Dr. Ana Frangovska is an art historian and curator, born in 1978 in Skopje. She graduated in Art History and Archaeology at the University “St. Cyril and Methodius”, Faculty of Philosophy, Skopje (2001), earned her MA at the same faculty (2017), and completed her PhD in Contemporary Arts and Media at the Faculty of Arts and Media, Belgrade (2023).
She curated the National Pavilion of North Macedonia at the 60th Venice Biennale (2024), presenting INTER SPEM ET METUM by Slavica Janeshlieva, and co-curated the Macedonian Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale (2022), presenting Landscape Experience by Robert Jankuloski and Monika Moteska. She also curated the 55th Venice Biennale Pavilion (2013) with Silentio Pathologia by Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva.
Over her career, she has curated more than 300 retrospectives, solo and group exhibitions of Macedonian and international artists in North Macedonia, participated in numerous local and international symposia and conferences, and is the founder and director of the international art residency in Galichnik, western Macedonia, which has already held 37 editions.
She is the current president of the Macedonian section of AICA (International Association of Art Critics).

Giorgio Calcara is an Italian art critic and writer. He has published many essays of a historical, artistic, philosophical and anthropological nature on the relationship between the sacred and the profane, and the concept of symbol, from prehistoric art to contemporary art.
For the Italian Ministry of Culture, he has curated art exhibitions and cultural events in museums, monuments and institutions, including: MAXXI, the Colosseum Archaeological Park, the National Museum of Musical Instruments, the National Museum of Castel Sant & Angelo, the Audiovisual Museum and the National Archaeological Museum of Reggio Calabria.
He has conceived and curated contemporary art exhibitions and cultural events at museums and public and private institutions in Italy and abroad: the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome (MACRO), the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto (MART), the Centrale Montemartini – Capitoline Museums, the Palazzo delle Arti in Naples, the Italian cultural institutes in Berlin, Sofia, and Bucharest.
Expert on the artistic avant-garde of the 20th and 21st centuries, he is a consultant for the Dalí Universe in Europe.

Andreas Kalli was born in Larnaca, Cyprus in 1987. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (2007-2012), in between he studied at the Central Saint Martin School of art and design (2010-2011). During his studies at the Athens School of Fine Arts he attended as special courses at the Printmaking Workshop (2009-2010), Graphic Arts Workshop (2009-2010) as well as Sculpture Workshop (2007-2009).
Selected solo and group exhibitions: DECENNIAL: A Creative Legacy, Art Seen Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus (2025) · “The Message of the Chrysalises” at Kolossi Castle (2025) · “Reflections”, Leventis Art Museum, Nicosia (2024) · Body Heat, Droog Gallery, Amsterdam (2024) · “Casts of an Island 2024”, PSI Foundation, Limassol, and at Land(e)scapes II, Art Seen Gallery (2024) · In April 2024, he presented the audiovisual exhibition/installation titled Unfulfilled Journey at the House of Cyprus in Athens (2024) · In 2023, he participated in the interdisciplinary exhibition Post tenebras lux at the O gallery and in the Larnaca Biennale’s parallel exhibition titled Home Hope · The Lot, at Alpha C.K. Gallery, Nicosia · BESTIARY, at Crux Gallery, Athens (2023) · In 2022, he participated in the exhibition at Pedion tou Areos titled Pedion: Meeting Place, Athens, and presented his sculptural installation “Happy Few” at the archaeological site of Amathus in Limassol. In October 2021, he presented his third solo exhibition The Narration of a Secret at the O gallery in Larnaca. In 2015, he was the first to inaugurate the exhibition cycle at the Leventis Gallery titled Young Cypriot Artists. That same year, he represented Cyprus at the Biennale of Young Artists, No Food’s Land, in Milan. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Greece, France, Italy, and England. The artist lives and works in Cyprus.

Katerina Stavrou is a contemporary visual artist based in Larnaca, Cyprus.
She began her academic journey in 2007, studying “Visual Arts” at the University of Salford, and later graduated with distinction in “Fine Art” (BA Hons) from Manchester Metropolitan University, in 2011. Following her undergraduate studies, she completed a course in “Art Criticism” at Central Saint Martins, and participated in a mentoring program at Debut Contemporary Art Platform in London. In 2019, Stavrou gained a Master’s degree in “Cultural Policy and Development” from the Open University of Cyprus. In 2025 she followed the “Curating Contemporary Art and Design: Theory and Practice” course, at the Royal College of Art.
Stavrou has exhibited widely, participating in numerous international art fairs and group exhibitions across the US, UK, UAE, Europe, and Japan. To date, she has held four solo exhibitions. Her artworks belong to the Cyprus Public Art Collection, the Larnaca Municipal Art Collection, several corporate collections, and numerous private collections internationally. She has recipient a public art commission in Cyprus, awarded through a national competition. Stavrou has been appointed by the Ministry of Culture on the Advisory Board of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Cyprus, 2025.

Dr. Panagiotis Ferentinos is a visual artist living and working in Greece. His interdisciplinary practice engages with analogue and digital methods across printmaking, drawing, painting, installation, performance, street art, photography and text.
His practice-based research examines public space and urban human traces, investigating the relationship between visual art and the urban environment through interdisciplinary inquiry, and has been presented through academic publications and international conferences.
He holds a PhD in Fine Art from Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, and is currently a Lecturer (2023–2026) at the Department of Fine Arts and Art Sciences, School of Fine Arts, University of Ioannina, where he teaches painting and printmaking. He also holds an MFA in Fine Art Media from the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, and degrees in Printmaking and Painting from the Athens School of Fine Arts. His work has been presented nationally and internationally in eight solo exhibitions and more than ninety group exhibitions.

Photo © Karan Prasher

Rania Abulhasan is a Kuwaiti multidisciplinary artist whose work reflects a meditative exploration of simplicity, balance, and life’s quiet beauty. Drawing on her background in fashion and product design, she uses neutral tones, organic forms, and subtle contrasts to evoke calm and serenity.
Active in art and design since 1998, Rania studied at Parsons School of Design in Paris and New York, majoring in Fashion Design and Product Design, while also training in fine arts at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Her practice—shaped by collaborations across New York, Paris, Milan, Vancouver, Spain, Tokyo, Cyprus, KSS, UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait—invites reflection and stillness, offering moments of peace and contemplation amid life’s motion.

Michail Elia is a professional artist. He has shown a variety of works in eight solo and more than forty group shows in Cyprus and abroad. He had also organized many art and art related events the recent years. He lives and works in Larnaca Cyprus.
https://www.facebook.com/artistmichailelia/

Maria is a marketer and event planner.
She studied in London and holds a Bachelor Degree in Marketing from Middlesex University and two Masters degrees in International Management from Kings University and Investment Management from Cass Business School.  After a five-year work experience in Athens in the banking sector she recited in her hometown Larnaca in 2011.  She is now the founder and director of WonderDots Ltd offering new age marketing, event planning and project services.  Throughout her career she has planned numerous unique and successful events. As an art lover she is excited to be part of the Biennale Team.

Stavri is a freelance set and costume designer for film and theatre productions. She has an MA in Theatre Design from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. In 2016, Stavri founded Once In a Blue Moon; a creative platform that supports and encourages a new era of creative events and performances in Cyprus. Since then, she has successfully produced, co-directed and designed several site specific, devised performances and experiential events. Stavri was a semi-finalist (top 20) for the Linbury Prize from the National Theater London in 2019. She was also shortlisted as an emerging designer for the World Stage Design 2022 in Calgary, Canada.
www.stavripapa.com / www.onceinabluemoon.eu

Doros Demetriou, born in Nicosia in 1970, is a cinema historian, events organizer, and film screenings curator. He’s a member of ECFA and elected to the Director’s Board of CIFEJ. Doros manages film screenings and education programs at Cultural Workshop Agion Omologiton, Nicosia, and co-directs the IVAC film festival. He serves as vice-president at the “Fotodos” Photography Club and collaborates with the Ministry of Education and Culture on film education programs. Additionally, he advises at BCEFF in Canada and AEI Film Festival in Cyprus. Doros lectures on Cinema History, studied Cinematherapy, and co-founded the CineTexts webpage. He holds degrees in Electronic Engineering and Visual Theories/Cinema.

Born in Athienou, Cyprus, in 1970 Graduated from Pancyprian Gymnasium in Nicosia. Moved to the UK in 2005. Repatriated back to Cyprus in 2020. Founded and managed The O Gallery from 2020 to 2023.
Lives and works in Larnaca.

Konstantinos is an interdisciplinary designer, STEAM educator, and event planner, currently contributing his expertise at Youth Makerspace Larnaka, a cutting-edge hub for innovation and education under the Youth Board of Cyprus.
​He is also a Creative Strategist at Simlead Product Design, where he develops innovative strategies, facilitates design thinking workshops, and leads product development initiatives.
A graduate of the IED Milano – European Institute of Design, Konstantinos specializes in designing and facilitating workshops, leading impactful events like Makerfair, and engaging diverse audiences in the dynamic world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics).

Eleni Philippou is a travel, culture and features writer, whose work focuses on discovering people’s stories, sharing artistic initiatives and encouraging readers to engage with the local community. Her articles have been published weekly at Cyprus Mail since 2018, under Visit Nicosia and Larnaca Biennale as well as in international publications such as The Guardian, Culture Trip, Breeze in-flight magazine and Versopolis Review. She studied Spanish and International Media Communications at the University of Nottingham before living in Spain and Panama. In recent years, she began hosting journaling workshops to encourage reflection and self-awareness whilst teaching the experimental, analogue art of cyanotype photographic printing. www.eleniphilippou.com @the.curious.curly