cultural Foundation of Thessaloniki.
Festival Miden, Kalamata, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki.
ARTWORKS IN PUBLIC SPACE FOR CHARITY (selection):
Toms,Thessaloniki. The proceeds from the sale of the artworks were earmarked for charity. Curator: Aliki Tsirliagkou
Alistrati, Aggitis river canyon, participation in a land art installation.
Created a work of art inside the building with the hospitalized and other artists.
25 years ITHAKI. The creation of artworks took place in the drug rehabilitation center Ithaki together with the help of the patients.
RESIDENCIES:
Stayed in Vienna and participated in a Municipality of Vienna Cultural Centre programme.
Stayed in the village Laimos near Prespa Lake and created a work of art on the premises of the Old Canning Company.
Stayed in Dresden, Germany and participated in an international programme with artists from the USA and Sweden.
Stayed at Nis, Serbia University. Workshop of the Belgrade School of Fine Arts in collaboration with the city's theatre to create masks and dolls.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection):
Thessaloniki's Cultural Center Isla – Hane. Curator: V. Karkatselis
Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens: Theorimata – SOMA. An antagonistic arena, International Association of Art Critics. Curator: Maria Kagiadaki
AIL -Angewandte Interdisciplinary Lab Vienna. Curator: Sophia Panteliadou
National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation, Thessaloniki. Curator: Sophia Panteliadou
Byzantine Museum,Thessaloniki, Künstlerhaus Vienna. Curator: Sophia Panteliadou
Espace Peugeot, Melkart Gallery, Paris. Curator: Philippos Vazakas
Toms Flagship Thessaloniki. Curator: Aliki Tsirliagkou.
Gallery Eirmos, Thessaloniki.
Casa Bianca, Τhessaloniki. Parallel Programme 5th Biennale of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki. Curator: Maria Kenanidou
Cultural Center of Chania, Krete. Curators: V. Tsalamata, M. Giannadakis, D. Siaterli. Documentation Texts: John Bolis
Goethe Institut, Thessaloniki. Curator: Stavros Panagiotakis
National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation Thessaloniki. Curator: Sophia Panteliadou
National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation, Athens. Curator: Manolis Yiannadakis
Prespa Lake, Old Canning Company. Curator: Kondosphyris Harris
Gallery Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz, Dresden, Germany.
Folklife & Ethnological Museum of Macedonia - Thrace, Thessaloniki.
Quarters (former military camp Kodra), Kalamaria, Thessaloniki. Curators: Vaia Ougiarou, Stavros Panagiotakis
Bookshop of National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation Thessaloniki, Engraving Lab Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Curator: Manolis Yiannadakis
collaborative audio work, Actionfield Kodra 2011, former military camp Kodra, Kalamaria,Thessaloniki. Curator: Εvi Baniotopoulou
Pavilion of the Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery, Nis, Serbia.
Gallery Papatzikou,Veria.
Museum of Contemporary art, Florina. Curator: Manolis Yiannadakis
25 years ITHAKI, M.M.C.A, Thessaloniki.
Vaso Katraki Museum. Curator: Manolis Yiannadakis
WORKSHOPS:
49th DIMITRIA, Thessaloniki. Workshop Coordination: Alexandros Plomaritis. Attendance and perform with Ulay, a pioneer of physical art. Research of the relationship between photography and physical limits of the body napping the boundaries of love and cohabitation through the living representation.
3rd Thessaloniki's Βiennale of Contemporary Art. 2 nd Festival Performance. Curator: Eirini Papakonstantinou
School of Fine Arts of Belgrade, in Nis-Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade Serbia.
PRESENTATION OF HER PROJECT AT A SESSION (OPTION):
Kagiadaki D. Maria. Proceedings of the two-day scientific conference "The work of magic art: history, uses and meanings of the Incantadas monument of Thessaloniki", Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, University of Ioannina.
Chloe Koliris, Athens. Association of Greek Archaeologists.
AEMTH, Faculty of Philosophy AUTH.
CONTINUING TRAINING IN VISUAL STUDIES:
Attending the Department's 4th and 5th year Scenegraphy Courses Cinema of the School of Fine Arts of AUTH with professor Mr. Antonis Daglidis.
SEMINARS:
Attending "Art Introjection" courses. Coordinator: Maria Kenanidou, Speakers: Kon/nos Gemenetzis (Psychoanalyst), Chloe Koliris (Psychiatrist-Analyst), Nikolaos Sevastakis (Professor of Political Philosophy at the Department of Political Sciences), Haris Kambouridis (Art Historian -Semiologist), Theophilos Trampoulis (Curator - Author), Dimitris Tanoudis (Author). Organization Psychology-Art.
Attending courses on mixing ambient sounds - object noises at the Contemporary Art Center. Coordinator: Irini Papakonstantinou.
Attending Art-Therapy courses with psychiatrist Pavlos Vassiliadis. Carrier the “Psychology-Art”.
Courses in recording and mixing ambient sounds. Rapporteur: Konrad Bayer. DYNAMO Gallery.