Emi Avora 9 Furnival mansions 43 Wells street W1T 3PL London Tel: 07785547863 e-mail: ES@stpaulsschool.org.uk Date of birth: 31/12/1978 Nationality: Greek

Education 1999-2002 - Royal Academy of Arts Schools: Post-graduate Diploma in Fine Arts 1996-1999 - Ruskin School of Fine Art, Oxford University: BA Fine Art (first class) 2000-2001 - Institute of Education, University of London: PGCE Art & Design 1993-1996 - 2nd Lyceum of Corfu, Greece: Apolytirion (19,8/ 20)

Prizes & Travel Scholarships 2002 The Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac Award, London Boise Foundation Travel Scholarship, New York Royal Academy Schools Travel Scholarship 2001 British Institution Fund Prize, London 1999 Prize for obtaining a First Class Degree, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford 1998 Pirye Art Prize, Oxford University Press, Oxford Socrates Travel Scholarship, St. Edmund Hall, Oxford

Group exhibitions: 2003 »Archi-techture«, Transition Gallery, London »Artfutures 2003«, CAS, London »Oriel Mostyn Open«, Oriel Mostyn Gallery, Wales »The last day I spent on earth«, Project Room, Glasgow 2002 »6Rooms2002«, Kappatos Gallery, Athens, November »Art prize«, Centre of Attention Gallery, London »DLA Art Award 2002«, Sarah Myerscough Fine Art »RA Degree show«, Royal Academy Schools »Kiss my Art«, Gallery M, London »London Art Fair«, London

2001 Premiums show, Royal Academy- Sackler Gallery, London 2000 »Art Hunting«, Royal College of Art, London »How we built the world«, Liverpool 1999 »Ruskin Degree Show«, Oxford »Threads«, Dolphin Gallery, Oxford »Raw«, Wooster College Gallery, Oxford 1997 »Made«, New College Gallery, Oxford

Solo shows »Odyssey«, Oxford University Press Bookshop, Oxford 1998 »Expeditions«, Dolphin Gallery, Oxford, 1998 Work Experience Raw Canvas Educational Programme, Tate Modern, January 2002- ongoing Whitechapel Art Gallery, Development and Education, June-August 2001 National Portrait Gallery, Development and Events, June- August 2000 Teaching Experience: Brighton University, West Thames College, Southgate school, 2001-2002