~ George Kotsonis ~

Artist George Kotsonis 

Palechori, Cyprus, March 1940

In 1958 he studied Art at Saint Martins School of Art, London. In 1960 he won a scholarship to China, where he continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts with Ai - Choun - Sin. In 1963 he went to Czechoslovakia, on a scholarship, where he continued and finished his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague with Antonyn Pelts. He received his degree of Art in 1967 and the title of Academic Artist. Since then, he lives and works in Pafos, Cyprus.  His works have been displayed at numerous personal and group exhibitions in Cyprus and abroad. On many occasions, both recognised art critics and eminent theoreticians have praised the particular qualities of his work.