Fine Art Painter and Award-Winning Video Artist
i am a Visual artist born in Athens. i Studied Business and Art in Greece before completing my BA in Fine Arts at UAL – Wimbledon College of Arts and MA degree in digital arts and 3d animation at london Metropolitan University.
My most recent work includes video art and has a focus on ecology and natural environments, which has led to underwater projects and artwork. The latest video art installation is “In the light”, which takes the form of a kind of diary reflecting meditative states.
“In the Light” video art project was selected for the 12th Athens Animfest 2017, and at “Digital Art, a new world” 2022 in Athens.
CV
An artist, new media designer and a mother of 3 amazing kids, 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 the 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 and PROJECT 2 ATHENS «Digital Art, A New World».
Education
1998-1999 Metropolitan University, London, MA in 3D & 2D Computer Imaging & Animation,
1994-1997 Wimbledon College of Art, UAL, London, BA in Fine Art Painting
1995-1996, Akademie der bildenden Kunst, Erasmus, art in Vienna
1992-1994 ASFA School of Fine Arts, Mytara studio
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
2022 PROJECT 2 ATHENS «Digital Art, A New World», Athens
2022 KROMA One - Off / Art Exhibition We Are Your Friends, Athens
2017 W3 group painting exhibition, Rhodes
2017 12th Athens Animfest video art
2015 Video installation "in the Light", Rhodes
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 Ecofilm Festival, Rhodes
2002 MOTER/Institute of Contemporary Art of Rhodes
2001 Video installation at 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 in 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 in Melbourne, Australia
2002 Kondrum, NY, USA
2002 WUK, Austria
2002 Uncovered short film festival, Austria
2002 IFCT North American 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 in Novosibirsk, Siberia
2001 Dissonanze Festival, Italy
Awards
200 BBC distinction and projection of video art «weightlessness» a t Leicester Square cinemas in London
2004 IDAA in Melbourne / Australia: Adobe Achievement Award http://www.internationaldigitalart.com/IDAA/04IDAAwin1/pages/05_birthofwave.htm
2008 “Best Experimental Movie” Film Festival in Thermaikos
