Christina Mitrentse

1977 Born in Thessaloniki, Greece. Lives and works in London.

Education

1995-00 BA Hons (First) School of Fine Art, Aristotle University,Greece
2002-03 PG Diploma fine art, Chelsea College of art and design UAL,London
2003-04 MA fine art, Chelsea College of art and design, UAL, London
2007-08 PGCE, School of Education, University of Greenwich, London

Awards

2003-04 Fellowship ,A.S. Onassis Foundation,Athens, Greece
2002-03 Fellowship ,Micheli Foundation, Athens, Greece
2000 Hellenic art award, commission by national airport El.Venizelos, Athens
1999 Award from National Foundation I.K.Y. Greece
1997 4th Heineken art (award winner), Thessaloniki, Greece
1995 Fellowship from National Foundation I.K.Y. Greece

Teaching experience/Professional practice

2007-10 Art and Design Lecturer and workshop facilitator at various Colleges in London including: Westminster College, Epping Forrest College, Chelsea College, National Technical University of Athens, Groovy art workshops London.

Talks and Symposium

2009 - The Nikos Alexiou Collection-A mechanism for art production, part of Eagle Document-The new Collection of Enumerated things, Symposium curated by Monika Oechsler, Stephen Lawrence gallery, 21 November
-Celestial Contrakt, an analysis of artworks, Shwartz gallery, 28 November
2008 - Impromptu, Identification of collaborative practices, Schwartz gallery, April
- Time - Art at the Edge, Contemporary artists and curatorial practice, Stephen Lawrence gallery, 29 October
2005 -The Secret School- a secret meeting with the public, Islington Bomb Shelter, 21 August

Collections

Various Private and Public collections in Greece, Germany, England and USA,
Including: Tate Archive, Alexandros Onassis foundation, Nikos Alexiou Collection,
Beltsios Collection Athens, Karathodoros private Collection Greece, Theoharakis foundation Athens, Griechische Kultustiftung collection Berlin, Maria Alteman collection New York.