Vicky Vergou
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Education
 
2005 MA in Contemporary Arts and Music, Oxford Brookes University
2005 City and Guilds 7407 Teaching in Adult Education, Abingdon & Witney College
2003 IELTS, Morley College London
1998 BA in Graphic Design, Vakalo School of Art & Design
1987 Diploma in Direction of Photography, Chatzikou Cinema School
1981 Apolitirio Likiou (equiv to A levels), Likio Levadia Greece

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photo: Dorothy Burrows
Exhibitions

20-22 June 2018 Liquidscapes Symposium, Dartington Hall, Devon.
Selected film "Continuum" in collaboration with Ann Rapstoff 

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22 March - 8 May 2018 "Landlines" drawings, Theatre Entrance Space, Old Fire Station, Oxford in collaboration with Jo Thomas

4th November 2016. Light Moves Festival Installations at Dance Limerick, IrelandSelected film: "Coat. the turning and returning of the tide" by Hilary Kneale, director Helen Poynor, filmmaker Vicky Vergou. Production 2014.

28th May - 5th 2016 June, Magdalen Studios artists exhibition
VW showroom, Oxford. "In the manner of speaking"
​Performance and installation, a collaboration with Ann Rapstoff.

20 September - 3 October 2015, Magdalen Studios artists exhibition
The Abbey Sutton Courtenay, Unravelling times
Sound installation, with Ann Rapstoff

24th May 2015, In Motion, Open Day Photography & Artist’s Film competition, Stiwdio Maelor, Corris Isaf, Gwynedd
Selected film: Waterscapes

25 April - 2 May 2015 Artists-in-Residence
Gower Peninsula, Three Cliffs Bay,with Ann Rapstoff, Waters meet 

9 – 18 April 2015, VIDEOVADA Festival of Moving Image
OVADA, Oxford based Filmmakers
Selected film: Waterscapes

22 January 2015, Dance in Devon - Watch the Space
Exeter Northcott Theatre, Coat. The Turning and Returning of the Tide. A collaborative film by Hilary Kneale, Helen Poynor and Vicky Vergou

11 October 2014, 7th Annual London Greek Film Festival
• "Waterscapes" Odysseus award 2014
• "Coat. The Turning and Returning of the Tide". A collaborative film with Hilary Kneale and Helen Poynor.

July 2014 Gower Peninsula, Artists-in-Residence
with Ann Rapstoff, Waters meet P1

29 June 2014, Decoda, Summer Dancing Festival 2014, Coventry University. "Coat. The Turning and Returning of the Tide" 
A collaborative film by Hilary Kneale, Helen Poynor and Vicky Vergou
Artists talk after 8.30, with reference to the nature of collaboration

1 April - 31 July 2014 Link Gallery, John Radcliffe, Oxford
in collaboration with Ann Rapstoff, "Water Maps" 

Vital Space, 4th Athens Biennale 2013
60” Video Competition, "Paralanguage V4"

9-13 October 2013, 11th International MitOst Festival - Leipzig (DE), Berlin, 360º Around the Human Factor, "Paralanguage V3"

11-12 May 2013, Oxford Artweeks, Magdalen Road Studios

Oxford 1-15 April 2013, Magdalen Road Studios, Filament 14
in collaboration with Ann Rapstoff
presentation of site specific work "Between Waters" - artists' talk

26 January-24 March 2013, European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, "Language Paralanguage" installation

4th April 2012, Elmur.net, Berlin, VideoBites "The Everything Else"
selected video "Paralanguage v3 "

4th Annual London Greek Film Festival 17-28 October 2011
Westbourne Studios
"Language Paralanguage", video screening - artist's talk

1 September 2011, Oxford Brookes University
Language Paralanguage - presentation & open discussion

Sat 23 July 2011, Outside:Inside Festival, Reading
Market Place. Ιn association with Jelly 
Language Paralanguage - public art project

2-4 June 2011, Oxford week in Bonn
Information Office Bonn, Language Paralanguage - public art project
supported by Arts Council England

14th & 21st May 2011, Oxford Castle
Language Paralanguage - public art project 
supported by Arts Council England, Artpoint & Dada South. 

20 September 2010, The Reading Language & Culture Festival
The Oracle, Language - public art project

7 August 2010, Outside:Inside Festival, The Oracle, Reading 
Language Paralanguage - public art project
Supported by Artpoint and Jelly Arts

10-22 May 2010, Artists in residence, with Conrado.S.Farrias
Turbine Hall Gallery,The Riverside Museum, Blake's Lock, Reading

17-23 March - 4 July 2010, Artist in residence
Evangelismos Hospital, Department of Immunology
Athens Greece, Plus

25 January - 6 February 2010, The Vale and Downland Museum
Within 10 miles , group exhibition

20 October - 1 November 2009, London Greek Film Festival
The Hellenic Centre, film screening "Language x3"

14- 17 May 2009, Athens Video Art Festinal
“Technopolis” Municipality of Athens, "Blood and Water" video screening

26-30 March 2009, Oxford Town Hall Gallery 
Inspiration and Interpretation, "Bloodscapes" paintings

13-16 November 2008, London Greek Film Festival
The Hellenic Centre, "Blood and Water", video screening

01-02 November 2008, Reading Experimental Festival
The Rising Sun Arts Centre,"Waters", video screening

5 April – 24 May 2008, OVADA, TIE group exhibition
An Odyssey Part III, sound & video installation 

20 January 2008, Artwash Oxford 
An Odyssey Part III, video - discussion

12 January -17 February 2008 , Museum of Modern Art
The Oxford Open, Time 0, video

24-27 October 2007, ReOrsa 1, Bracknell
Red Figures, installation

26-30 September 2006, Oxford Town Hall Gallery
Aftermath, Odyssey Part II, installation

August 2006, Artist in residence
The Dairy, Oxford Headington Hill Park in association with OVADA, An Odyssey Part I

Vale & Downland Museum , 3-8 October 2005
Preserve, solo exhibition

EPASKT 
(Association of Athens School of Fine Arts Graduates)
1-7 November 2004, Continuum, solo exhibition 
Employment 

​2018
• Art Courses abroad. June and September Skopelos island, Greece
• Vale and Download Museum. Drawing and watercolour courses. 
​• Presentation on charcoal. Wantage art group.

 • Tutor at Hagbourn art group, Oxfordshire
2017
• Art and Mindfulness, The Abbey, Sutton Courtney, Oxfordshire
• Vale and Download Museum. Drawing and watercolour courses. Drop In Drawing weekends funded by Taking Part.
• The Art School, Art courses for adults, Kennington, Oxfordshire
• Tutor at Hagbourn art group, Oxforshire
* King Alfred's School, art history lecture and activity

• Dystonia Society drawing workshop
2016/ 17
• Drawing and watercolour courses, Vale and Downland Museum
• Drawing and painting workshops, Hagbourne art group, Oxfordshire
• Drawing workshop Wantage Betjeman Literature Festival
• Art courses for adults, The art School, Kennington, Oxfordshire
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The Season Art Classes, Art courses for adults, Kennington, Oxfordshire
• Private tuition for children

2016
• Artist-led workshops for children, Art Imagine
• Private tuition in acrylic painting for adults
• Documentation of Urbansuburban by Rachel Barbaresi, Museum of Oxford

2015 / 16  
• Watercolour course, Cornerstone Arts Centre (www.cornerstone-arts.org)
• Videographer and art workshop facilitator, self employed
• After School art clubs, Little Masters (www.littlemasters.co.uk)
2013 / 15 Commission for filmmaking by artist Hilary Kneale
2009 / 15 Greek language tutorials, private
2014
• The Big Draw Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Modus Operandi ​
• Primary and secondary school workshops in Oxford, Modus Operandi 
• One-to-One art tutorials for people on the autistic spectrum
• Visual Art and Sound workshops for Artscape at Fusion Arts Oxford
2013
• Public Art Commission, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
• Art Workshops with children, University of Oxford, Widening Participation, Modus Operandi 
• Film production for artist Hillary Kneale
2009 / 13 Community Art workshops, Oxfordshire MIND
2011 
Public Art Project, Arts Council England award
2010
• Film Production for artist Jo Thomas
• Art workshop, Dystonia Society Conference
• Art Teacher Adult Learning, Oxfordshire County Council
• Art workshops, Pelion Holistic Centre, Greece
2009 Family Art workshops, Pelion Holistic Centre, Greece
2006  / 09 Community arts worker for the homeless, Riverside Oxford
2007 / 08 Sessional gallery Co-ordinator, Gallery 03 and OVADA gallery, Oxford
2007
• Adult Learning Art teacher, Oxfordshire County Council
• Oxford Barracks Lane Gardens Community Art Project
2006 / 09 Sessional Greek lecturer, Abingdon & Witney College
2006 / 07 Sessional gallery Co-ordinator in Oxford, Gallery 03 & OVADA gallery
2005 Lecturer in Video Art, Fine Art Foundation Studies, Abingdon & Witney College
2003 / 09 Arts support worker, ECHG Oxford
2004 / 09 Casual arts & activities worker, Positively Women, London
2000 / 02 Freelance Graphic Designer
Before 2000 Employment has been in Greece in Graphic Design & Visual Arts, Direction of photography, as a Camera operator, TV Scriptwriter and dark room technician

Awards
 
2014 Odysseus award, London Greek Film Festival in Video Art
2011 Arts Council England grant for Language Paralanguage public art project
2008 Arts Council England grant for The Gift exhibition at OVADA gallery

Additional courses / training
 
Safeguarding Training 2015
Taking Part Artist’s training 2015
Digital media tutorials 2014
First Aid Mental Health 2013
Basic Web design 2009
Personality Disorder 2008
Basic Counselling and Listening Skills 2008
First Aid 2008
Training for Artists 2007/08
Various Computer programs  (Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, Ad. Première, Web Site builders)

Memberships
 
Air artist newsletter
Magdalen studios, Oxford
OVADA Visual Art Oxfordshire
Membership IFL (Institute for Learning) 2006-08
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