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b. Nicosia, Cyprus
living and working in Berlin

 

EDUCATION

2003 - 2001: Royal College of Art, London
2001 - 1998: Kingston University, London
1998 - 1997: Chelsea College of Art & Design, London


SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2009: VOL. IV, Rodeo, Istanbul
2009: VOL. I, II & III, invited by Jacob Fabricious, Malmö Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
2009: DANIEL GUSTAV CRAMER & HARIS EPAMINONDA, BolteLang, Zürich

2008: THE INFINITE LIBRARY, invited by Ruth Keshishian, Moufflon Bookshop Nicosia (∞)
2008: TARAHI IIII, V, VI, Circus, Berlin
2008: HARIS EPAMINONDA, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
2007: OLD EARTH NO MORE LIES, I’VE SEEN YOU…, co-representing Cyprus Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale together with Mustafa Hulusi, (two-person show), curated by Denise Robinson, Palazzo Malipiero, Venice
2007: YAMA...AS LONG AS IT'S DARK..., curated by Sylvia Kouvali, Marmara Hotel, Istanbul
2006: HARIS EPAMINONDA, Domobaal, London
2004: HI-LITE 5, Archimede Staffolini gallery, Nicosia
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2009: VOL. V, solo sectio
n -Frame- with Rodeo gallery at Frieze, London
2009: The Infinite Library_book #16, invited by Jacopo Crivelli Visconti, with Rodeo, Istanbul at Arco, Madrid (∞)
2008: The Infinite Library_book #14, showing with BolteLang, Zürich at Nada, Miami (∞)
2007: Present/Future, invited by Cecilia Alemani, with Domobaal, London at Artissima 14, Turin


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010: KIOSK, organised by David Horvitz, Golden Parachutes, Berlin
2010: THE FRONT ROOM: Roman Schramm & Haris Epaminonda, Contemporary Art Museum St Louis, St Louis, USA
2010: PAPIER PHOTO, a choice by Sophie Berrebi and Frédérique Valentin, Chez Valentin galerie, Paris
2010: LES BELLES IMAGES: SECOND SCENARIO, curated by Gregory Castera & Céline Poulin, La Box, Bourges, France
2010: TUTTA LA MEMORIA DEL MONDO, curated by Elena Volpato, GAM Underground Project, Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin, Italy
2010: A LIBRARY ON GAPS AND SILENT DOCUMENTS, curated by Pieter-Paul Mortier, Stuk Arts Centre, Leuven, Belgium
2010: ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES-EUROPE, curated by Andrea Bruciati & Walter Gasperoni, Mole Vanvitelliana, Ancona, Italy
2010: ALTOGETHER ELSEWHERE, curated by Rob Tufnell, Rodeo, Istanbul
2010: THE MYSTICS, Civic Room, London
2010: Cf., curated by François Aubart, Art et Essai, Rennes, France
2010: LABYRINT 09 -WRITINGS ND OBSERVATIONS, curated by Joanna Sandell and Pia Sandström, Konsthall Botkyrka, Sweden

2009: NOISE, curated by Negar Azimi and Babak Radboy, Sfeir Semler gallery, Beirut
2009: TAJ MAHAL TRAVELLERS, Nordenhake gallery, Stockholm
2009: COREOGRAFIA DEL SINTOMO, Norma Magione gallery, Turin
2009: HEAVEN, 2nd Athens Biennale, The Infinite Library at ‘Hotel Paradies’, curated by Nadja Argyropoulou, Athens (∞)
2009: GREEN LIGHT, Laura Bartlett gallery, London
2009: THE GARDEN OF FORKING PATHS, curated by Latitudes, Maisterravalbuena, Madrid (∞)
2009: SOLARIS, curated by Cecilia Alemani, Gio Marconi gallery, Milan
2009: FALK HABERKORN & THE INFINITE LIBRARY, Klemms, Berlin (∞)
2009: DESTE PRIZE 2009, organised and initiated by Deste Foundation at Cycladic Museum, Athens
2009: MIMES, curated by Christopher Marinos, Kalfayian gallery, Athens (∞)
2009: THE HAPPY INTERVAL, invited by Jonas Zakaitis, at Tulips and Roses, Vilnius, Lithuania (∞)
2009: THE GENERATIONAL: YOUNGER THAN JESUS, organized by Lauren Cornell, Massimiliano Gioni & Laura Hoptman, New Museum, NY
2009: THE KALEIDOSCOPIC EYE, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
2009: SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCENSTORS, Cosmic gallery, Paris
2009: PROVISIONS FOR THE FUTURE, 9th Sharjah Biennale, curated by Isabel Carlos, Sharjah, UAE
2009: ITS NOT FOR MAKING. ITS FOR READING, The Infinite Library at Form/Content, London (∞)
2009: SOUND AND VISIONS, curated by Maria Rosa Sossai & Angelo Gioè, Tel Aviv Contemporary Art Museum, Israel
2009: SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, a project by Luca Trevisani, Mehdi Chouakri gallery, Berlin
2009: SECOND HAND, curated by Jasper Sharp, Engholm Engelhorn gallery, Vienna
2008: IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES, Rodeo, Istanbul
2008: PLAYTIME, curated by Mélanie Bouteloup and Grégory Castéra, Betonsalon, Paris (∞)
2008: PHAROS = 10, NIMAC, Nicosia
2008: THE KRAUTCHO CLUB_In and Out of Place, curated by Anna-Catharina Gebbers at Forgotten Bar project, Berlin & Project Space 176, London
2008: A RICTUS GRIN, curated by Christopher Eamon and Anke Kempkes, Broadway 1062, New York
2008: EXPERIENCE POMMERY #5, curated by Fabrice Bousteau and Barbara Soyer, Domaine Pommery, Reims, France
2008: FARE UNA SCENATA - MAKING A SCENE, curated by Jörg Heiser, Fondazione Morra Greco, Naples
2008: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Works from the Nicos Pattihis collection, YK:EMX, Nimac, Nicosia
2008: PAST-FORWARD, curated by Vincent Honoré, Project Space 176, Zabludowicz Art Projects, London
2008: A PRINCIPLE OF ASSUMPTIONS, curated by Krist Gruijthuijsen and Sylvia Kouvalis, Rodeo, Istanbul (∞)
2008: THE UNFAIR FAIR, curated by Cecilia Canziani & Vincent Honoré, Produced by 1:1 projects, Rome (∞)
2008: 5TH BERLIN BIENNALE _WHEN THINGS CAST NO SHADOW, curated by Adam Szymczyk & Elena Filipovic, The Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
2007: BALANCE, curated by Raffaele Gavarro, 1/9 Unosunove Gallery, Rome
2007: OYSTER GRIT, Domobaal, London
2007: THIS THEN THAT, Rodeo, Istanbul
2007: FRACTURED FIGURE: works from the Dakis Joannou collection, curated by Jeffrey Deitch, Deste Foundation, Athens
2007: TRUE ROMANCE..., an invitation by Irini Miga, Alexandros Tzannis & Jannis Varelas, The Breeder, Athens
2007: SUPERNOVA_CONSTELLATIONS, NIMAC and Pierides Foundation, Nicosia
2007: ROZAMIRA '07, selected by Pinky Ghundale, Art Center Winzavod, Moscow
2007: HER(HIS)TORY, curated by Marina Fokidis, Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens
2007: HETEROTOPIAS, 1st Contemporary Biennale of Thessaloniki, curated by Thalea Stephanidou, Aladza Imaret, Thessaloniki
2007: BEYOND SENSATION, curated by Alistair Hicks_ works from Deutsche Bank Collection, Jersey & Guernsey Museum
2007: CROSSINGS - a contemporary view, NIMAC and Pierides Foundation, Nicosia
2006: DANIEL GUSTAV CRAMER & HARIS EPAMINONDA, Pharos Center for Contemporary Art, Nicosia
2006: GIFT, MuseumMAN, Liverpool Biennial, curated by Penny Whitehead & Daniel Simpkins, Liverpool
2006: DRAWING SCREEN, curated by Sotirios Bahtsetzis, Tint Gallery, Thessaloniki
2006: OBJECTS IN WAITING, curated by Penny Whitehead & Tom Newell, End gallery, Sheffield
2006: WHAT REMAINS IS FUTURE, curated by Nadia Argyropoulou, Patras, Greece
2006: EAST INTERNATIONAL '06, selected by Jeremy Deller & Dirk Snauwaert, Norwich gallery, Norwich
2006: AN OUTING, Beltsios collection, curated by Sotirios Bahtsetzis, Trikala, Greece
2006: FRESH, curated by Michel Nuridsany, Macao Museum of Art, China
2005: PERIPHERAL VISIONS, curated by Nigel Rolfe & Cliodhna Shaffrey, Granary Theatre, Ireland
2005: 13+, Domobaal, London
2005: 12TH BIENNALE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS, Castel Sant’Elmo, Naples
2005: NO MAN’S LAND, curated by Ann Mulrooney, Palace Heights, Dublin
2005: ACCIDENTAL MEETINGS, curated by Yiannis Toumazis, Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Nicosia
2004: FRAICHEUR DE VIVRE, curated by Michel Nuridsany, Apeejay Media gallery, New Delhi
2004: THE TINDELL EFFECT II, Space Place, London
2004: PARADISIACO, Domobaal, London
2004: SUMMERTIME IN THE CITY, Archimede Staffolini gallery, Nicosia
2004: VIEW FROM THE SITTING ROOM, curated by Ann Mulrooney, Cassland, London
2003: PREMIERE VUE II, curated by Michel Nuridsany, Passage de Retz, Paris, France
2003: TIMESHARE, curated by Melanie Jackson, Oxo Tower, London
2003: SHOW ONE, Royal College of Art, London


SELECTED SCREENINGS

2009: OPERA, organized by Artprojx, at LOOP, Barcelona
2009: KINO, curated by Hanne Mugaas, presented by Art Since the Summer of '69, at Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne
2009: A BRIDGE OVER MEDITTERANEAN, curated by Marina Fokidis, Fondazione Mertz, Turin
2009: SHE DOESN'T THINK SO BUT SHE IS DRESSED FOR THE H-BOMB', curated by Negar Azimi, Adelaire FilmFestival, Australia
2008: X,Y, etc.!, curated by Latidutes (Max Andrews & Mariana Canepa Luna), Video Lounge at Artissima 15, Turin
2008: SHE DOESN'T THINK SO BUT SHE IS DRESSED FOR THE H-BOMB', curated by Negar Azimi, Tate Modern, London
2008: SUMMER SCREEN, curated by Negar Azimi for Tank.tv, Spacex, UK
2008: WE'VE SEEN IT ALL, curated by Ozge Ersoy, Townhouse gallery, Cairo
2008: ARTPROJX AT ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES, selected by David Gryn, Courthouse Theater, New York
2008: ARTPROJX 08: OPERA, selected by David Gryn, Rut Blees Luxemburg & Sophy Rickett, Late at Tate Britain & Prince Charles Cinema, London
2008: MEDIUM COOL, curated by Hanne Mugaas, Art in General, New York
2007: ARTPROJX AT AIM, selected by David Gryn, Théâtre Royal de Marrakech, Morocco
2007: ARTPROJX HI-FI PRESENTS...IMAGE & SOUND at Late at Tate Britain, selected by David Gryn, London
2007: NEW WORK UK: YOU & ME, curated by Polly Staple, Whitechapel Gallery, London
2007: I AM FUTURE MELANCHOLIC - tank.tv curated by Laure Prouvost & Anne-Sophie Dinant, Tate Modern, London
2006: GEORGE POLKE PRESENTS, 13+ video showreel, London
2005: NEMESIS 52, preview at Cork Film Centre, Ireland
2004: 21st WWVF (WORLD WIDE VIDEO FESTIVAL), Post CS, Amsterdam
2003: PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL, Westbourne Studios, London
2003: CANDID PROJECTION ROOM, Candid Arts Centre, London


AWARDS:

2009: SB9 AWARD, one of the five Sharjah Biennale awards, UAE
2007: UNDO FOUNDATION AWARD, Cyprus
2003: THE WILLIAM LATHAM AWARD, UK
2002: THE LINKLATERS AWARD, UK
2001: THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART FUND SUPPORT, UK

Shortlisted for:

2009: DESTE PRIZE, 2009
2009: ARS VIVA AWARD 09/10,‘History’ (BDI)
2008: ARS VIVA AWARD 08/09,‘Mise En Scene’ (BDI)


RESIDENCIES

2007-2008: KUNSTLERHAUS BETHANIEN, Berlin
2005: CAN SERRAT, El Bruc, Barcelona
2002: CITE INTERNATIONALE DES ARTS (full stipend), Paris
2000: TWO-MONTH EXCHANGE PROGRAMME (full stipend), Hongik University, Soul, Korea


ACTIVITIES / OTHER

2010: Artists' Film Club: Haris Epaminonda, ICA (Institute of Contemporary Art), London, screening and talk, 22 March 2010 at 7pm
2007: WHEN KITTENS BECOME CATS_Speaking of Others: artist's talk series, Frankfurter Kunstverein
2006: TRANSMISSION: artist's talk series, organised by Sharon Kivland & Jasper Joseph-Lester in association with Sheffield Hallam University
2006: GUEST LECTURER, Sheffield Hallam University (organised by Sharon Kivland & Jasper Joseph-Lester)
2006: CAIRO, project commissioned by Undo journal
2005: ON ART, group performance, Castel Sant' Elmo, Naples
2005: MARSEILLE - ALEXANDRIA workshop BJCEM, France / Egypt
2004: ALMERIA, cultural exchange program, Spain
2003: GUEST LECTURER, University of Manchester
2002: THESIS '99' awarded with Distinction, Royal College of Art, London
2002: GUEST LECTURER, University of Brighton


SELECTED PRESS / REVIEWS

2009: ARTFORUM International: Best of 2009, critics picks: by Carolyn Cristov-Bakariev, December 2009
2009: MAP magazine, ‘Images In Search Of Lost Time’, text by Isla Leaver-Yap, Summer 2009, Issue 18, pg.. 60-67
2009: SYDSVENSKAN newspaper, Sweden, ‘Kultur & Nöjen’ section, review on solo show VOL. I, II, III at Malmö Konsthall, ‘Ett pussel av då och nu’,
pg.1 & ‘Dåtiden infångad i ett drömskt pussel’, pg.8, text by Karin Arbsjö, 02 April 2009
2009: AD: ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, ‘Die Bilder-Chirurgin’, text by Sebastian Preuss, Issue. 98, April 2009, pg. 108-114
2009: TANK magazine, text by Xerxes Cook, Volume 5, Issue 6, pg. 28-29
2009: KALEIDOSCOPE magazine, ‘The Exotic: A Concerted Overview’, Issue. 01, March – April 2009, pg. 49
2009: FRIEZE magazine, ‘Looking Back: Biennials and Survey shows’, Image on pg.99, January-February 2009, Issue 120
2009: ARTNET MAGAZIN online, ‘Das Beste Zum Schluss’, 30 December 2008, text by Dominikus Müller
2008: THE TIMES, UK_THE KNOWLEDGE MAGAZINE, 4 -10 October 2008, text by Louise Cohen, pg.28-29
2008: BIDOUN magazine, ‘A Principle of Assumptions’, text review by Ozge Ersoy, Issue 15, 'Pulp', Fall 2008, pg. 177-178 (∞)
2008: KAPUT online, Issue 03, 'The Infinite Library (and other stories)', an interview with Christopher Marinos
2008: AFTERALL online, 7 October 2008, 'Artists at Work: Haris Epaminonda', an interview with Sonia Campagnola
2008: DIE TAGESZEITUNG Berlin newspaper, ‘Tumult der Gedanken und Gefühle’, 11 September 2008, text by Vera Tollmann
2008: ARTNET MAGAZIN online, ‘Vollig Losgelost’, 09 September 2008, text by Dominikus Müller
2008: ZITTY BERLIN magazine, ‘Aufruhr in Technicolor’, text by Birgit Rieger, 11-24 September, pg. 105 - 106, 19/2008
2008: CAMERA AUSTRIA INTERNATIONAL, ‘5th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art: When Things Cast No Shadow’, text by Denise Robinson, pg.79-80, 102/2008
2008: ART REVIEW magazine, ‘Berlin Biennial’, text by Brian Dillon, pg. 104-111, June 2008, Issue 23
2008: DAS MAGAZIN, ‘Aufgepasst: Das Ist Gute Kunst’, text by Joerg Heiser, pg.14-16, 2008/22
2008: ART REVIEW magazine, ‘Future Greats’, March 2008, text by Brian Dillon, pg.83
2008: BERLINER ZEITUNG Berlin newspaper, 04 April 2008, text by Sebastian Preuss
2008: TIP BERLIN magazine, 03-14 April-2008, text by Constanze Suhr, pg.28
2008: ATHINORAMA magazine Greece, 14-21 February 2008, Period B'#405 by Despoina Zeykili, pg.97
2007: ARTFORUM INTERNATIONAL: Best of 2007, December 2007, text by James Quandt, pg.65
2007: MOUSSE magazine, Nov-December 2007, text by Cristina Travaglini, pg. 11-13, Issue 11
2007: FRIEZE magazine, Nov-December 2007, text by Dominic Eichler, pg.150-151, Issue 111
2007: METROPOLIS M magazine, August-September 2007, text by Kathrin Jentjens, pg. 81, Issue 4
2007: MISER & NOW magazine, 2007, text by Rebecca Geldard, pg. 28-31, Issue 11
2007: YSTEROGRAFO magazine Cyprus, ‘Opos ta Oneira…’, text by eleni Xenou, pg.26-27,
2007: SUEDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG newspaper, 9/10 June 2007 Germany, text by Joerg Heiser, pg.13
2007: THE GUARDIAN newspaper, 12 June 2007, text by Adrian Searle
2007: HIGHLIGHTS magazine Greece, July-august 2007, text by Vassilika Sarilaki, pg.237-238, Issue 29
2007: SIMERINI Cyprus newspaper, 18 February 2007, text by Andrea Constantinou, pg.32
2006: ARTERI magazine Nicosia, text by Theopisti Stylianou, pg. 16-17, Issue 1
2006: FLASH ART magazine, July-September 2006, text by Roy Exley, p.120, Issue 249
2006: VOTRE BEAUTE magazine Greece, November 2006, text by Dossy Iordanidou, pg. 66-67, Issue 193
2006: SYNTHESEIS magazine, January 2006, text by Maria Panayiotou, p.70, Issue 121
2005: OMIKRON magazine Cyprus, March 2005, text by Marianna Karavali, Issue 108


PUBLICATIONS / CONTRIBUTIONS


2009: FARE UNA SCENATA/MAKING A SCENE, Jörg Heiser, catalogue for group exhibition, Sternberg Press (cat)
2009: HEAVEN, 2nd Athens Biennale, Athens (cat.)
2009: DESTE PRIZE 2009, published by THE DESTE FOUNDATION, Athens (cat)
2009: MIMES, text by Christopher Marinos, Kalfayan galleries, Athens (cat)
2009: VOL. I, published by Malmö Konsthall/ supported by the Cyprus Ministry of Culture, ed. 500, designed by Europa (publ.)
2009: YOUNGER THAN JESUS ARTIST DIRECTORY, New Museum & Phaidon Press  (Publ.)
2009: YOUNGER THAN JESUS: THE READER (EXH. CATALOGUE), New Museum & Steidl (cat)
2009: THE KALEIDOSCOPIC EYE, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection, Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (cat)
2009: PROVISIONS FOR THE FUTURE, Sharjah Biennale, UAE (cat)
2009: SOUND & VISIONS exhibition catalogue, published by Silvana Editoriale Spa, Milan, ‘Swarms’ text by Jonathan Miles, pg. 158-163 (cat)
2009: BLINDSPOT magazine, collaborating editor: Taryn Simon, Issue 39 (∞)
2008: HARIS EPAMINONDA, published by Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (cat)
2008: BE magazine #15 ‘auteur’, ‘Umbrella Seeking Sewing Machine’, text by Alice Motard, pg. 56-61, Issue 15, a KB publication
2008: BIDOUN magazine, ‘Pulp’, special projects, showing ‘Untitled’ polaroids, Issue 15
2008: L’ART CONTEMPORAIN EN EUROPE, Experience Pommery #5, Beaux Arts editions, (cat.)
2008: BIDOUN magazine, ‘Objects’, Spring-Summer 2008, image on pg.24
2008: PAST-FORWARD, Zabludowicz Art Projects 176, London (cat.)
2008: WHEN THINGS CAST NO SHADOWS, 5th Berlin Biennale, KW Institute of Contemporary Art publication, pg.264-267 (cat.)
2008: WHEN KITTENS BECOME CATS: Speaking of Others, Frankfurter Kunstverein, (cat.) soon
2008: REVIEW: 32 Jahre Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, text by Valeria Schulte-Fischedick, pg.196-197, a KB publication, Berlin (cat.)
2008: SHADOWS: Fragmental studies_the origin of images: brain and memory, published by Artwords Press, UK (book project by Daniel Gustav Cramer, Dr. Florian Kempf and Phillip Seidel)
2007: ANGELAKI journal, Volume 12, no.12, August 2007, published by Routledge/ Taylor & Francis Group, UK (project curated by Sharon Kivland & Jasper Joseph-Lester)
2007: PRESENT/FUTURE, Artissima 14 Turin, text by Cecilia Alemani, pg.18-19, published by Illy (cat.)
2007: ROZAMIRA '07, Art Center Winzavod, Moscow (cat.)
2007: OYSTER GRIT, essay by Rebecca Geldard, Domobaal Editions, London (publ.)
2007: FRACTURED FIGURE, Deste Foundation, Athens (cat.)
2007: THINK WITH THE SENSES FEEL WITH THE MIND: art in the present tense, Vol.II, published by Marsilio, 52nd International art exhibition, Venice, pg. 112-113 (cat.)
2007: OLD EARTH, NO MORE LIES, I'VE SEEN YOU…, texts by Denise Robinson and Brian Dillon, published by the Cyprus Ministry of Culture for the 52nd Venice Biennale, Cyprus Pavilion (cat.)
2007: HER(HIS)TORY, published by N.P Goulandris Foundation _Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens (cat.)
2007: HETEROTOPIAS: Recreation: Maid in Greece, published by the State Museum of Contemporary art, Greece (cat.)
2007: UNDO journal Nicosia, published by Undo Ltd, pg.49-53, Issue 1 (contribution on commissioned project)
2007: BEYOND SENSATION: art of the last 10 years, published by Deutsche Bank collection, London & Frankfurt (cat.)
2006: DRAWING SCREEN, published by Tint gallery, Greece (cat.)
2006: EAST INTERNATIONAL '06, published by Norwich gallery, UK (cat.)
2006: AN OUTING, text by Sotiris Bahtsetzis, pg.55, published by Futura, Greece (cat.)
2006: GESTURE BETWEEN WORLDS, written by Jonathan Miles, book published by Domobaal Editions (publ.)
2005: PERIPHERAL VISIONS, published by Cork Film Center, Ireland (cat.)
2005: ACCIDENTAL MEETINGS, published by Nimac in association with Pierides Foundation, Nicosia (cat.)
2004: FRAICHEUR DE VIVRE, text by Michel Nuridsany, China (cat.)
2004: WWVF 2004, on CD Rom, Amsterdam (cat.)
2004: THE TINDELL EFFECT, London (cat.)
2003: PREMIERE VUE II, 2nd edition, Passage de Retz, Paris (cat.)
2003: THE SHOW 2003, published by the Royal College of Art, London (cat.)
2002: FIVE, limited edition, London (cat.)