Sergis in 2019.

 
 
 
 
 

résumé

 

Sergis Adamos, a versatile artist with twenty-five years of digital and mixed media art expertise, excels in graphic design and Art curation. Renowned for his innovative integration of technology in art, Adamos is deeply committed to reinvigorating destroyed images using contemporary methods. His distinctive mixed media style is rooted in his early 20th-century glass negative plates collection. By transforming these historical artifacts into vibrant contemporary digital artworks, he bridges past and present in a visually stunning narrative. 

  • Name: Sergis Hadjiadamos

  • Birth Year: 1975

  • Birth Place: Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Residence: Paphos, Cyprus

  • Education

  • 1994-1995: Interior Design Foundation, AKTO College, Athens, Greece

  • 1995-1997: Fine Arts, Nicolas Stefos Studios, Athens, Greece

  • 1997-2001: BA in Graphic Design, Campus Arts and Sciences, Athens, Greece

  • Professional Experience

  • 2007-2012: Owner and Graphic Designer, Instant Ad, Cyprus. Publisher "Beach News" free printed publication.

  • Solo Exhibitions

  • 2003-2004: "Victoria - Kifisia," Solo Exhibition, Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus; Azia Hotel, Paphos, Cyprus

  • 2019: "Metamorphosis," Solo Exhibition, Annabelle Hotel, Paphos, Cyprus

  • 2020: "Metamorphosis." Solo Exhibition, Gloria Gallery Nicosia, Cyprus.

  • 2020: "The Greasy Pole," Online Virtual Gallery

  • 2022: "Metamorphosis 2," Solo Exhibition, Athens, Greece

  • 2022: "Reconstructing our Common Values," Solo Exhibition, AB-gallery, Paphos, Cyprus

  • Curations

  • 2010: Retrospective of Andy Hadjiadamos, Cyprus

  • 2012: "The Bombardment of Paphos Harbor," featuring photographs by Michalakis Harigou, Cyprus

  • 2014: "Window Art," Old Town Paphos, Cyprus

  • 2017: "Risky Travels," European Capital of Culture, Paphos, Cyprus

  • Publications

  • 2010: "Andy Adamos (1936-1990)" - A book discussing Andy Hadjiadamos's artwork

  • 2012: "Paphos Harbour 1974" - Documenting unrecorded local histories, translated into three languages

  • 2017:  "Risky Travels," Documenting the event in 3 languages.

  • 2021:  Published and Unpublished writings of Andy Adamos, co-authored with professors George     Kechagioglou and Lefteris Papaleondiou

  • Awards

  • 2018: Honour of Excellence, Larnaca Biennale

  • Lectures

  • 2024: "Reuse of Abandoned Materials in Contemporary Digital Art," University of TEPAK, Cyprus

  • Participations

  • 2009: "Memories of the Past," Group Exhibition, Old Paphos Electricity House, Cyprus

  • 2011:  E.KA.TE Group Exhibition, Eikastiki Paphos

  • 2019: Group Exhibition "New Synapsis" Mespilea Art Gallery in Paphos.

  • 2020: Charity group exhibition titled "Life", which took place under the hospice of Red Cross Cyprus and Alpha    CK Gallery and was presented at the Leventis Gallery in Nicosia

  • 2021: Group exhibition "Restart" which was under the auspices of the movement New Wave. Cyprus.

  • 2021: Contemporary Venice Art Fair

  • 2021: Group exhibition for award-winners of the Larnaca Biennale 2018

  • 2024: Group exhibition "Reclaim" in Paphos. 

  • Notable Projects

  • 2020-ON Going: Developed NFT collections

  • 2006 - ON Going: Metamorphosis Art. Sergis is the legal owner of one of the largest deteriorated collections of glass negative plates generated by one photographer from one geographic location worldwide.

  • 2024 - Sergis has entered into agreements with two local government institutions, TEPAK Cyprus University of Technology and The Cyprus Institute, for digitalizing his collection and uncovering the remaining history within them. These agreements permit Sergis to participate in the scanning process as the director of the team. His method of scanning the glass plates has proven reliable for both parties. This arrangement enables Sergis to continue with his experimental approach, which forms the foundation of his art.