“Argyri Vasilakou Gerakarakou studied painting under Chronis Botsoglou (Integrated Master’s degree specializing in Painting) and printmaking under Vicky Tsalamata and Akis Peirounidis (Integrated Master’s degree specializing in Printmaking) at the Athens School of Fine Arts, where she also attended courses in photography and sculpture. She studied translation at the University of Cambridge, teaching at the University of Kent and ceramics at O.A.E.D. She has attended specialized seminars on art and new methods of art education and has taught visual arts in private and public secondary education, as well as English at a language institute and at the Oxford Organization of Athens. She has also curated and organized exhibitions and theatrical events and participated in seminars that included article writing, with funding from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y.) abroad. In addition, she has worked on secondment at the Second Painting Studio of the Athens School of Fine Arts under Professor Chronis Botsoglou. Her work has been presented in six solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions in Greece and abroad. Her works are held in collections outside Greece.
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