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Chryssa Kotoula

Chryssa Kotoula Chryssa Kotoula (b.1995, Larissa, Greece) is an artist, designer based in Athens. She is a graduate of the Sculpture, Glass and Ceramics Department of LUCA School of Arts, Ghent and the School of Visual and Applied Arts of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She has also studied and worked in the fields of […]

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Chidi Ukwuoma: Containing Matter at Matter Studio Gallery, Los Angeles

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