Lia Eleftheriadou

She was born in 1960, in Tbilisi, Georgia. She studied art at the National University of Tbilisi. After the completion of her studies, she started her professional work as an artist in Georgia, where she mainly co-operated with the Austrian – Georgian gallery "Daraba", taking part in many exhibitions.In 1994 she was elected as a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Georgia. In 1995 she relocated to Greece and she has been living and working in Thessaloniki since. In 1997 she participated in the program "Thessaloniki –Cultural Capital of Europe". Her works have been displayed in 30 personal and 72 group exhibitions.She participated as an artist and art director in many group exhibitions. In 2004 she received an Honorary Award from the Prefecture of Thessaloniki and the "International Centre of Black Sea Studies"In 2015 she participated in the 6th Beijing International Art Biennale, China. Her works can be found in private collections and galleries in many countries such as: Georgia, Greece, Germany, Sweden, France, Switzerland and elsewhere. She has been teaching art and tapestry since 1997.