Panayiotis Doukanaris was born (b.1991) in Nicosia, Cyprus and he is currently living and working in Limassol, Cyprus. He completed his Bachelor Degree in Fine and Applied Arts from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 2015. He received a full scholarship from the Mike Holland Trust, and enrolled for an MA in Fine Arts at the Birmingham City University, where he graduated with first class honours in 2016. While in Birmingham and under the mentorship of philosopher-poet Professor Johnny Golding, Doukanaris developed his interest towards the materiality of the canvas. Today, he is a doctoral student at the Cyprus University of Technology, in the Department of Fine Arts, Art History and Theory research lab. Since 2017, Doukanaris worked in various public and private educational institutions of all levels. He currently works as a professor of art, and a visiting lecturer (Scientific Personnel) in secondary and tertiary education respectively. He divides his time being an artist, researcher, and educator.
Doukanaris has participated in numerous group exhibitions across Europe. He was included in the ''Contextile 2022'' - Contemporary Textile Art Biennial, in Guimaraes, Portugal; ''Belonging'' - European Investment Bank collection exhibition, The Hunt Museum, Limerick, Ireland; ''In Ictum Arianna'' - Multi - space of Culture and Creativity, Larnaca, Cyprus; ''UKYA'' - Bjcem Biennale des Jeunes Createurs de l'Europe et de la Mediterranee, Nottingham, UK; Institute Francais de Thes, Thessaloniki, Greece; Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece; Teloglion Foundation of Art, Thessaloniki, Greece; Theocharakis Foundation, Athens, Greece; Art Seen Contemporary Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Doukanaris' work is in the collections of European Investment Bank Institute Art Collection; Cyprus National Collection of Contemporary Art; Luciano Benetton Collection.
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Education
2019 - PhD Student
Cyprus University of Technology, School of Fine Arts, Research Lab: Art History and Theory
2015 - 2016 MA in Fine Arts
Birmingham City University, Faculty of Art, Design and Media, School of Art
2010 - 2015 BA Fine and Applied Arts
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Fine Arts
Honours and Awards
European Investment Bank, Artist Development Programme
Dean's Award for Exceptional Achievement - Birmingham City University
Mike Holland Trust Award - Student Scholarship
Private and Public Collections
European Investment Bank Institute Art Collection
Cyprus National Collection of Contemporary Art
Luciano Benetton Collection
Art Residencies
European Investment Bank, Artist Development Programme - Luxemburg (1st June - 15 July 2020)