VENIA BECHRAKIS
Nationality: Greek
Date of Birth: 20/05/74
Place of Birth: Athens, Greece
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, New York University, 2002
Bachelor of Arts, School of Fine Arts, Athens 1999
AWARDS
The Jack Goodman Award for Art and Technology, New York University, 2002
The Alexander Onassis Foundation Scholarship, 2000
Government Grant for distinction in studies in the academic years 1993,1994,1995
WORK EXPERIENCE
2002-Studio/Assistant to video artist Burt Barr
2001-White Box Gallery, New York
2001-Venetia Kapernekas Fine Arts, New York
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Group
2002 The Jack Goodman Award For Art and Technology, Rosenberg Gallery, New York
2001 1000 Drawings Night, Artists Space, New York
2000 Deconstruction, Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts, New York
1999 Emerging Artists show, sponsored by Volkswagen Hellas, Athens
1998 Group show, sponsored by Creta Mares Hotels, Crete
1997 Melina Merkouri Foundation, Athens
Venia Bechrakis participates in
Mirror at the Bottom – artists portraying themselves
curated by Agricola de Cologne