Thraki Rossidou Jones

1920 (-2007) Born in Famagusta, Cyprus
1938 Moved to London
1939 Returned to Cyprus
1945 Moved to Wolverhampton, England
1953 Studied art of Bilston College of Art, England
1968 Returned to Famagusta, Cyprus
1974 During the Turkish invasion of Cyprus Thraki and her family leave Famagusta spending 10 months in the Angio Refugee Camp, Dhekealia. In the meantime their son returns to England, and they move to Limassol. They subsequently move to Platres and then to Nicosia (1982-1989)
1989 Moved to Lembba, Paphos
1980 Began her artistic career
1995 Receives Russian Order of Merit
1999 Receives a Gold Badge for her cultural services to the Serbian State

Solo Exhibitions
1980 Curium Palace, Limassol, Cyprus
1981 Artist’s House, Nicosia, Cyprus
1984 Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
1984 Kyklos Gallery, Paphos, Cyprus
1984 Town Center, Paralimni, Cyprus
1986 Gloria Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
1986 Town Hall, Larnaca, Cyprus
1984 Kyklos Gallery, Paphos, Cyprus
1987 Morphi Gallery, Limassol, Cyrus
1988 Wood Green, London
1988 Gloria Gallery, Nicosia
1989 Gallery of Naןve Art, Kovacica
1990 Morphi Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus
1990 Apocalypse Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
1990 Kyklos Gallery, Paphos, Cyprus
1992 Kyklos Gallery, Paphos, Cyprus
1992 Apocalypse Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
1992 Town Hall, Larnaca, Cyprus
1993 Morphi Gallery, Limassol, Cyprus
1994 Apocalypse Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
1994 Kyklos Gallery, Paphos, Cyprus
1994 Cyprus Cultural Center, New York
1995 Apocalypse Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
1995 Museum of Naןve Art, Jagodina, Yugoslavia
1995 Kyklos Gallery, Paphos, Cyprus
1996 MIAN International Museum of Naive Art of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
1996 House of Friendship, Ministry of Culture, Moscow
1996 Central Gallery, London
1997 Apocalypse Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
1997 Cyprus House, Athens
1997 Kyklos Gallery, Paphos, Cyprus
1998 Embassy of Russia, Nicosia, Cyprus
1998 Apocalypse Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
2005 Peter’s Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus

Group Exhibitions
1995 7th Painting Colony of Naןve Artists, Museum of Naןve Art, Jagodina, Yugoslavia
1996 8th Painting Colony of Naןve Artists, Museum of Naןve Art, Jagodina, Yugoslavia
1996 “Cyprus 96”, Colony of Women, Cyprus
1997 8th Biennial of Naןve Art, Museum of Naןve Art, Jagodina, Yugoslavia
1996 “Cyprus 97”, Colony of Naןve Artists, Cyprus
1996 Art Festival of E.K.A.T.E, Nicosia, Cyprus

Bibliography
“Thraki of Cyprus”, Koviljka Smiljkovic (Museum of Naןve Art), 1998, Jagodina

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