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Hadjipapa Pola McCammon
She was born in Nicosia
in 1963. She studied Fine Arts in Maryland, USA and Visual
Communications in London.
She was involved in producing editing videos in the private sector
and at the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation. She was co-owner of
pioneering gallery-bar, “Eridanus”, situated in Old Nicosia from
1988-1990 with major exhibitions and cultural events. In 1992 she
attended an intensive course of Spanish language in Mexico and from
1993 until 2000 she lived for several periods in Spain, Venezuela
and California where she attended various workshops about painting.
She is member of the groups “Open Studios” and “Artists and
Artists” and she maintains workshop in Old Nicosia, where she deals
mainly with collage and nixed media. She has four solo exhibitions
and participated in numerous group among them - Verket-Avesta,
Sweden -“Rendevouz” (2010), Is not gallery - “Rich art in poor
times” (2010), Bi-communal exhibition at Nicosia airport - “Message
of Pease” (2009) Municipal Art Center “Under Construction” (2009),
Circulo de Bellas Artes- Madrid “Unclaimed luggage” (2005), Open
Studios within the walls of Nicosia (2003).
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