Cypriot artist Koula Savvidou dies at 67
Koula Savvidou, a renowned artist from Cyprus known for her painted sculptures and assemblages that explore memory, motherhood, and loss, has sadly passed away. She was born in London and studied at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon from 1975 to 1981. Her artwork often combined materials like plaster, wood, metal, and found objects, reflecting a surreal aesthetic influenced by various mythologies. Her pieces frequently featured blades, such as an untitled wall work from 2021 with a picket knife and her 1990–1995 creation, No Man's Land, which included scissors mixed with metal, stone, graphite, and rope. Her work was showcased in notable exhibitions, including the 1987 Biennale of Young Artists in Barcelona and a 2022 display at Rodeo, Piraeus.
Key facts
- Koula Savvidou has died.
- She was a Cypriot artist known for painted sculpture and assemblages.
- Her work explored memory, motherhood, and loss.
- She used plaster, wood, metal, and found materials.
- She studied at the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon from 1975 to 1981.
- She participated in the Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean in 1987.
- She had a 2022 show at Rodeo, Piraeus (now Sylvia Kouvali).
- Her solo exhibition On the Solitary Crossing of Impassable Passages was at Diaspro Art Centre in Nicosia in 1995.
Entities
Artists
- Koula Savvidou
Institutions
- École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
- Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean
- Alexandria Biennale
- Mediterraneo per l’Arte Contemporanea
- Rodeo
- Sylvia Kouvali
- Diaspro Art Centre
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Lyon
- France
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Alexandria
- Egypt
- Piraeus
- Greece
- Nicosia
- Cyprus