After a global open call that drew a record-breaking 526 applications, 117 artworks from individual artists and artists groups from 43 different countries have been selected to participate in Larnaca Biennale 2025 — the largest number in the event’s history.
The curator, Sana López Abellán, along with the five-member Judges Committee carefully reviewed submissions to select artists whose proposals best aligned with this edition’s theme: ‘Along Lines and Traces.’
“I was pleased to see a wide variety of applicants, ranging from very young artists—some still in art school—to established veterans in the field,” says the curator in a statement. “This multitude of perspectives can be incredibly enriching when it comes to interpreting the theme, as each participant contributes from their unique point of view.”
With the Biennale launching on October 15, artists now enter the creation phase, developing their works in a variety of media from immersive installations and audio works to hand‑sculpted clay figures and contemporary silk prints. Over the course of six and a half weeks, Larnaca will come alive with exhibitions, installations, and artistic interventions across the city and province.
While the artworks will be unveiled during the official opening ceremony, the team is now thrilled to share the creatives that will bring their artistic mastery to Larnaca later this year.
Participating in Larnaca Biennale 2025 are:
Abdul-Ganiou Dermani – Togo
Achilles Nasios – Greece
Adi Oz-Ari – Israel
Adrián White – Mexico
Akrivi Koukouli – Greece
Aleksandra Filatova – Kyrgyzstan
Anett Takacs – Hungary
Anna Belleforte – Canada
Antonio Riello – Italy
Boedi Widjaja – Singapore
Bushra Al Shabibi – Oman
Charalambia Englezou – Cyprus
Cheryl Chen – Canada
Christina Shiakola – Cyprus
Christine Cheung – Canada
CULA – Cyprus
Cynthia Gerothanasiou – Greece
Danilis Georgiou – Cyprus
DEKATEKA – Belarus
Dorothy Wedderburn – United Kingdom
Efimero Design Studio – Cyprus & Ecuador
Efrossini (Fay) Skardi – Greece
Elena Adamou – Cyprus
Elena Kouma – Cyprus
Elenios Georgiou – Cyprus
Elisa Pieri – Cyprus
Elizabeth Sofia Rigby – Cyprus
Evangelia Goula – Cyprus
Filippo Gregoretti – Italy
Francoise McAree – USA
George Koumouros – Cyprus
Geraldo Zamproni – Brazil
Gerdi Petanaj – Italy
Hakan Kasif – Cyprus
Hertog Nadler – Netherlands
Hilla Padan – Israel
Ifigeneia Ilia-Georgiadou – Greece
Igor Grigoletto – Italy
Iida Sharet Massad – Israel
Ilanit Scharff Vigodsky – Israel
Ilia Korobkov – Russia
Ilina Chervonnaya – Russia
Ioanna Kasiki – Cyprus
Irena Paskali – N. Macedonia
Isaac Cohen – Israel
ististist project – Greece
Jaime Andres Poblete Aravena – Chile
Jakob Veigar Sigurdsson – Iceland
Jun Zhang – China
Jun’ichiro ISHII – Japan
Kaoru Shibuta – Japan
Karma Barnes – New Zealand
Katerina Drakopoulou – Greece
Katerina Efstratiou – Cyprus
Katrin Schnabl – USA
KG Augenstern – Germany
Klara Kayser – Germany
Konstantina Mavridou – Greece
Kyriacos Patsalis – Cyprus
Laila Abd Elrazaq & Dana Mazal Ziv – Israel
Laura Bergillos Pedraza – Spain
Leda Solomonidou – Cyprus
Lena Kovpashko Heggelund – Norway
Liana Kuyumcuyan & Mert Oztekin – Italy & Turkey
Lilach Segal – Israel
Liv Ingeborg Ottersen – Norway
Mahmood Al Battshi – Oman
Marat Hasanov – Latvia
Maria Buchner – Australia
Maria Despina Kyriakou – Cyprus
Mariadela Araujo Jerez – Spain
Mariem Abutaleb – Egypt
Masha Adamova – Russia
Massimo Manfredi Luccioli – Italy
Melorin – Cyprus
Michalis Pantelidis – Cyprus
Myrto Aristidou – Cyprus
Nae Zerka – Austria
Nastya Faybish – Israel
Natali Touloupou – Cyprus
Nathalie Ventura – Brazil
Nicolas Cilins – Switzerland
Nicole Pietrantoni – USA
Niki Stavrou – Cyprus
Nikos Iosif – Greece
Panikos Tembriotis – Cyprus
Paola Cenati – Italy
Penny Gkeka – Greece
Peter Davidson – Australia
Pola Hadjipapa-McCammon – Cyprus
Polina Kulbachevskaia – Russia
Rachel Frumkin – Israel
Ralph Nassif – Lebanon
Rania Abulhasan – Kuwait
Regina Costa – Portugal
Remy Dubibe – France
Renata Szulczynska – Poland
Sasan Nasernia – Canada
Seitaro Yamazaki – Japan
Séverin Guelpa – Switzerland
Sharon Greenberg – Israel
Shelly Boneh – Israel
Siouming Wu – Taiwan
Simon Pruciak – Poland
Sotiris Ioannides – Cyprus
Stig Persson – Denmark
Suly Bornstein Wolff – Israel
Tonni Morch – Denmark
Vasiliki Pantazi – Greece
Victor Lopez Gonzalez – Spain
Vladimiros Kotanidis – Greece
Wai Lee – South Korea
Yannis (John) Generalis – Greece
Yasmin Gur – Israel
Yotaro Niwa – Japan
Zhiyi Liu – China
Zoe Croggon – Australia
With the artists now selected, a comprehensive exhibition program and parallel events agenda is being curated, to be shared in the coming months.
“Hearing voices from so many different cultures resonate with the open call is truly inspiring,” concludes the curator. “It shows that Larnaca continues to be a central meeting point in the Mediterranean—a space where influences, ideas, and visions can be expressed freely, and where we can collectively build a future that embraces all of these voices.”
About Larnaca Biennale:
Larnaca Biennale is the only Arts Biennale in Cyprus and is organized in the city and province of Larnaca every two years by the registered non-profit Cultural Association ‘Artion’. The event has been in effect since 2018, lasts a month and a half and aims to promote and highlight the arts and culture both locally and internationally. As the largest international artistic organization in Cyprus, it attracts a significant number of visitors (over 60,000) with the participation of creators and collaborators from Cyprus and abroad.
