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COMIMG UP: Artist in residency 2026
(working towards the exhibition at the Northwall gallery, Oxford July 2028)
14-21 May Costal  path, Pembrokshire "Meet Rock Water I"
21-30 September Stiwdio Maelor  Snowdonia National Park in North Wales
"Meet Rock Water II"

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The illustration book
Ithaca Not Found
​has been launched
on 18th June 2025 (Link (reciting)).

FOR SALE:
• At 7 Athenians bookshops.
• In the UK after order.
• Contact me directly

Ithaca Not Found is a bilingual poetry and illustration book that explores the formation of a hybrid identity over a five-year personal journey between Greece and Great Britain. It depicts the periods of wandering while searching for a destination. More info: www.vickyvergou.com/ithaca-not-found.html



“In Between” art book-map
'Enfolded journeys, PAGES artists book fair. The map acts as a visual representation of the book Ithaca Not Found, highlighting the travelling across Europe between United Kingdom and Greece, multiple times in multiple years.
Exhibitions 2025: 18-28 March 2025, Leeds library. Touring to Appleby-in-Westmorland TIC (3-14 June), DunoonMOCA (12 July-2 August '25)
Exhibitions 2026: Danum Gallery-Library-Museum, Doncaster (25 April to 18 July 2026) and Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice (8-13 September 2026) during the Venice Art Biennale. 

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'Rock Water Soil: Narratives of Time’

7-21 September '25. An exhibition at the Oxfordshire museum in Woodstock, which connects artists Karen Purple, Annie Rapstoff, Vicky Vergou in an exploration and uncovering of our deep elemental connection to the earth.

The show reflects on the passage of time, impermanence, and our emotional and spiritual ties to the earth, highlighting the layered interdependence between humanity and the ecological environment. Each artist draws from personal encounters with landscape, working across a rich variety of media.


OIKA online exhibition - NFTs: ​https://oncyber.io/oika?coords=-6.70x2.75x13.50x-0.70

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TEACHING_

​ONLINE Small groups and one to one tutorials
Drawing mentorship program about our connection to the landscape with emphasis in interconnection and continuity. 
​ONGOING - One to one tuition in drawing, watercolour and acrylic painting. Adults 18+ and ART FOR THE YOUNG (5-12) 
ONLINE ZOOM - Online art classes in drawing and watercolour painting on themes inspired by nature. using the  Zoom.  2-hour classes, 4-week course: £80/€90. Maximum participants 8, 18+. 
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Physical tutoring is taking place in Paleochora  Chania, Greece and and Oxfordshire, England.  Just get in touch!
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OVADA. Artweeks 2024 exhibition Big 20, 9-26 May 2024. 11th May  - opening party with celebration. “A-E-O-OU-I” consists of small pieces of mixed media drawings of mouths on wood, which have the expression of the sound of the 5 vowels which have in common all 44 official European languages. This artwork is a continuation of the 2010 ACE funded project Language Paralanguage, which revolves around the wealth of languages existing in such close geographical proximity in Europe. 

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NEW COLLABORATION with Danish artist Ida Larsen
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Creating visual parallels between various natural happenings.

27.02.2024 / 18h - 20h A presentation of the project by AIDS Correspondences Panos Fourtoulakis takes places in Barcelona. Parts of my old project Blood and Water is included in the show. Many thanks to Panos for honouring my work. https://www.instagram.com/p/C3k2KpkKJ74/?igsh=bHFiNGNhMTYyZGJt
https://artssantamonica.gencat.cat/en/detall/Dimarts-de-video-00087

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OIKA artists residency in association with EcoMuseumZagori and 
OIKA (ecological intelligence) North-East Greece and 3-10 October 2022

Zagori Booklet: 
https://oika.com/oika-expedition-zagori

https://www.travel.gr/experiences/activities/eco-travel/oikomoyseio-zagorioy-ena-diaforetik/

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OVADA "Unprecedented" Group exhibition. Selected film "A special time". 1 - 30 May 2021 Oxford. Slide show: "A special Time"
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Walking as a Question International Walking Encounters/Conference 4 July - 11 July 2021, Prespa, Greece
In collaboration with Sophie Cabot.


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