Biography Georgina Zafeiri
Employment
Freelance comtemporary artist, 06/2002 - present
Gee Tee Ethical Store & Hibiscus Surfwear, 05/2020 - present
Beginners drawing classes in Creative Space, Verbier, 10/2023
Art Tutor at West End Centre, Aldershot, 3/2020 - 4/2020
Beginners watercolour painting classes in Georgina Talfana Art Gallery, 10/2019 - present
Co-curator at the Refresh Art Award in Fleet, 02/2018 - 06/2019
Beginners & intermediate drawing & painting classes in King George's Hall in Esher, 01/2017 - 06/2018
Mindful art tutor with year 1-3 at Sketchbetter in Kingston Upon Thames, 03/2017 - 05/2017
Fashion drawing tutor for Duke of Edinburgh's Award skill in Guildford, 01/2017 - 04/2017
Art Tutor at The Elmbridge Art Class Business in Shepperton, 09/2016 - 12/2016
Vounteer during installation of Constable exhibition at Lightbox Gallery in Woking, 02/2016
Studio Manager/Graphic Designer at Advertising Works in Norwich, 10/2001 - 06/2002
Sole Trader of fine art at Aquarian Art, 08/1997 - 04/1999
Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator, 02/1996 - present
Graphic Designer & Illustrator at Design Study Ltd in Bury St. Edmunds, 09/1994 - 01/1996
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Education
Diploma in Illustration at London Art College, 05/2017 - 06/2018
Master of Arts in Drawing at Wimbledon College of the Arts, 10/2014 - 09/2016
London's extraordinary neighbourhoods at Royal Drawing School, 01/2014 - 03/2014
Drawing week at Royal Drawing School, 01/2014
Freehand perspective sketching at Chelsea College of Art, 12/2013
BA (Hons) Visual Studies at Norwich University of the Arts, 09/1998 - 06/2001
BTEC National Diploma in Graphic Design & Typography at University of Arts London, 09/1992 - 06/1994
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Exhibitions
Group exhibition Fronteer Open 2023 at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield, 11/2024
Group exhibition Hidden at the House of Smalls in Edinburgh, 11/2024
Group exhibition The Wonder of Colour at Gallery Different in London, 10/2024
Group exhibition Dwellings at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield, 10/2024
Group exhibition Colour at Open Gallery in Halifax, 10/2024
Solo exhibition Ebb & Flow at Creative Space in Verbier, 07/2024 - 8/2024
Group exhibition Winter Warmers at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield, 12/2023
Group exhibition Fronteer Open 2023 at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield, 11/2023
Group exhibition Changing Perspectives at Gallery Different in London, 10/2023
Group exhibition Botany at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield, 7/2023 - 8/2023
Group online exhibition The Place of Memory curated by Cista Arts, 6/2023
Group exhibition Urban Jungle at Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield, 5/2023 - 6/2023
Open Exhibition Winners at Cranleigh Arts Centre in Surrey, 11/2021
Solo exhibition Inten City at West End Centre in Aldershot, 3/2020
Group exhibition Ways of Seeing at Cranleigh Arts Centre in Surrey, 11/2019 - 12/2019
Group exhibition Open Exhibition at West End Centre in Aldershot, 11/2019 - 12/2019
Group exhibition Art@Clyde&Co in Guildford, 02/2019 - 05/2019
Group exhibition Journeys at Espacio Gallery in London, 12/2018
Group exhibition Urban Angles at Espacio Gallery in London, 07/2018
Group exhibition WO/ at Vane Gallery in Newcastle, 03/2018
Group exhibition Threads at Espacio Gallery in London, 03/2018
Group exhibition The Environment Trust - Secret Art Sale at Richmond Adult Community College in London, 09/2017
Group exhibition National Brain Appeal - Letterinmind at gallery@oxo in London, 09/2019, 09/2017, 10/2016, 10/2015 & 10/2014
Group exhibition Threads at Dundas Street Gallery in Edinburgh, 07/2017
Surrey Artists Open Studios, 06/2017
Group exhibition She Will Need Her Sisterhood at Floating Gallery in Leeds, 03/2017
Group exhibition Threads at Espacio Gallery in London, 03/2017
Group exhibition Affordable Art Fair at Cranleigh Arts Centre in Surrey, 01/2017 - 02/2017
Group exhibition Drawn Together at Kaleidoscope Gallery in Sevenoaks, 09/2016
Group exhibition In the Frame at Wimbledon College of Art in London, 09/2016
Solo exhibition at Shoreditch Art Wall in London, 08/2016
Group exhibition Out of Line at Centre for Recent Drawing in London, 03/2016
Joint exhibition The Body & City in Print at Lantern Arts Centre in London, 02 - 03/2016
Group presentation. Just for the Day, at The National Gallery in London, 03/2015
Group exhibition We All Draw at Bargehouse Gallery in London, 11/2015
Solo exhibition at Roseleaf Cafe in Edinburgh, 07/2013
Group exhibition at Airport Gallery in Edinburgh, 01/2013
Group exhibition End of Year Degree Show at Norwich School of Art & Design in Norwich 06/2001
Solo exhibition at The Maddermarket Theatre Gallery in Norwich 03/2000 – 04/2000
Group exhibition First Years First Outing, First Years BA (Hons) Visual Studies at St. Margaret’s Church in Norwich, 06/1999
Solo Window Display at Gross & Co solicitors in Bury St. Edmunds, 10/1998
Solo exhibition The Coffee Shop at St. Edmundsbury Library in Bury St. Edmunds, 08/1998
Solo exhibition Window Display at The Independent Insurance Centre in Bury St. Edmunds, 07/1998
Solo exhibition TOWNSCAPES at The Cathedral Cloisters Gallery in Bury St. Edmunds, 06/1998
Group exhibition Annual Summer Exhibition, Bury St. Edmunds Art Society at Market Cross Gallery in Bury St. Edmunds, 07/1997 & 1998
Group exhibition Cambridge Open Studios Summer Exhibition at The Holiday Inn in Cambridge, 09/1997
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Awards
Longlisted, Judges Choice Prize, Fronteer Open 2023, Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield, 2023
Judges Runner Up Prize, Ways of Seeing Open Exhibition, Cranleigh Arts Centre, 2019
Mathews Sketchbook Prize winner, 2016
Longlisted, Lyn-Painter Stainer Prize, London, 2014
One of ten finalists selected for the Hunter Artists Young Artist Prize, 1997
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Professional memberships
Membre-actif - Visarte Schweiz
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