Elefteria Vlavianos

Elefteria Vlavianos was born in Zimbabwe of mixed Armenian and Greek heritage and now lives in Sydney.  She is an abstract painter whose visual practice has developed through an ongoing investigation into the process of abstraction, its vocabulary and conventions. Elefteria, works across mediums in painting that include oil, acrylic and wax mediums.  Imagery in her paintings is derived from her on going research into Armenian textile crafts, gospel paintings and inherited cultural objects. Continued conceptual themes within her practice, are time, presence, renewal and memory as they tie into a dialogue between representation, visibility and abstract painting. In this framework issue such a colour, structure, and mark making are key concerns as they translate across time and space; and between idioms in painting as well as cultural practices.

Elefteria has a Phd in Painting from ANU school of Art and Design, and a BA with honours (Politics) from the University of Adelaide.  She has exhibited extensively in both solo and group exhibitions.  Her achievements include; being selected for the Bundanon Artist in Residency Program (2025), being a finalist in Sulman Prize (2024), selected as an Artist in Residency program, Chateau Orquevaux – France (2023), a finalist in the Grace Cossington Smith Art Award (2021), selection in the 18^th National Textile Biennial – 2008, Capo Emerging Artist Award – 2008 and the inaugural Embassy of Spain Traveling Scholarship -2002. Her works is held in permanent collection of the National Gallery of Australia; The A.C.T Legislative Assembly and the Australian National University.