BIO
Ourania Mourta lives and works in London. She recieved a Master in Visual Arts: Fine Art from Camberwell College of Arts - University of the Arts London and a BA Hons in Fine Art from Athens Academy of Fine Arts, gaining a high distinction. She studied painting , sculpture and animation from 2002 to 2010. She received scholarship awards for excellent performance from the Hellenic Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y) every year from 2003-2008. Furthermore, she has participated in many group exhibitions, projects, residencies and students' Biennales ( Canada, Belgium, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Greece, Spain ). Several of her art pieces are held in private collections worldwide.
EDUCATION
2010-2011 PgDip Character Animation (3D), Central Saint Martins College of
Art and Design, University of the Arts London, United Kingdom
2009-2010 MA Visual Arts: Fine Art ,Camberwell College of Arts, University of
the Arts
London, United Kingdom
2007-2008 Practical Training on the Education of Arts
Training Programme at Arts Laboratory and School classes in
Primary, Secondary and Higher Education
2002-2008 B.F.A (Hons) Athens Academy of Fine Arts
, Painting and Sculpture 5-year
Degree , Grade: “EXCELLENT” 29/30 , GPA: 3,86
AWARDS - SCHOLARSHIPS
2009 -2010 Bursary Award for the STRATA SE1 Project, Brookfield
Europe, London, U.K
2007-2008 Scholarship for excellent performance in the 5th year of studies,
Hellenic Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y)
2006-2007 Scholarship for excellent performance in the 4rth year of studies,
Hellenic Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y)
2004-2005 Scholarship for excellent performance in the 3rd year of studies,
Hellenic Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y)
2003-2004 Scholarship for excellent performance in the 2nd year
of studies,
Hellenic Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y)
2002-2003 Scholarship for excellent performance in the 1rst year of studies,
Hellenic Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y)
EXHIBITIONS
07/2010 MA Fine Art Final Show, Camberwell College of Arts, London, U.K.
07/2010 STRATA SE1 Project Exhibition and auction, Strata SE1, Elephant
and Castle, London, U.K
04/2010 “Near Dark” MA Show, Camberwell College of Arts, London, U.K.
03/2010 Michael Landy: ART BIN , South London Gallery, U.K
03/2010 Camberwell MA Fine Art Interim Show, Autoitalia Gallery, London, U.K
03/2010 Graduating Class 2007-2008, Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece
03/2010 XHIBIT 2010 , Annual Awards Exhibition of University of the Arts
London College of Communication, U.K
02/2010 “Synesthesia”, MA Show, Camberwell University of the Arts London,
U.K
11/2009 MA Fine Art Salon II, Camberwell Invites Chelsea, South London
Gallery, U.K
10/2009 Black Pig Masonic Circus Event, Chelsea Parade Ground, Chelsea
University of Arts London, U.K
10/2009 MA Fine Art Salon I, South London Gallery, U.K
10/2009 MA Fine Art group show, Camberwell College of Arts, London, U.K
09/2009 Going Youth Festival, Technopolis”, Athens, Greece
06/2009 “macroart”, TAF-The Art Foundation, Athens, Greece
03/2009 Participation in the “Athens Fashion Week”, Technopolis, Athens
02/2009 5th Biennale of Students of the Academy
of Fine Arts, metro Syntagma,
Athens,Greece
10/2008 Performance Catwalk (fashion workshop), MAD BARREL STAGE
“Technopolis”, Gkazi, Athens
06/2008 Dissertation Project, “N. Kessanlis”, Academy of Fine Arts, Athens
06/2008 “Co-existence”, Painting Laboratory B (Academy of Fine Arts
Athens), Professors ,graduates.ZinaAthanasiadouGalleryThessaloniki
2008 5th Biennale of Students of the Academy of Fine Arts, Greece, Maris
Hotel, Crete
2008 Exhibition of students of the Academy of Fine Arts “Register my
reality”, TECHNOPOLIS, Municipality of Athens
2007 “Conversing with Rembrandt”gallery “De Haagse Kunstkring”,
Hague, The Netherlands
2007 “Conversing with Rembrandt” under the aegis of tha Dutch Embassy,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens
2007 “Lundus”, Academy of Fine Arts, Plaka, Athens
2007 4th Biennale of students of the Academy of Fine Arts, Greece, Maris
Ηotel , Crete- Syntagma metro station, Athens- Toronto, Canada
2006 Painting exhibition of senior students of the Academy of Fine
Arts,Visual Arts Centre “G. Karydis”, Municipality of Philothei
2005 “Day against AIDS, young artists’ exhibition, Syntagma Metro Station,
Athens
2005 “Poetry in pictures”, exhibition of students of the Academy of Fine
Arts, French Institute, Athens
2004 “Olympic Spirit”, Millennium Gallery, Patra
2004 3rd Biennale of students of Academy of Fine Arts in Greece, Creta
Maris Hotel, Crete
2003 Philanthropic Gala, Galanopoulos House, Patras
2002 “Euro in the European Union” competition, painting exhibition, Greek
Parliament, Athens
2002 “Euro in the European Union” competition, painting exhibition,
European Parliament, Brussels
2001 “Achristoupoli”, young artists’ installation, D.E.P.A.P., Patras
RESIDENCY
03/2010 Collaborative residency at Los Gazquez,”Los Gazquez Project”, Joya
Residency, University of the Arts London, Andalucia, Spain
WORKSHOPS
10/2009 “Black Pig Masonic Circus Secret Workshop”, Chelsea Parade
Ground, Chelsea College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts
London, U.K
10/2008 Participation in the “8th HELLENIC FASHION
WEEK” at the Art and Fashion workhop “ Speech-
Plot-Tricot”,design of theatrical costume and presentation with
Performance Catwalk, organized by the Hellenic Fashion Designers
Association,“TECHNOPOLIS”, Municipality of Athens
Several of my art pieces are held in public and private collections.
Brookfield Europe, London , U.K
South London Gallery, Michael Landy: ART BIN,London, U.K
Hellenic Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y), Athens, GR
Dutch Embassy, Athens, GR
Ministry of Development, Athens, GR
Academy of Fine Arts, Athens, GR
Thessaloniki Center of Contemporary Art, GR
Spyropoulos Foundation, Athens, GR
European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium
