Theodora Tsirakoglou
Theodora was born in Athens. From 2008 to 2010, she was a part of the ceramic seminar creative program at the municipality of Neo Iraklio, while for the next two years followed ceramic courses at the ceramic studio of Vasiliki Charolidi. From 2014 to 2015, she studied materials technology, technical applications and aesthetics at the Panhellenic Union of Ceramists and Potters under the instruction of Professor Kostas Tarkasis with whom studied contemporary ceramics at Clay in Art Open Studio, for 3 years.
She started her personal ceramics studio in 2013.
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Finalist- June 2025, 1st International Ceramics Sculpture Triennale (ICST) Warsaw, Poland.
Finalist- September 2023, Zaragoza, Spain, the XVIII Premio CERCO.
Finalist- July 2023, Grottaglie, Italy, the XXX Concorso di Ceramica Contemporanea “Mediterraneo”.
Finalist- May 2023, Ljubljana, Slovenia – The V International Ceramics Triennial UNICUM 2023.
Finalist- June 2022, Manises, Spain, The XV International Biennal of Ceramics of Manises.
Finalist- October 2021, Aveiro, Portugal, The XV International Biennial of Artistic Ceramics of Aveiro 2021.
Finalist- July 2021, Daugavpils, Latvis, Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre – Latvia Ceramics Biennale Martinsons Award 2021.
Finalist- October 2019, Cluj, Romania: The International Cluj Ceramics Biennale 2019.
Finalist- March 2019, Athens, “CONTEMPORARY SPACE ATHENS” Art hall – “ENERGY ATHENS” by the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies in cooperation with The Chicago Athenaeum International Museum.
Finalist- Panhellenic Ceramics Competition from 2015 to 2019.
INVITED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
December 2024, Tehran, Iran, ASR Art Gallery, “Countdown: 100 Nights + One Extra Night” , by Arezu Zargar.
July 2024, Aegina Island, Greece, Municipal Gallery of Aegina, “ΜΕΛΑΝΑ”.
July 2024, Santorini, Tomato Industrial Museum, “GREEK CERAMICS TODAY”.
April 2024, Athens, MON COIN studio – “Women Ceramic Artists of Greece”.
March 2024, Athens, MON COIN studio – “Women Ceramic Artists of Greece”.
September 2023, Syros Island, Greece, CHIMAIRA Art & Craft – “ANAMMA”
July 2023, Arandjelovac, Serbia, “World of Ceramics”.
October 2022, Ritsona, Greece, Crematorium Ritsona, “RETUAL VASSELS”.
October 2022, Jincheon, North Korea, C+ international exchange exhibition.
October 2022, North Korea, Jangan Art Space, The5th C+ international exchange exhibition.
September 2022, Syros Island, CHIMAIRA Art & Craft – “RETUAL VASSELS”.
August 2022, Spetses Island, Nord Gallery: “5 FRAGMENTS”.
May 2022, North Korea, Jincheon craft village museum, C+ international exchange exhibition.
March 2022, Athen, MON COIN studio – “SCULPTURE AND PAINTING”.
December 2021, Manhatan, New York: Module IV: SAKE Cup Project (Part of the exhibition “Quieter than Silence _The Space Between”.
October 2021, Athens, MON COIN studio – “KERAMIKO DESIGN”.
September 2021, Syros Island, CHIMAIRA Art & Craft – “Aegean Tea”.
June 2021, Olympia, Archeological Museum of Ancient Olympia.
May 2021, Athens, Hellenic-American Union, “ΜΕΛΑΝΑ”.
September 2020, Athens, MON COIN studio – “ANCIENT VIBES IN CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS”.
September 2018, Athens, “EXODOS” Art Hall.
September 2015, Athens, “EXODOS” Art Hall.
November 2015, Athens, “Time of Art Gallery”.
RESIDENCIES
2024 October – December, Taoxichuan Art Center, Jindezhen, China – invited artist.
April – June, Yingge Ceramics Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan- selected artist.
SYMPOSIUMS
2025 13th International Ceramic Art Symposium “Ceramic Laboratory 2025”, Rothko Museum, Daugavpils, Latvia – selected artist.
2022 The 48th Symposium “World of Ceramics”, Arandjelovac, Serbia – invited artist.
2021 The 8th Mehmet Nuri Göçen Ceramics Symposium, Kusadasi,Turkey – invited artist.
WORKSHOPS / LECTURES
Rothko Museum, Daugavpils, Latvia (lecture)
Taoxichuan Art Center, Jingdezhen, China – (lecture)
Yingge Ceramics Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan – (lecture/ workshop)
Tamsui, New Taipei City, Taiwan. (workshop)
National University of Education, New Taipei City, Taiwan – (lecture)
Kusadasi,Turkey, The 8th Mehmet Nuri Göçen Ceramics Symposium – (lecture)
ACCOMPISHMENTS
Member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece since 2022.
COLLECTIONS
Rothko Museum, Daugavpils, Latvia.
Latvian Center for Contemporary Ceramics, Daugavpils, Latvia.
Taoxichuan Art Center, Jingdezhen, China.
Yingge Ceramics Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
National Museum of Arandjelovac, Serbia.
Santa Joana Museum of Aveiro, Portugal.
Pine Bay Resort, Kusadasi, Turkey.
The artist lives and works in Athens