Eri Skyrgianni was born and raised in Athens.
She lived in Ithaca, Lefkada, Volos, Xanthi, Samothraki, Barcelona, Thessaloniki and now she is back in Athens.
At 4, she was introduced to Art when she was given a book of Paul Klee and a book of Giorgos Bouzianis.
She is interested in nature, water, chaos, the Fractalistic structure of the Universe and the interconnection of all things and beings, under the philosophy and practices of Deep Ecology.
She has worked as a Fine Art and Photography instructor at several public and private schools and other education institutes.
Some years ago, she used to shoot on super8 film but now, minidv sadly and gladly has taken its place.
She loves to do Video Art with no narrative content.
She wants video to be the tool for a "kinetik" work with Painting's qualities.
STUDIES
1991-1997: Photography at the Technological Education Institute of Athens
2002-2007: Painting at the School of Fine Arts of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh)
AWARDS
Commendation at the 4th Biennale of the Schools of Fine Arts of Greece
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2007: The AUTh School of Fine Arts Graduates' Exhibition, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki
2007: Strange Screen, Audiovisual festival of Experimental Video and Creative Documentary, Thessaloniki Cinema Museum
2007: "Co-existence", group exhibition, Zina Athanassiadou Gallery, Thessaloniki, (part of the Concurrent Program of the 1st Biennale of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki)
2007: AUTh School of Fine Arts Students' group exhibition, Thessaloniki, Thassos, Nafplio. (participating in the 1st Biennale of Contemporary Art of Thessaloniki)
2007: "Fluid Mechanics",personal exhibition, Aggelon Vima Gallery, Athens. Curator: Reggina Argyraki, Professor of Aesthetics at the School of Fine Arts of the AUTh
2007: Athens Video Art Festival, Athens
2007: 4th Biennale of the Schools of Fine Arts of Greece, Irakleio, Athens, Toronto
2006: "Industry and Novelty", group Painting exhibition, Thessaloniki
2006: Pixeldance 2, a Video Art Festival, Thessaloniki
2006: Cheap Art 06, group Painting exhibition, Thessaloniki and Athens
2005: Cheap Art 05, group Painting exhibition, Thessaloniki and Athens
2005: Pixeldance 1, a Video Art Weekend, Thessaloniki
2005: Videodance 05, Thessaloniki. Curator: Christiana Galanopoulou
2004: Vagabond, Visual Arts Festival, Thessaloniki. Curators: Thouli Misirloglou, Apostolos Kalfopoulos
2004: 6th Documentary Festival of Thessaloniki
2003: 11th Biennale of Young Artists of Europe and the Mediterranean Countries, Athens
2001: Trash Art, Athens
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In the 14th issue of ANTILIPSEIS magazine she participates with photos and text
