VENIERI Lydia

Born in Athens, she is a multi-media artist whose work ranges from sculpture to installations incorporating painting, photography, video, the Internet and even the iPhone. Her work is inspired by everyday mythology and symbolism. In 2000 she was awarded the Academie Francaise Medal for Sculpture. Her work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions worldwide. Since 1997 she has been based in New York where she has created her trilogy also including video series. In 2013 Venieri created the Mykonos Biennale.  For the last ten years, Venieri has been working on two projects possessed by the spirit, the life, and the works of Lord Byron