Loukia Alavanou

Loukia Alavanou is a moving image artist and filmmaker. In 2022 she represented Greece at the 59th Venice Art Biennale with the VR360 film and installation “Oedipus in Search of Colonus.” In recent years, after receiving international acclaim, Alavanou founded VRS, the first VR production company in Greece. Alavanou holds an MA in Photography from the RCA in London. She was the winner of the 5th Deste Prize. In 2022 and 2023, Alavanou was a fellow at ONX Studio, organized by Onassis USA and the New Museum in NY. Alavanou’s work has been presented by institutions and festivals including Accelerator (Stockholm), KANAL—Centre Pompidou, Gucci Garden, Kino der Kunst, Palais de BOZAR, Palais de Tokyo, Athens Biennale, Moscow Biennale, Fiorucci Art Trust, The Museum of Cycladic Art.