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MARIA CHANIOTAKI-KAFOUSIA
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Born in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.

Studies:
Techn. Civil Engineer (BA), Music, Piano and painting.
Theatre Design, Master (MA) in Theatre Design - Scenography at Wimbledon School of Art, WSA, London.

Seminar:
Theatre Design Summer School at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), London.

Exhibitions: Books: Registration at the Dictionary of Greek Artists - Melissa, 4th volume.

Theatre Design:
Working as a theatre designer in theatre and dance performances since 1990.
Teaching Theatre Design - Scenography since 2000 and Performance Art since 2002.

Future work:
Books:
The Secret of a Giant Chestnut Tree (Fairy tale, text and illustration)
The Enchanted Mountain (Fairy tale, text and illustration)
The Swan's Autumn (Fairy tale, text and illustration)
Exhibition in Greece and abroad in the art work on The Story of Zan Honore - or a study on a shadow, 2007
Images and performance emerging from an installation based on text and images that have surfaced spontaneously with young artists, BIOS Art Centre, Athens 2007.

Member of:
The Society of British Theatre Designers (SBTD)
International Institute of Theatre (ITT)
The Chamber of Fine Art of Greece (EETE)

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