The Dinner
Loizos Sergiou Art Painter
Loizos Sergiou was born in Ayia Napa, Cyprus in 1951. He studied art painting in the Faculty of Fine Art in the Accademia di belle Arti of Florence Italy (1972-1976). Since then he lives in Paralimni Cyprus and he is exhibiting his painting in all over the world in Private & Group Exhibitions. The core of his inspiration comes from the human nature and human expression. His basic themes for his art is against the violence and war by opposing the love and Eros. The collection of his work comes in series according to the themes he presents.
The Artists ambition is that humanity can evolve and improve through hope, piece and love.
Group & Personal Exhibitions
His paintings are in private and national collections in Cyprus, other countries and various museums.
Where the paintings are being displayed:
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Personal Exhibitions
- 1972-1976 Italy
- 1977 Sweden
- 1977 Nicosia
- 1978 Chicago, U.S.A.
- 1979 Nicosia
- 1981 Athens
- 1981 Nicosia
- 1984 Paris
- 1984 Athens
- 1985 New York
- 1986 Nicosia
- 1987 Nicosia
- 1988 Limassol
- 1988 Paralimni
- 1989 Agia Napa
- 1989 Agia Napa
- 1991 Athens
- 1993 Nicosia
- 1994 London
- 1995 New York
- 1995 Limassol
- 1995 Nicosia
- 1996 Nicosia
- 1996 Nicosia
- 1997 Athens
- 1999 Nicosia
- 2003 Nicosia
Group Exhibitions
- 1972-1976 Italy
- 1977 2nd International Bienalle “Humor and Satire in Art” in Bulgaria
- 1977 Monte Carlo Bienalle
- 1980 Exhibition of Modern Art in Salonica / Greece
- 1981 Touring Exhibition of Modern Cypriot Art in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, East Germany, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Athens
- 1982 12th International Biennale in Paris
- 1983 Contemporary Cypriot art in Paris
- 1984 Paris
- 1984 East Germany Biennale, engraving
- 1985 Athens
- 1985 Limassol
- 1987 Contemporary Cypriot Art in Athens
- 1988 Brussels, Modern Cypriot artistes
- 1989 Athens
- 1991 China
- 1991 London, exhibition of Commonwealth
- 1991 Piraeus
- 1993 Nicosia
- 1994 London
- 1995 New York
- 1995 Nicosia
- 1996 Nicosia
- 1997 Athens, Art Athena
- 1998 Brazil
- 1999 Italy
- 2000 Ioannina(Greece)
- 2003 Larnaka
- 2010 Naoussa Greece, nous art Exhibitions
- 2010 Lanitis art Centre Limassol.
- 2018 17th International Biennale of portrait in Bosnia and Zegovina
Galleries and Museums Owning & exhibiting L. Sergiou Paintings
- Collection of Presidency of Greek Government, Athens, Greece
- Collection of the European Commission part of European Community
- Monument in St. Demetrius Square, Paralimni, Cyprus to those killed and missing n the 1974 Invasion.
- Sculpture “The Rock” in the open area of Ayia Napa sculpuitre Park Museum, Cyprus
- Collection of the Municipality of Athens, Greece.
- Collection of National Bank of Greece.
- Collection in Museum Utrillo, Paris, France.
- La Maison de la Grece, Paris France.
- Vard Nasse Gallery, New York, USA.
- Collection of The Academia di Bele Arti Firenze, Italy.
- Collection of The Greek Embassy, Nicosia, Cyprus.
- Collection of Caprovo Museum, Bulgaria.
- Collection of Bank of Cyprus.
- Collection of the Macedonian Museum of modern art Thessaloniki, Greece
- Naousa Greece art Exhibitions.
- Vorres art Museum, Athens, Greece
- Collection of Ministry of education & Culture of Cyprus
- Collection of Art Demetris Pierides
- Collection of the Municipality’s library of Larnaca, Cyprus
- Collection of the Ward Nasse art gallery museum New York, USA.
- Collection of Arch. Makarios III foundation Nicosia
- Loukias and Michalaki Zambelas art museum selections
- Presidential collection of Cyprus Government
- Collection of Gloria Gallery Nicosia
He has participated in most of the Pancyprian Art Exhibitions. Loizos Sergiou is a member of I.W.A.A. and I.A.A. (International Artists Organizations).
Bibliography
- Evagoras Lanitis foundation Catalogue of the exhibition body stories & representation 2010
- Public Nicosia municipality Art Centre, Catalogue of exhibitions “Ixthys” 1996
- Cypriot art Painters, Ch. Andreou publications
- 2nd Biennale in Caprovo Bulgaria Catalogue 1977.
- 12th International Bioennale of Paris, France catalogue 1982
- Contemporary Cypriot art in Paris France Catalogue, 1983
- Catalogue of exhibition of contemporary Cypriot Art in London organised by commonwealth, 1991
- Archive of Artists national Museum of contemporary art, Nicosia Cyprus
- Archive of artist & exhibitions of the ministry of education & Culture Cyprus
- Pictorial offering from Nt. Hiliopoulou – Rogan for the “Antiwar” paintings of Loizos Sergiou.
- Exhibition of the “Antiwar” paintings of Loizos Sergiou on 1984 at the Freedom Park of Athens organized by the Athens Municipality and the embassy of Cyprus in Athens
Nt. Hiliopoulou – Rogan
Professor of Art History at the Paris University
Art critic
Awards
Loizos Sergiou has been awarded from the International writers and Artists Association I.W.A.A based in Ohio U.S.A for his art paintings and as the best art painter of 2018