the tree of life

Artist and new media designer, Magdalene Kourti was born in Athens in 1971. Prior to her entrance to the School of Fine Arts, she studied Business at Deree College. A BA in Fine Arts and an MA in Digital Arts have followed, in London, at Wimbledon College of Arts - University of the Arts London and at Metropolitan University respectively. For a short period of time, she studied under D. Mitaras at the Athens School of Fine Arts and under Hundertwasser at the Academy of Fine Arts of Vienna/Erasmus. She has participated in group exhibitions and one-woman shows as well as festivals all over the world. In 2000 her video art piece “weightlessness” was broadcasted by BBC at Leicester Square cinemas. In 2004 she won Adobe Distinction at the World Festival of Digital Arts in Australia. Some of her work has been published in the album “Contemporary Greek Art 1974-2004” by the art historian I. Kolokotronis. In 2008 she received the title of “Best Experimental Movie” at the Film Festival in Thermaikos and in 2016 her video art piece “in the light” was screened at Animfest. Education 1998-1999 London Guildhall University, London, MAin 3D & 2D Computer Imaging & Animation 1994-1997 Wimbledon School of Art, London, BA Honours in Fine Art Painting 1995-1996 Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste, Erasmus, Vienna 1994 ASKT School of Fine Art, Mytaras studio 1990-1993 Deree College, Athens, Bsc in Business Administration Exhibitions Solo shows in Greece 2002 MOTER/Institute of Contemporary Art of Rhodes 2002 Video installation at A.P.Diavasi, Athens 2000 +soda, Athens 1997 TV channel 3, 'The Bill', London Solo show abroad 2000-1 Le Val art gallery, Novosibirsk, Siberia Group shows in Greece 2017 Painting exhibition W3 2017 Animfest 2015 In the Light, video art installation 2008 Film Festival in Thermaikos 2007 Athens Video Art Festival http://www.athensvideoartfestival.gr 2006 Art Park 2006 MEDSOS2006 Athens Video Art Festival http://www.athensvideoartfestival.gr 2005 Micropolis, http://www.netodyssey.gr/micropolis_gr.html 2005 Rodos Pinakotheke, Group art show 2005 Ecofilms festival, Rhodes 2002 MOTER/Institute of Contemporary Art of Rhodes 2001 video installation at a.antonopoulou art gallery, Athens 2001 Athens College, “Kathreptismata”, Athens 2000 Cheap art, Athens Group shows abroad 2005 Art for Nature, Holland 2005 UNEXPLORED Shortfilmfestival in Vienna 2005 Exhibition “reasons to love the earth”, www.leeuwenbergh.org, Netherlands 2004 IDAA at Melbourne, Australia 2004 ArtExpo Mexico 2004 2003 World art collection “1001 reasons to love the earth” Netherlands, Korea 2003 The world art collection publication, Netherlands 2003 IDAA at Melbourne, Australia 2002 Kondrum at NY, USA 2002 WUK, Austria 2002 Uncovered short film festival, Austria 2002 IFCT North America premiere 2001 Greenwich Film Festival, London 2001 d>art01 screening Dendy Opera Quays, Sydney 2001 screening @ digital-premiere-films.com, London 2001 video installation in cooperation with NPFC, US, Barcelona, Amsterdam 2001 Cheap art at Novosibirsk, Siberia 2001 Dissonanze Festival, Italy Awards 2004 IDAA at Melbourne / Australia: Adobe Achievement Award http://www.internationaldigitalart.com/IDAA/04IDAAwin1/pages/05_birthofwave.htm 2008 “Best Experimental Movie” Film Festival in Thermaikos