gsfougaras
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Location | Leicester, --, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | George Sfougaras is based in the UK and works internationally with a network of partners. His is concerned with the way people’s lives are affected by history and how national rhetoric shapes identity. Sfougaras was born in Greece to refugees from Asia Minor, who subsequently came to the UK during the 1970s military regime; these narratives form the cornerstone of his work. He is one of six ‘inspiring, internationally renowned artists’ selected by Creative Leicestershire 2019-20. He has gained recognition with his reconstructed maps and narrative portraits and published suites of prints and books reclaiming aspects of history. Prizes include Small Print International (2015) and Ideas on Paper (2016). He was a finalist in Freedom.org’s ‘Depicting Human Rights’ 2017. He was invited to speak on Identity at the Asia Triennial in Manchester in 2018. In 2017-18 he exhibited at Rugby Museum and Art Gallery and Leicester New Walk Museum, Alexandria Library Manchester, Valletta Malta, and Chania Greece. He was artist in residence in Crete in March 2019 and in Germany in July-August 2019. His Recovered Histories project (August 2019) was funded by the Arts Council. |
| Interests | The Arts, society, knowledge. |