OUR TEAM
Julia Sysalova
Chief curator
With a deep passion for contemporary art and a keen eye for emerging talent, Julia brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the gallery. Her dedication to promoting artistic expression and fostering dialogue between artists and audiences is evident in every exhibition and project she curates. Julia Sysalova is an active curator and organizer of international exhibitions, a cultural studies expert, art critic, and member of the International Association of Art Critics. She is a researcher of contemporary art, a theorist and practitioner with 24 years of experience in intercultural communication. She serves as a research fellow at the European Institute of Communication, founder of the Online School of Art Communications, and Vice President of the Institute of Mediterranean Culture (Greece).
For over 14 years, she has been dedicated to the development of both individual artists and creative collectives. She curates their participation in major exhibition projects and organizes group and solo shows in museums and galleries across Europe, the United States, and Russia.
For over 14 years, she has been dedicated to the development of both individual artists and creative collectives. She curates their participation in major exhibition projects and organizes group and solo shows in museums and galleries across Europe, the United States, and Russia.
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Julia Sysalova has lived in Greece for over 22 years, supporting the growth of individual artists and creative collectives. She curates their participation in major international exhibitions and organizes both group and solo shows in museums, galleries, and art fairs across Europe, Russia, and the United States.
- Curator at the Athens-based contemporary art fair Platforms Project
- Curator of the recurring contemporary art exhibition FRONTPAGE Project
- Member of the International Association of Art Critics (AICA)
- Academic member of the European Communication Institute (ECI)
- Founder of the online school of ART Communication
- Creator of the renowned course “How an Artist Can Build the Path to Recognition”
- Vice President of the Institute of Mediterranean Culture (Greece)
- Co-curator and European representative of Synergy Art Fair 2023 during Art Basel Miami Week
- Jury member for open calls of the Apexart Cultural Foundation (USA)
- Member of the International Committee for the Modern Pythian Games in Arts and Culture
- Contributor to the global art magazine Art Muse
- Member of the World Women Association (headquartered in New York)
Education
- Cultural Studies and Intercultural Communication, joint program of the European Institute of Communication (Greece) and Danube University Krems (Austria)
- International Curatorial Program and Contemporary Art, NODE Center for Curatorial Studies (Germany)
- Psychology of Social Relations, European Institute of Communication (Greece)
- Marketing and Management, Moscow Institute of Economics, Statistics and Informatics
- English Philology, Perm State University
Exhibitions 2022-2025
May 2025 – FRONTPAGE: Next project, international group exhibition and symposium, Municipal Cultural Center of the City of Athens “Melina Mercouri,” Athens, Greece
November–December 2024 – Growth Project, curatorial collaboration with artists Oksana Akopov and Victor Tour, LR Art Gallery, Miami, USA
November 2024 – FRONTPAGE Project: participation in an academic symposium, co-curation of the international exhibition and student art lab, Cyprus University of Technology, Municipal Library, Limassol, Cyprus
November 2024 – Participation in the AICA International Congress, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest, Romania
October 2024 – Group booth GO Game Project at Platforms Project 2024 – international art fair, Athens, Greece
October 2024 – Group booth What about Eve? at Platforms Project 2024 – international art fair, Athens, Greece
September 2024 – Online exhibition Unlocked Identities with live broadcast on Times Square, HMVC Gallery, New York, USA
September 2024 – Group exhibition Unlocked Identities, Perseus Gallery, New York, USA
June 2024 – International group exhibition “What about Eve?” at the Cultural Center – Museum of the City of Athens “Melina,” Athens, Greece
April 2024 – Group participation with Perseus Gallery at SF Art Market, San Francisco, USA
December 2023 – Synergy Art Fair exhibition during Art Basel Miami Week 2023, USA
November 2023 – Group exhibition Theorimata III: Bodies, organized by AICA, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens, Greece
October 2023 – Frontpage project at Platforms Project 2023, Technopolis, Athens, Greece
June 2023 – Group exhibition Frontpage, Municipal Cultural Center “Melina Mercouri,” Athens, Greece
May 2023 – Retrospective solo exhibition by Roman Ayvazyan, Tapan Armenian Museum, Moscow, Russia
2022 – Art project with Niki Zachari and Irini Pagonis at Platforms Project, Athens, Greece
2022 – Solo exhibition by Christina Politidou, Art Number 23 Gallery, Athens, Greece
Exhibitions 2009-2021
2021 – Group exhibition at a co-working space, Volos, Greece
2021 – Solo exhibition by Irini Pagonis at the Aigio Cultural Center, within the framework of the International Archaeological Symposium, Greece
2019 – Group exhibition at ARTE VISIONE Gallery, Athens, Greece
2019 – Group exhibition at the Museum of the History of the University of Athens, within the framework of the World Philosophical Forum, Athens, Greece
2019 – Solo exhibition by Yana Xanthopoulou at ARTE VISIONE Gallery, Athens, Greece
2018 – Participation of Irini Pagonis in a group exhibition at OVADA Gallery, Oxford, United Kingdom
2017 – Exhibition by Nikos Floros at the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve as part of the Greece–Russia Year of Culture, Moscow, Russia
2016 – Exhibition by Alekos Fassianos at the State Museum of the History of Religion as part of the Greece–Russia Year of Culture, St. Petersburg, Russia
2016 – Exhibition by Nikos Floros at St. Isaac's Cathedral as part of the Greece–Russia Year of Culture, St. Petersburg, Russia
2015 – Exhibition by Nikos Floros at the El Greco Museum, Toledo, Spain
2015 – Exhibition by Nikos Floros at the Palace of the Grand Masters, Rhodes, Greece
2015 – Exhibition by Nikos Floros at St. Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia
2014 – Exhibition by Nikos Floros at the Academy of Arts Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
2013 – Exhibition by Nikos Floros at the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve, Moscow, Russia
2009 – Solo exhibition by Irini Pagonis, Demokritos Scientific Center, Athens, Greece
Publications
Digital Mass Culture: Me, Myself, and My Selfie
The Transformation of Museums and Digitality: Not the Old, Not the New, but the Necessary
Cultural Diplomacy as a Tool for International Communication, Negotiation, and Mediation Processes
Culture and Religion in Modernity
Neuroaesthetics: Measuring Beauty
The Interaction of Science and Art, p. 54
Kallos: The Concept of Deep Beauty, p. 28