VERA IONA PAPADOPOULOU (ATHENS, GR)
Director | Performance Artist | Mentor
Education
MA: 2017–2020 | Athens School of Fine Arts, Digital Arts
MA, BA: 2009–2014 | All-Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK), Film Directing
BA: 2004–2009 | Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Department of Architecture and Design
Educational Program/Course: 2013–2014 | Institute of Contemporary Art Moscow (ICA), “New Artistic Strategies”
Selected Workshops
2016 | Marina Abramović Workshop, NEON (Athens, GR)
2015 | 4th International Workshop: The Method of Theodoros Terzopoulos, Attis Theatre (Athens, GR)
2013–2014 | Performance Art “PYRFYR” by Elena Kovylina, SOLYANKA VPA (Moscow, RU)
Selected Fellowships and Awards
2023 | Beyond Borders – Odysseus Special Award for the film “I Woke Up 18” 2022 | Greek Documentary Association Award for the project “Nova Opera – The Art of War” 2014 | Exchange Program between ICA Moscow and Goldsmiths, University of London – Representation of the Russian scene of young artists 2014 | International Media Art Festival Krasnoyarsk – Main Award for experimental film “Metanoia”
Languages
Greek | Native
Russian | Native
English | B2
Selected Works
Performance
2026,2025 | Sto Laimo (aka On the Neck), PLEX (Athens, GR)
Role: Director, Dramaturg
2024 | They, Performance Rooms 2024, Kappatos Gallery (Athens, GR)
Role: Director, Curator
2024 | Heatwave Survival Room, Perasma, Mpagkeion (Athens, GR)
Role: Artist
2020 | Shudny za Godynu, Outdoor performance (Odessa, UA)
Role: Artist
2019 | Epitrepetai, The Cuprys House (Athens, GR)
Role: Artist
2019 | Confessions, Performance Rooms 2019, Kappatos Gallery (Athens, GR) Role: Artist
2019 | “Go Up”, “Go Down”, “Smile”, “Forget It”, “Ding”, “Dang”, “Dong”, Asimos, Romantso (Athens, GR)
Role: Director
2015 | The Moment, YOKO ONO MORNING PEACE, organized by MoMA PopRally, GARAGE Museum of Contemporary Art (Moscow, RU)
Role: Artist
2014 | Playback, “DO IT Moscow”, GARAGE Museum of Contemporary Art (Moscow, RU) Role: Artist
2014 | Trilogy Anamoni, Solo Exhibition, CAMP (Contemporary Art Meeting Point) (Athens, GR)
Role: Artist
2013 | Mummy, Artsfera (Moscow, RU)
Role: Artist
2011 | Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present, GARAGE Museum of Contemporary Art (Moscow, RU)
Role: Re-performer
Film
2023 | On the Neck, Experimental film
Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOfrmcePJLc
2022 | I woke up 18, Documentary film
Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moJjXilwQcQ
2020 | Theatre, Short film
Online: https://veraiona.com/theatre/
2019 | Platanakia, Documentary film
Online: https://veraiona.com/platanakia/
2017 | Terraluna, Documentary film
Online: https://veraiona.com/terraluna/
2014 | Metanoia, Experimental film
Online: https://veraiona.com/metanoia/
2014 | Waiting for the spring, Video performance
Online: https://veraiona.com/waiting-for-the-spring/
2014 | Orthostasia, Video performance
Online: https://veraiona.com/orthostasia/
2013 | Mummy, Video performance
Online: https://veraiona.com/mummy/
2013 | Postman Never Comes, Short film
Online: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29816511/?ref_=nm_knf_t_4
2011 | Tableau Vivant, Short film
Online:https://veraiona.com/tableau-vivant/
2010 | Swag, Short film
Online: https://veraiona.com/swag/
Selected Relevant Professional Experience
2025–ongoing | Founder of Spiti8 – The Home of Performance, Sound & Experiential Art (Athens, GR)
2022–ongoing | CEO, Creative Producer & Director at Full Flight Productions, a creative production studio (Athens, GR)
2022 | Curator at “Talk to Me” Online Art Festival for Ukraine
2021 | Curator at ON THE BORDER: IDENTITIE(S) – GNNR, Museum of Modern Art (MSIO) (Odessa, UA), K85 (Athens, GR)
2020–2022 | Performance Art Mentor & Curator at MSIO – Museum of Modern Art (Odessa, UA)
2020–2021 | Performance Art Mentor at online residency elektron.live
2020 | Curator & Project Manager at (-) FE MALE Home Performance Art Festival
2020 | Curator, And All That Remains Is a Desert, Performance Rooms 2020, Kappatos Gallery (Athens, GR)
2018–2020 | Performance Art Mentor at Performance Art Workshop “Do It”, Twixtlab (Athens, GR)
2018 | Performance Art Mentor at Black Sea Arts Festival (Bucharest, RO)
2019 | Performance Art Mentor & Director at Artifactory & Free-no Future (Kammeno, GR)
2013–2014 | Performance Art Mentor at Somatic Performance (Moscow, RU)