Stass Paraskos - The Diary of Don Cavallo

Wed Oct 16, 2013 to
Wed Oct 30, 2013

Time: See Description

Location

Alpha C.K. Art Gallery
Makarios Avenue & Papanikoli 3
Nicosia, Nicosia 1077

Description

Stass Paraskos presents his latest work entitled "The Diary of Don Cavallo" at Alpha Gallery in Nicosia.

Stass Paraskos was born in 1933 and grew up tending his family’s flock in Anafotia. In 1953 he moved to England where he had worked as a cook in Leeds, before he enrolled at Leeds College of Art , in the early 1960 he moved to St Ives, Cornwall and later began teaching at art schools. In 1970 he started teaching at the Cantebury Collage of Art, where he became Head of the School of Painting. That same year he also founded a Summer School of artists in Cyprus. Which, he developed in 1978, into the Cyprus College of Art, at Lemba, where he is now Principal. He has had many solo shows and has participated in group exhibitions, both in Cyprus and abroad. His work is represented in significant art collections around the world, including that of Tate Gallery in London, Leeds City Art Gallery, Arts Council Collections, University of Leeds.

The exhibition will be inaugurated by Mr. Nikos Koshis, former Minister of Justice, on Wednesday, October 16th at 7:00 pm

Opening Hours
Monday - Friday: 10:00 - 13:00 & 16:00 - 19:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 13:00