Sophia Hadjipapa
Associate Professor, Fine Arts
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School of Humanities, Social and Education Sciences
Department of Arts
Academic Qualifications
| Qualification | Year | Awarding Institution |
| B.A. and Master of Arts in Painting | 2000 | National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia |
| Educational Certificate for teaching art in elementary, high schools and specialized Art schools | 2000 | National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia |
| PhD in Art History and Fine Arts | 2003 | National Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia |
Employment History
| Period of employment | Employer | Location | Position | |
| From | To | |||
| 1.10.2013 | onwards | European University Cyprus | Cyprus | Associate Professor, Fine Arts |
| 1.10.2007 | 1.10.2013 | European University Cyprus | Cyprus | Assistant Professor, Fine Arts |
| 20.7.2005 | 30.9.2007 | Cyprus College | Cyprus | Lecturer, Fine Arts |
Publications
| Year | Title | Other authors | Journal and Publisher / Conference | Vol. | Pages | |
| 2004 | "From the religious art towards the “native”. The case of Canko Lavrenov and Polikleitos Rengos" | Art Studies Quarterly of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | 3 | |||
| 2004 | "Theofilos, an ideal of Greekness" | Balkani, Sofia | 4 | |||
| 2003 | "Kontoglou, Romantic or Fanatic?” | Art Studies Quarterly of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | 4 | |||
| 2009 |
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Camille Claudel III: Aesthetic Education in European Dimensions Graz: Eigenverlag, 2009. | p. 50 (http://www.itae.at/ty3/images/stories/downloads/pdf/book_camille_claudel_III.pdf) | |||
| 2007 | I am my style" in YK:EXM, EYRETERIO. | Publication of the project "Under Construction: Alternative Museum Spaces" organised by The Chamber of Fine Arts, The Municipal Arts Centre and the Ministry of Culture and Education of Cyprus, | ||||
| 2007 | "The Use of Byzantine Iconography to express national aspirations and identities in Bulgaria and Greece in the 1920s and 1930s: Phōtēs Kontoglou and Vasil Zakhariev" | in: Claire Norton (ed.) Nationalism, Historiography and the (Re)construction of the Past, New Academia | ||||
| 2004 | "Turning religious art into national. Modifying the model and altering the context” | " in: Art and Context, Conference Proceedings, 2nd Youth Conference of the institute of Art Studies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Academic Publications "Prof. Marin Drinov", Sofia | pp. 111-119}. | |||
| In peer review | “Walking in the city: between silences and emptiness” | Geert Vermeire | 15th ELIA Biennial Conference Resilience and the City: Art, Education, Urbanism Rotterdam, the Netherlands 21-24 November 2018 | |||
| 2018 | Urban Happiness | Τζιαμπάζη Έλενα | 3rd Panhellenic Conference of Sociology of Education, European University Cyprus |
Exhibitions
| Date | Topic | International / Local | Location* | Role in Exhibition |
| 7/9/18-14/9/2018 | Art and Aqua Symposium | International | Mallnitz Austria, | Participant |
| 3/9/2018-3/10/2018, | Terra Culta, Samokov Municipal Gallery | International | Samokov, Bulgaria, | Participant and coordinator |
| 30/6/2018-8/7/2018 | Plant(e)scape | International | Akamas Peninsula, CY | Participant |
| 1/12/2017-16/12/2017 | Urban Emptiness Nicosia Festival | International | Nicosia, Cyprus | Participant |
| 2017 | Here and Now | International | Samokov Dospevski Museum House, Samokov, Bulgaria | Participant and coordinator |
| 17/7/2017 | {re}mapping the city | Nicosia Reloaded | International | Municipal Market / Old Town Hall Square, Nicosia, Cyprus | Participant |
| 11/5/2017-30/5/2017 | Sofia Paper Art Fest 2017 | International | Finesse Gallery & Amateras Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria | Participant |
| 2016 | The Now Inscribed within Us | International | Samokov Municipal Museum, Samokov, Bulgaria | Participant and coordinator |
| 2015 | The Land and the People | International | Samokov Municipal Museum, Samokov, Bulgaria | Participant and coordinator |
| 2014 | Art in Odd Places: The Artifacts | International | Governors Island, New York | Participant and coordinator |
| 2014 | Treasure island | International | Nicosia Municipal, Arts Centre, Nicosia | Participant |
| 17/3/2013-31/3/2013 | The Colour of Truth, Bicommunal Exhibition about the Missing Persons of Cyprus | International | Goethe Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus | Participant |
| 28/7/2012 - 18/8/2012 | Global Positioning System (So You Say You Want a Revolution) | International | Westside Gallery, NY | Participant |
Research Projects
| Date | Title | Funded by | Project Role* |
| 2018-2020 | EDUCLAB: Education and Digital Culture Laboratory | Erasmus+ KA2 Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practice, KA201 Strategic Partnerships for School Education | Partner |
| 2017-2018 | Interfaces | Creative Europe | Partner |
| 2017 | Urban Emptiness in Nicosia as part of the Urban Emptiness Network (urbanemptiness.org) | Ministry of Culture and Education | Coordinator |
| 2010-2013 | Share 2010-2013 | Culture, Life Long Learning | Partner |
| Summer 2014 | Living Museums: Collaborative Creation, Performance & Education Based on Museum Artefacts | Lifelong Learning Program Erasmus – Intensive Programs(IP) | Partner: |
Academic Consulting Services/Councils/Boards/Editorial Committees
| Period | Organization | Title of Position or Service |
| 2015- to present | Committee for the composition of the New Curricula in Art (academic advisor). | |
| 2017 | European University Cyprus, Nicosia | Organising Committee of the 4th International Motion Festival, Nicosia, (Vice-Chair) |
| 2015 | European University Cyprus, Nicosia | Organising Committee of the 3nd International Motion Festival, EUC, Nicosia, (also awards committee for video art and experimental film selection). |
| 1-2 November, 2013 | European University Cyprus, Nicosia | Scientific committee for the International symposium Curatorial Practices Reframed: Politics and Pedagogy in Curating Contemporary Art |
| 2013-2015, and 2016-2018 to present | Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus | Selection Committee for Biennials |
Awards/International Recognition
| Date | Title | Awarded by: |
| 1/2000-1/2003 | Scholarship | Bulgarian Government |
| 2003 | Young Artist of the Year 2003 | Irida Gallery, Sofia |
| September 2009 | SVA, New York, USA | Ministry of Culture and Education |
| July 2011 | Ostrale, Dresden, Germany (Residency) | Ministry of Culture and Education |
| August 2018 | 4th International Painting and Sculpture Symposium, Samokov, Bulgaria (Residency) | Municipality of Samokov |
| August 2017 | 3rd International Painting and Sculpture Symposium, Samokov, Bulgaria (Residency) | Municipality of Samokov |
| August 2016 | 2nd International Painting and Sculpture Symposium, Samokov, Bulgaria (Residency) | Municipality of Samokov |
| August 2015 | 1st International Painting and Sculpture Symposium, Samokov, Bulgaria (Residency) | Municipality of Samokov |