Born in Nicosia, Cyprus in 1987, Tonia studied Sculpture at the Athens School of Fine Arts, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts, before completing an MFA in Contemporary Arts Practice at Edinburgh College of Art in 2013. She has exhibited her work internationally and received commissions from both private and public collectors. She has also participated in artist residencies with Glo’Art Foundation in Belgium and the RSA scheme in Scotland
Tonia combines her studio practice with teaching, working as a freelance visual artist and tutor to support emerging artists while continuing to develop her own work.
Education
MFA in Contemporary Arts – Practice, Edinburgh College of Art, full time, 2011-2013
Bachelors in Fine Arts - Integrated Masters, Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece, full time, 2006-2011
Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture’s Teacher Training Diploma, University of Cyprus, Nicosia-Cyprus, 2020-2021
Awards and Residencies
RSA Residency, Scotland, 2014
Glo'Art residency, Belgium, 2013
A.G. Leventis Foundation Scholarship, 2012
Panayiotis and Effie Micheli Foundation Scholarship, 2011
Selected Exhibitions
2018 - Reclaiming the roof, Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia-Cyprus.
2017 - Metamorphosis - Syn Festival, Out of the Blue Drill hall, Edinburgh-Scotland
2016 - Flaubert Summer Exhibition, Edinburgh-Scotland
2014 - Syn/Συν Festival, Teviot Row House, Edinburgh-Scotland
2012 - Lush Art in Austere Times, IsNotGallery, Nicosia-Cyprus
2012 - Sculpture and Object XVII, Dom Umenia - House of Art, Bratislava-Slovakia
2012 - Two, Royal College of Art, London, U.K.
2010 - A3, The Factory, Athens-Greece
2010 - Eco Festival, Athens-Greece
2009 - Visual Intermission/Alsos Pankratiou - sculpture workshop & group exhibition, Athens-Greece
2008 - Delphi International Sculpture Workshop, ASFA Annex, Athens-Greece
Collections and Commissions
Smiling Donkey, public art platform, Nicosia-Cyprus
Demogorgon, prop and set design for The Pop Up Geeks, Edinburgh-Scotland
Woman, Glo'Art Global Art Center, Neerharen-Lanaken, Belgium
Censor, Glo'Art Global Art Center, Neerharen-Lanaken, Belgium
Minotaur, Masterpiece Fine Art – Myles McCormick, Edinburgh-Scotland
Inner Thoughts, Flaubert Gallery, Edinburgh-Scotland
Publicity
http://parathyro.politis.com.cy/2018/10/tonia-papapetrou/
http://www.philenews.com/politismos/kypros/article/587843/tonia-papapetroy-eton-31-eikastikos