Demetra Kallitsi (born 1989, Nicosia, Cyprus) is a conceptual artist, working in the mediums of performance art, textiles/embroidery and poetry/creative writing. She completed an MA in Fine Arts at The University of Brighton, UK, 2013 and a BA in Visual Arts at the University of Salford, Manchester, UK, 2012. Kallitsi has presented her artwork in solo and collaborative art performances, art exhibitions, short films and theatre plays in Cyprus, Germany, Malta, Italy and the United Kingdom. Her poetry work has been featured in literary journals, publications and music vocals (Cyprus and Germany).
During 2014 - 2016 she served as the Cultural Officer of ARTos Cultural & Research Foundation, Nicosia, and in 2017, as the Financial Manager of PRWeile Studio, Berlin. Between 2018 - 2021, Kallitsi was an Artists Residency Coordinator for Xarkis Festival and a Board Member of the cultural organisation Xarkis. In 2019 - 2021, she was involved in behavioural change interventions as part of the technical collaboration between the Mind, Behavior and Development Unit (eMBeD) of the World Bank, and the Centre for Sustainable Peace and Democratic Development – SeeD, Cyprus). Kallitsi is currently a Researcher / Project Manager and Communiation Lead at AKTI Project and Research Centre, Nicosia, and is involved in local and EU projects on environmental rights, active citizenship and reduction of coastal waste.
Demetra Kallitsi (born 1989, Nicosia, Cyprus) is a conceptual artist, working in the mediums of performance art, textiles/embroidery and poetry/creative writing. She completed an MA in Fine Arts at The University of Brighton, UK, 2013 and a BA in Visual Arts at the University of Salford, Manchester, UK, 2012. Kallitsi has presented her artwork in solo and collaborative art performances, art exhibitions, short films and theatre plays in Cyprus, Germany, Malta, Italy and the United Kingdom. Her poetry work has been featured in literary journals, publications and music vocals (Cyprus and Germany).
During 2014 - 2016 she served as the Cultural Officer of ARTos Cultural & Research Foundation, Nicosia, and in 2017, as the Financial Manager of PRWeile Studio, Berlin. Between 2018 - 2021, Kallitsi was an Artists Residency Coordinator for Xarkis Festival and a Board Member of the cultural organisation Xarkis. In 2019 - 2021, she was involved in behavioural change interventions as part of the technical collaboration between the Mind, Behavior and Development Unit (eMBeD) of the World Bank, and the Centre for Sustainable Peace and Democratic Development – SeeD, Cyprus). Kallitsi is currently a Researcher / Project Manager and Communiation Lead at AKTI Project and Research Centre, Nicosia, and is involved in local and EU projects on environmental rights, active citizenship and reduction of coastal waste.
