Eyfrosyni Doxiadi

Euphrosyne Doxiadis lives and works in Athens and Paris. 1946: Born in Athens on April 19. 1961-64: Studied drawing with Kosmas Xenakis and Panagiotis Tetsis. 1963: Attended the School of Seeing painting school by Oskar Kokoschka in Salzburg, Austria. 1964-66: Studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College, London University. 1966-67: Studied painting and printmaking at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Detroit, Michigan, USA. 1967-68: Studied theater set design in Paris with Yiannis Tsarouchis and Lila de Nobili. 1969-86: Raised her two children and painted in London. 1987-89: Completed her painting studies at Wimbledon School of Art in London, graduating with honors. Began a long-term research project on the origin and technique of Rubens' painting "Samson and Delilah" located in the National Gallery, London. 1988-90: Traveled to conduct research and write the book "The Mysterious Fayum Portraits; Faces from Ancient Egypt." 1991: Held her first solo exhibition at the "Ora" Gallery in Athens. 1992-94: Completed the writing of the book on the Fayum portraits. 1995: The book "The Mysterious Fayum Portraits; Faces from Ancient Egypt" was published by Thames and Hudson in the UK, Abrams in the USA, Gallimard in France, Adam Editions in Greece ("Πορτραίτα του Φαγιούμ"), and in Italy. It received critical acclaim and was awarded the Bordin Prize, Prix d'ouvrage by the Academie des Beaux-Arts, Institut de France. 1996: Received the Academy of Athens Award. 1997-98: Along with Nikos Giannadakis, curated the exhibition "From the Fayum Portraits to the Beginnings of Byzantine Icon Art" (Heraklion, Crete, Benaki Museum in Athens, and Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki). She also curated the exhibition's catalog, which included her writings. 1999-05: Continued research on the painting "Samson and Delilah," raising serious questions about its authenticity (see also http://www.Afterrubens.org). She believes that the mission of the painter is to see and not to silence their opinion, even if it conflicts with art historians and non-visual experts. 2000-08: Taught painting and the technique of encaustic at the Aegean Center for the Arts in Paros. 2006: Illustrated Vangelis Hatziyannidis' book "Natural Stories." Began painting a series of works on the theme of the god Hypnos. 2007: Continued working on the same theme in Athens and Paris. Vangelis Hatziyannidis agreed to write a short story for the nine depictions of the god Hypnos. 2008: Exhibition at the Athens Art Gallery.