PAVLINA GEORGITSIS

Georgitsis was born in Johannesburg South Africa (b.1993), grew up in Lusaka, Zambia. She has lived both in Greece and Zambia throughout her life. She speaks English and Greek fluently, as well as basic Nyanja (Local Zambian dialect). Influences from her upbringing have played a critical role in her decision to study visual arts (major) and psychology (minor), in order to express her views and beliefs and to be open to perceive the world around her from a creative point of view. She will continue her Graduate Studies in Art Psychotherapy. In addition to her art therapy work, Pavlina has also helped work on a research project focused on proving the effectiveness of art therapy for male adults in prison of Korydalos in Greece, in collaboration with Jennifer Nelson and the National Museum of Contemporary Art, within their program EMST without borders. Both her B.A. in Visual Arts and her minor in Psychology, were received from Francis Rich, School of Fine and Performing Arts, Deree, The American College of Greece. During 2014, she was invited to exhibit in collaboration with Eleni Chamou for the book 'Siwph san orkos' by Christina Pomoni, which was curated by Natasha Iliopoulou organised Minoas publications, in Athens, Greece. Later in October 2015 she exhibited a series of drawings together with six other artist, at the Petit Paris d'Athenes exhibition, curated by Amina Kortbi at the Stanley Hotel at Metaxurgio, organized by ATHENS ART NETWORK. At the same time she presented at the 'Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino' exhibition, curated by Ira Papapostolou. In 2015 she also cofound the F.A.C.E team ( Foundation for Arts and Cultural Events) , with four other independent artists, with the aim to have multiple international collaborations, such as the group exhibition 'Contemporary Venice- Architecture of Identities', co-curate by Luca Curci & Andrea Chinellato, at Palazzo Ca'Zanardi in Venice, Italy.Finally she will also present at the 24th International Dance Festival - Quinzena de Danca de Almada, with F.A.C.E. art group, in Almada, Portugal.