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Artist Bio

All About Domenica (Kyriaki) Varvalouka

A Fine Arts university graduate with the ability to apply a wide range of artistic talents in the areas of sculpting figures, acting, and the film/TV industry. An upcoming artist with gold medal awards in sci-fi fantasy character and superhero sculptures and collectables earned at national art conventions. Highly motivated to succeed as an artist with an innate talent in designing miniature action figures, superheroes, fantasy creatures and hybrids while embedding a storytelling feature in each creation. Resourceful, creative and solutions-oriented always seeking for the most cost effective and rational alternative. Additional acting experience.

ARTISTIC INFLUENCE AND THEMATICS

During my studies at the School of Fine Arts, I acquired the first stimuli for my later artistic career and subject matter from the course of Theory of Art and from the period of Romanticism.

I was influenced by the Concept of the Magnificent, in which the prevailing view is that something eerie, scary, "ugly" can cause an atmosphere of awe. At the same time, after discussions about the meaning of the "Other" that represents the different, I began to be interested and engaged in diversity and distortion.

I applied these reflections artistically to sculptures that were polymorphic hybrids, to photographs with distortion caused by the model itself and to a small theoretical work - research on the Concept of the Magnificent.

STUDIES

BA in Visual Arts (Specialization: Sculpture) 2017

University of Ioannina – School of Fine Arts and Science - Ioannina, Greece

Thesis: “What’s Your Nemesis?” Fantasy Creatures and Hybrids

MA in Digital Arts (Specialization: 3D Environments & Video Editing)2023

Fine Art School of Athens - Greece

Thesis: "Valedictory" Immersive Installation

MS in Intelligent Packaging: New Technologies & Marketing 2023

University of West Attica - Athens, Greece

Thesis: "Standards and Counter-Standards in Intelligent Packaging: Changing the Stereotypes Trough Art" Theoretical Work and Manufacturing of Prototype Packaging

Selected Coursework:

SEMINARS & CONTINUOUS LEARNING:

92ART SCHOOL:

2022 - 2023: Acting & Drama Studies

MODELER’S ACADEMY - MICHAEL KONTRAROS

2017 - 2022: Micro-sculpture sector, construction of Figure and Model
2019: Figure Painting Courses - Color Theory, Photo Shading, Basic Principles, Preparation, Practical Application
2020: Seminar / Workshop “Weathering Pencils” - Painting with AK Weathering Pencils for Wood Effect, Paint and Rust
2020: Seminar / Workshop “Wet Palette - Acrylics with a Brush” - Painting a Figure with Acrylic Paints and Rendering all the Effects only with the Use of a Brush
2020: Scenery/Terrain Courses

NEW YORK COLLEGE OF ATHENS:

2022: Software Use & Development Specialist

ARIS BINIARIS DRAMA WORKSHOP:

2022: Chorus of Greek Drama: Monologue & Singing

TABULA RASA
2021-2022: Basic Principles of Acting, Kinesiology, Improvisation & Theatrical Play,

Dark Art Interpretation

THESPIANS ON CAMERA:

2022: Acting - Comedy on Camera with Thanasis Tsaltampasis & Konstantinos Mousoulis

CREATING A DOCUMENTARY SEMINAR BY ROBERT ROMBOUT:

2022: Filmmaking & Production of Short Documentary Film "Between Elements" & "'mbondo"

8th Peloponnisos International Documentary Film Festival

STREET CINEMA SCHOOL by Tekla Taideli:

2021: Filmmaking & Production of Short Documentary Film "Poem in Shape of a Rose"

7th Peloponnisos International Documentary Film Festival

CINEMA MADE OF PAPER:

2021: Directing a Comicbook Page Masterclass by George Botsos and Andrea Bruno

Creative Documentary Center of Kalamata

2nd INTERNATIONAL E-CONFERENCE:

2021: "Education in a Changing World: Issues of Technology, Culture and Democracy in Teaching Practice and Learning"

by Learn Inn Ε.Κ.Π.Α

NAIL HIT N' RUN PRODUCTIONS:

2017, 2019: Acting in Front of a Camera & Production of Short Film “Queer Revolution” and “Sexism Kills”

ARTENS – ART SEMINARS:

2018: Film Production and Costume Design Seminar – Theatrical Play Study and Analysis, Costume and Scenery Design

AWARDS

38th IPMS Hellas Competition: Awarded 6 Gold Medals 10/2019
Athens Miniature Show: Gold Medal for the ‘Flash’ DC Hero – Clay Figure 05/2018

ART FESTIVALS & CONVENTIONS:

4th Cinergo International Film Festival: Volunteer Photographer (06/2023)
Student World Impact Film Festival: Time - Best Short Film Category Award - Quarter-Finalist (06/2023)
Ionian Contemporary Animation Festival - Greek Student Animation Short Film: Honorary Mention (12/2022)
International Conference on Typography & Visual Communication: Lecture “Standards and Counter-Standards in Intelligent Packaging: Changing the Stereotypes Trough Art” (07/2022)
ADAF Greece: Video-Art “μελιάδες” (05/2022)
8th Peloponnesian International Documentary Film Festival: Short Film “Elusive” (04/2022)
Kalamata Short Docs Festival: Short Film "'mbondo" (05/2022)
Mykonos Biennale: Short Film “Elusive” (11/2021)
Platforms Project 2021: Video-Art “Time”, Physical Computing Installation “Luscious Illusion” (10/2021)
Syskevasia Virtual Expo: Lecture “Boxing the Art: Bill Viola” (06/2021)
Athens Con Festival: Exhibitor 2019

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

MICHAEL KONTRAROS COLLECTIBLES 2023

Social Media Manager

DRAWLAB ENTERTAINMENT 2023

Production, Quality Control and Packing the Kickstarter Iron Maiden Project

PPRIMARY SCHOOL 2020 - 2021

Art Teacher

RAVENWOLF MODELING STUDIO 2020

Figure Painter

DV JEWELS: OWNER - CREATOR 2020

Designer and Manufacturer of Personal Series 100% Handmade Jewelry from Polymeric Materials and Precious Stones

DV FIGURES & STATUES: CREATOR 2019 - 2020

Design and Construction of Figure (Bust, Head, Full Body), Character Design and Sculptural Performance of the Character in Various Scales

STATIC MAGIC MODELING STORE - YS MASTERPIECES LABORATORY: PRODUCTION RESIN COPYS - SELLER IN THE STORE 2019

Installation and Construction of Rubber Molds, Figure Shaping, Cleaning Production Figure, Packaging, Packaging and Archiving of Production and Products, Sales Manager and Store Consultant

AUXILIARY ACTOR 2017 - 2019

Work in Television, Film and Advertising Productions of Greece and Abroad as a Small Role Actor and Auxiliary Actor (Serial: Symmathites, Tamam, Daddy Cool, Kati Chorismena Palikaria etc.)

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