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'''Panayiotis Kalorkoti''' (born 11 April 1957, [[Cyprus]]) is a British artist. He works primarily in [[acrylic paint|acrylics]] and [[Watercolor painting|watercolour]], and has also produced [[Drawing|drawings]], [[etching]]s, [[screenprint]]s, [[Lithography|lithographs]] and [[monotypes]]. His work is [[Figurative art|figurative]] and features bright colour, economic use of line and makes use of [[collage]], whilst referring to [[conceptualism]], [[Abstract art|abstraction]] and [[modernism]].<ref name=PK>[http://www.kalorkoti.com/ Panayiotis Kalorkoti]</ref>
'''Panayiotis Kalorkoti''' (born 11 April 1957, [[Cyprus]]) is a British artist. He works primarily in [[acrylic paint|acrylics]] and [[Watercolor painting|watercolour]], and has also produced [[drawing]]s, [[etching]]s, [[screenprint]]s, [[Lithography|lithographs]] and [[monotypes]]. His work is [[Figurative art|figurative]] and features bright colour, economic use of line and makes use of [[collage]], whilst referring to [[conceptualism]], [[Abstract art|abstraction]] and [[modernism]].<ref name=PK>[http://www.kalorkoti.com/ Panayiotis Kalorkoti]</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Kalorkoti was born in [[Cyprus]] in 1957. He was raised in a poor family and moved to the United Kingdom in 1966.<ref name="AutoA6-1"/> He became a British citizen in 1974. He studied at [[Newcastle University|Newcastle upon Tyne University]] (1976–80) and the [[Royal College of Art]], [[London]] (1982–85).<ref name="AutoA6-2"/>
Kalorkoti was born in [[Cyprus]] in 1957. He was raised in a poor family and moved to the United Kingdom in 1966.<ref name="AutoA6-1"/> He became a British citizen in 1974. He studied at [[Newcastle University|Newcastle upon Tyne University]] (1976–80) and the [[Royal College of Art]], [[London]] (1982–85).<ref name="AutoA6-2"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Kalorkoti's work has been shown at the [[Imperial War Museum]], London, [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]], London, and [[National Garden Festival]], Gateshead. He has worked on major public projects, such as [[Grizedale Arts]], Cumbria and has been [[artist in residence]] for the [[West Yorkshire Playhouse|Leeds Playhouse]] and has won fellowships, [[scholarships]] and [[Commission (art)|commissions]]. He was appointed the official war artist for the [[Falklands War]].<ref name="HicksBritain)1995">{{cite book|author1=Penny Hicks|author2=Automobile Association (Great Britain)|title=Explore Britain's historic houses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3UnizBXuM5UC|date=1 May 1995|publisher=Automobile Association|isbn=978-0-7495-1049-7|page=26}}</ref><ref name="AutoA6-1">[http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/theatre/the-female-form-4624776 ''The female form by Tamzin Lewis, The Journal'']</ref><ref name="AutoA6-2">[http://www.questia.com/library/1G1-81818041/an-artist-who-paints-in-poetry-exhibition-kalorkoti ''An Artist 'Who Paints in Poetry' EXHIBITION: Kalorkoti by Judith Bumpus, Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)'']</ref><ref>[http://www.questia.com/library/1G1-60434423/art-exhibitions-shedding-light-on-the-face-of-art ''Shedding Light on the Face of Art by Lucy Bell, Coventry Evening Telegraph'']</ref>
Kalorkoti's work has been shown at the [[Imperial War Museum]], London, [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]], London, and [[National Garden Festival]], Gateshead. He has worked on major public projects, such as a residency at [[Grizedale Forest]], Cumbria and has been [[artist in residence]] for the [[West Yorkshire Playhouse|Leeds Playhouse]] and has won fellowships, [[scholarships]] and [[Commission (art)|commissions]]. He was appointed the official war artist for the [[Falklands War]].<ref name="HicksBritain)1995">{{cite book|author1=Penny Hicks|author2=Automobile Association (Great Britain)|title=Explore Britain's historic houses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3UnizBXuM5UC|date=1 May 1995|publisher=Automobile Association|isbn=978-0-7495-1049-7|page=26}}</ref><ref name="AutoA6-1">[http://www.thejournal.co.uk/culture/theatre/the-female-form-4624776 ''The female form by Tamzin Lewis, The Journal'']</ref><ref name="AutoA6-2">[https://www.questia.com/library/1G1-81818041/an-artist-who-paints-in-poetry-exhibition-kalorkoti ''An Artist 'Who Paints in Poetry' EXHIBITION: Kalorkoti by Judith Bumpus, Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)'']</ref><ref>[https://www.questia.com/library/1G1-60434423/art-exhibitions-shedding-light-on-the-face-of-art ''Shedding Light on the Face of Art by Lucy Bell, Coventry Evening Telegraph'']</ref>


Kalorkoti has been a part-time visiting lecturer at a number of art schools and won a Netherlands Government Scholarship (1986–87). He was appointed a Bartlett Fellow in the Visual Arts at [[Newcastle University]] in 1988 and was artist in residence at Cleveland County in 1992.<ref name="Publications2003">{{cite book|author=Europa Publications|title=The International Who's Who 2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sR4Ch1dMe8IC&pg=PA845|year=2003|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-1-85743-217-6|page=845}}</ref>
Kalorkoti has been a part-time visiting lecturer at a number of art schools and won a Netherlands Government Scholarship (1986–87). He was appointed a Bartlett Fellow in the Visual Arts at [[Newcastle University]] in 1988 and was artist in residence at Cleveland County in 1992.<ref name="Publications2003">{{cite book|author=Europa Publications|title=The International Who's Who 2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sR4Ch1dMe8IC&pg=PA845|year=2003|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-1-85743-217-6|page=845}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.kalorkoti.com Official website]
*[http://www.kalorkoti.com Official website]
*[http://collection.britishcouncil.org/search/keywords:panayiotis-kalorkoti British Council]
*[http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/collection/artists/kalorkoti-panayiotis-1957 British Council]
*[http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/search?query=Panayiotis%20Kalorkoti Imperial War Museum]
*[http://www.artnet.com/artists/panayiotis-kalorkoti/past-auction-results Artnet]
*[http://collectionssearchtwmuseums.org.uk/#view=list&id=bc06&modules=ecatalogue&maker=Panayiotis%20Kalorkoti&ColObjectStatus=Current Tyne & Wear Museums]
*[http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&vl(174399379UI0)=any&frbg=&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BLCONTENT%29&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1330443506053&srt=rank&ct=search&mode=Basic&dum=true&tb=t&indx=1&vl(freeText0)=Panayiotis+Kalorkoti&vid=BLVU1&fn=search British Library]


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Latest revision as of 22:57, 30 June 2024

Panayiotis Kalorkoti
Born (1957-04-11) 11 April 1957 (age 67)
NationalityBritish
EducationNewcastle upon Tyne University (1976–80)
Royal College of Art, London (1982–85)
Known forPainting, printmaking
Websitewww.kalorkoti.com

Panayiotis Kalorkoti (born 11 April 1957, Cyprus) is a British artist. He works primarily in acrylics and watercolour, and has also produced drawings, etchings, screenprints, lithographs and monotypes. His work is figurative and features bright colour, economic use of line and makes use of collage, whilst referring to conceptualism, abstraction and modernism.[1]

Early life

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Kalorkoti was born in Cyprus in 1957. He was raised in a poor family and moved to the United Kingdom in 1966.[2] He became a British citizen in 1974. He studied at Newcastle upon Tyne University (1976–80) and the Royal College of Art, London (1982–85).[3]

Career

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Kalorkoti's work has been shown at the Imperial War Museum, London, National Portrait Gallery, London, and National Garden Festival, Gateshead. He has worked on major public projects, such as a residency at Grizedale Forest, Cumbria and has been artist in residence for the Leeds Playhouse and has won fellowships, scholarships and commissions. He was appointed the official war artist for the Falklands War.[4][2][3][5]

Kalorkoti has been a part-time visiting lecturer at a number of art schools and won a Netherlands Government Scholarship (1986–87). He was appointed a Bartlett Fellow in the Visual Arts at Newcastle University in 1988 and was artist in residence at Cleveland County in 1992.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Panayiotis Kalorkoti
  2. ^ a b The female form by Tamzin Lewis, The Journal
  3. ^ a b An Artist 'Who Paints in Poetry' EXHIBITION: Kalorkoti by Judith Bumpus, Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
  4. ^ Penny Hicks; Automobile Association (Great Britain) (1 May 1995). Explore Britain's historic houses. Automobile Association. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-7495-1049-7.
  5. ^ Shedding Light on the Face of Art by Lucy Bell, Coventry Evening Telegraph
  6. ^ Europa Publications (2003). The International Who's Who 2004. Psychology Press. p. 845. ISBN 978-1-85743-217-6.
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