For more than two decades, Photini Papahatzi has developed a creative practice which combines photography, collage, video, installations and participatory projects.
Photini is a versatile professional with a diverse background in cultural management, education, and the arts. Holding a Master's degree in Arts Management from City University of London and a degree in European Civilization from Hellenic Open University, she is deeply engaged in various cultural networks and initiatives. She is a member of the Bosch Alumni Network, of Culture for Change network, a Tandem-Turkey recipient, a fellow of START Create Cultural Change program and an Anna Lindh Foundation Creativity grant recipient.
Since 2007, Photini has been actively involved in designing and implementing socio-cultural projects across Greece's periphery. She is a certified trainer in adult education, facilitating non-formal education programs and photography workshops. Since 2016 she is leading the platform "Postcards from home", an international art community that reflects and creates on the theme of home in collaboration with photographers, curators, researchers, and institutions worldwide.
She has organised and participated in contemporary art exhibitions and in photography exhibitions in NY, Cuba, UK, Germany, Greece, FYROM, Russia and Croatia.
Born in Athens, Greece. Lives and works between Preveza, Athens and the world.
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Exhibitions
2019 Athens, Greece
2017 Thessaloniki, Greece
2016 Ioannina, Greece
2015 New York
2014 Athens, Greece
2014 Bitola, FYROMacedonia
2013 Athens, Greece
2013 Amfissa, Greece
2013 Athens, Greece
2012 Thessaloniki, Greece
2011 Moscow
2011 Thessaloniki, Greece
2011 Larissa, Greece
2004 London,UK
2005 Athens, Greece
2003 London,UK
2002 Berlin
2002 London,UK
2001 London,UK
2001 Thessaloniki
2001 Zagreb
2000 St.Petersburg
1998 Havana, Cuba
1997 Thessaloniki, Greece
1986 Thessaloniki, Greece
” The Provinces” platform photography exhibition at T.A.F.
"Home", main exhibition of 6th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art
"Home", Photometria festival, Ioannina.
"Of Human Bondage'', Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery, NY.
"The minimum structure", 'Romantso' cultural center, Athens.
Lhi-Lna, Magaza Art Municipality Gallery, FYROMacedonia.
"Casa Amalia" Salon De Vortex, Athens.
"The transparency of sex" , The Old Hospital gallery, Amfissa.
4daysstand Queer Festival exhibition, EMBROS Theatre, Athens.
“Beyond the limits of the Gaze”, CACT, Thessaloniki.
“Intrior-ity”, 4th Moscow Biennale of contemporary Art, Moscow.
“Trafficking” "ActionField Kodra2011" ,Glass Pavilion, Thessaloniki.
'Short Stories', Photography Club of Larissa.Larissa.
‘Brazil , Living Traditions', Gallery InsideSpace, Selfridges.
‘Women’s Monologues’, CulturalCentre ‘Melina Merkouri, Athens.
‘The Rape of Europe’, Luke &A Gallery, London.
"FotoBild Berlin 2002", Contemporary Photography Fair, Berlin.
'Yemanja', Touring UK exhibition: Isle of Wight, London, Canterbury.
'Ghost', Inside Space gallery, London
'Cuba siempre', the Photography Centre of Thessaloniki.
“Woman’s Room - Woman’s View”,ULUPUH, Open Society Link Network
'7th International Festival of Women's Photography'.
“10 Greek Photographers”, La Fototeca de Cuba
'Visions of light and life' ,Thessaloniki.
*B΄ Biennale of Young Designers of European Nations* collection ‘Moscow’, Thessaloniki .