Janis RAFA

1984, Athens, GR

Education
2007-2012 PhD in Fine Art, Doctoral of Philosophy, University of Leeds, GB. Mapping Mobility Through The Moving Image:New Geographies, Migratory Movements and Urban Spaces in Contemporary Video Practices

2006-2007 MA in Fine Art, Grade: First Class Distinction, School of Fine Art History of Art & Cultural History, University of Leeds, GB,

2002-2006 BA Fine Art Degree, Grade: First Class Distinction, School of Fine Art History of Art & Cultural History, University of Leeds, GB.

Residencies
2017/2018 Kunstlerhaus Villa Concordia, Bamberg GE.
2013/2014 Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, NL.

Fellowships
2015-2019 Mondriaan Fonds, Werkbijdrage Bewezen Talent Award, NL.
2013-2014 Alexander S. Onassis Foundation, GR
2013-2014 Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, NL.
2007-2010 AHRC Doctoral Award. Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC), GB.
2006-2007 AHRC Postgraduate Award. Research Preparation Masters Scheme, Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC), GB.

Funds
2017 De Verbeelding, Netherland Film Funds & Mondriaan Fonds, NL.
2016 AFK Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, NL.
2015 AFK Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, NL.
2014 Netherlands Film Fonds, NL.
2013 AFK Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, NL.

Solo Εxhibitions
2016 Martine van Zomeren Gallery, Amsterdam, NL.
2014 Martine van Zomeren Gallery, Amsterdam, NL.
2011 Exit K1, Project Space Leeds, GB.
    
Group Exhibitions
2016
Collectors View, Capital C, NL.
The Prophecy of Bees, Kunstfort Vijfhuizen, NL.   
Les Recontres Internationales, Gaite Lyrique, Paris, FR.
Close-Up: A New Generation of Film & Video Artists in the Netherlands, EYE Film Institute, Amsterdam, NL.
2015
VISIO Next Generation Moving Image, European Program on Artists' Moving Image, Firenze Strozzina Palazzo Strozzi, IT.
Arcadia, Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, NL.
Into the Great Wide Open, Vlieland, NL.
1st Research Pavilion, Venice Biennial, IT.    
Art Rotterdam Projections, Art Rotterdam, NL.
2014
RijksakademieOPEN, Rijkskakademie van beeldende kunsten, NL.
Ce que raconte la solitude, part of ART-O-RAMA, Le Cartel , Marseille, FR.
AO, Martine van Zomeren Gallery, Amsterdam, NL.
2013
RijksakademieOPEN, Rijkskakademie van beeldende kunsten, NL.
2011 
Project Space Leeds, GB, 'EXIT K1'
Cheapart, Athens, GR, 'Agoras/menos'
State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, GR, 'Animacall: The Animation Project'
2010  
Rencontres Internationales Festival Cine, Centre Pompidou, Reina Sofia, National Museum, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, IT, ES, GE. 
No Soul For Sale, Tate Modern, London, GB,
2009 
Thessaloniki Biennial of Contemporary Art #2, Thessaloniki, GR, 'Multiculturalism: Same Place-Different Times'
Other Asias: Redo Pakistan, Karachi, Lahore, Dhaka and London, PK/BG/GB.
Whitechapel Gallery & Project Space Leeds, GB, '195 Miles'
2008 
Independent Liverpool Biennial, Tate Liverpool, GB, 'North by North West'
Leeds City Art Gallery, GB, 'Passing Through'
2007 
University of Leeds, GB, 'Postgraduate Fine Art Degree Show'
2006 
Former American Military Base, Elliniko, GR, 'Assimilation & Reflection'
University of Leeds, Whitehall Waterfront, GB, 'Fine Art Degree Show'

Workshops
2017 Feature Expanded program, Manchester/Florence.
2009 Thessaloniki Biennial #2, International Young Artists Workshop

Film Festivals
2017
Rencontres Internationales Paris|Berlin.
2016
FUSO-Anual de Video Arte International de Lisboa, PR.
Moscow Experimental Film Festival, RU.
2015
Incubate2015,Tilburg, NL.
Netherlands Film Festival, Gouden Kalf competition, Utrecht, NL.
Animatter -Media Art, Victoria BC, CA.
Cinema de la Nouvelle Lune, FR.
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, PT.
Vienna International Film Festival, AU.
International Film Festival Rotterdam, NL.
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival, PT.
2013
LA Greek Film Festival, US.
Gulf Film Festival Dubai 2013, UAE.
2012
XIX Capalbio Cinema ISFF, IT.
BFI London Film Festival, GB.
National Film Festival of Drama, GR.
2010
Ecofilms Rodos International Film Festival, GR.
Moving Frames, Mytilene Digital Festival, GR.
Docfest Documentary Festival of Chalkida, GR.
Patras International Film Festival, GR.
Crashfest Film Festival, Thessalonika, GR.
Institut Français d'Athènes Film Festival, Athens, GR.

Selected Articles
2014 
Ce que raconte la solitude, ART-O-RAMA, 2014.
2011 
10 Mahkuzine: Journal of Artistic Research/ As The Academy Turns, Earn and Manifesta.
2010 
'International Young Artists Workshop, 2nd Thessaloniki Biennial of Contemporary Art.
Corridor 8, Issue 2: Flash Artists, Axel Lapp

Other Activities
2017
Visiting Artist, De Ateliers, Amsterdam, NL.
2017
Artist Talk: Lecture Series 2017, De Ateliers, Amsterdam, NL.
2013 
MA Lecture Series, Netherlands Film Academy, Amsterdam, NL.
2010
PhD Conference, EARN and MANIFESTA 8, Murcia, Spain. 
2009
Conference, Institute of Communication Studies, University of Leeds, GB.
PhD Conference, KUVA Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, FI. 
Visiting Lecture, Leeds Collage of Art & Design, Leeds, UK.
2008
Visiting Lecturer, BA Fine Art, Norwich University College of the Arts, Norwich, GB. 
PhD Conference, Goteborgs University, Gothenburg, SE.