AGNI ROUSSOU

Art and preparatory school teacher

AGNI ROUSSOU

Agni was born in Syros in 1991. As a high school student, she won awards in Artistic Competitions at Panhellenic and Worldwide level. In 2008 she was awarded an Honorary Diploma by the Minister of Education during the Student Week of Artistic Expression in Thessaloniki. She completed her studies in Fine Arts at the University of Western Macedonia GR, with an Integrated Master in Painting. During her last year of studies, she granted a Scholarship of Excellence by the University. In 2018 she moved to Scotland UK, where she worked for three years as an art teacher and did her postgraduate studies in Glasgow School of Fine Arts, in the Department of Contemporary Art (MLitt Curatorial Practice, Contemporary Art, GSA). For the last six years, she has been teaching painting in schools and art workshops while participating in group exhibitions, conferences and festivals.

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I would like the painting workshop to function as a field of free expression, where children can tell their imaginative stories in colour, teenagers can capture their innovative ideas, and adults can discuss the aesthetics and philosophy of art.