PAINTING EXHIBITION - 'WANDERER - A SOJOURN IN PAPHOS' - by Anthoula Simadiakou
Hani tou Ibrahim, Paphos
26-28 September - Opening 7.30pm. Hours 10am-2pm, 5-9pm
Anthoula Simadiakou is exhibiting in Paphos, the city she grew up in, with the painting exhibition “Wanderer – A Sojourn in Paphos”, at the Hani Ibrahim Gallery. The opening will take place on 26 September 2025, at 19:30, by the painter Soula Lipsou-Yagkou. The exhibition will run from 26 to 28 September 2025, with opening hours 10:00–14:00 and 17:00–21:00.
With a unique creative approach, the well-travelled painter, impressed by different cultures and unexpected human encounters, expresses in her works her deep dedication to capturing the human soul. The exhibition is a journey rich in images, emotions and truths. Every smile, glance and wrinkle she paints was recorded in the passes of Nepal and the routes of Africa, tours that carved into her infinite versions of colours and expressions. In her works, full of intensity and vibrancy, the painter combines the use of different materials and mixed techniques such as acrylic, charcoal, inks, gouache, collage and monotypes. She focuses on the dynamic use of colours, aiming to convey vibrancy and explosive expression, sometimes with an abstract and sometimes with a concrete approach.
Anthoula states: “My goal is not to depict specific faces or figures but to invite the viewer to embrace the beauty of diversity and feel the truths of the human soul.” Anthoula conveys her emotional impressions in her works and presents the beauty and complexity of the human spirit, in an experience that touches the heart, awakens the senses and reveals the colour of her soul.
Contact: Anthoula Simadiakou. Email: anthoula.simadiakou@gmail.com. Tel.: 99300122 BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE PAINTER Anthoula Simadiakou comes from the occupied Pano Zodia, grew up in Paphos and currently lives in Nicosia. She studied Business Administration with a specialization in Marketing, holds a BSc Financial Services Management degree, and holds the professional title of Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). She worked in the banking sector for 25 years and is currently active as a consultant, trainer and coach. Her love for painting developed with the encouragement of her art teacher at school, the painter Soula Lipsou-Yagkou. Her meeting with the painter Nikolas Panagis rekindled the flame of creativity within her and she joined his painting school, “Art Studio”, where she explored the world of expression and emotions through art. She has participated in group exhibitions of painting and photography, while in 2024 she presented her first solo exhibition “Wandering” at the E.K.A.T.E. in Nicosia, drawing inspiration from her travels to Nepal and Africa.
In the same year, her works were included in 101 Artbook: Women Artist On the Rise, Portrait Edition, highlighting her as a rising presence in contemporary art. Anthoula captures her thoughts, emotions and experiences in a multidimensional way. She constantly experiments with different techniques and materials, looking for new forms of expression. She loves acrylic paints, with charcoal having a special place in her heart, since, touching the canvas with her charcoal-blackened hands, she deposits her soul and gives a mystical character to her works.
By adding inks, pastels, gouache and collage, she creates works full of vitality, intensity and dynamism. The vibrant colours are the signature of her works while, with the lack of restrictions on lines and moulds, she expresses herself freely, reflecting the complexity of her emotions. Her works, sometimes abstract and sometimes more specific, with sincerity bring to light feelings of the soul.
Small and big joys compose her beautiful universe, a universe full of love, adventure and warmth. The thirst for exploration leads her to beautiful neighbourhoods of the world while the nature, sun and sea of Cyprus are an indelible treasure in her soul. By her side, always, are her friends, family and her dog Mona, a hug of support and love.
