International artist Joni Zavitsanos is set to exhibit and lecture at Waynesburg University’s Department of Fine Arts. The show, “My Father’s Daughter: Byzantine Art in the Modern World,” will run from March 21 through June 20. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Ms. Zavitsanos, who has previously showed at Fordham University, will also […]
International Artist Joni Zavitsanos Interviewed by CanvasRebel
International artist Joni Zavitsanos was featured in a Q & A interview on the website CanvasRebel in “Meet Joni Zavitsanos.” In her interview she discusses how art has permeated her life from the time her artist father let her sit beside him in his studio with her own paper, pencils, ink, crayons, and paint; through […]
Joni Zavitsanos Featured in Reuters National Story on the Grief from 600,000 Lost to CoVid
International artist Joni Zavitsanos was quoted and pictured in a Reuters’ piece U.S. COVID-19 deaths cross painful 600,000 milestone as country reopens. In a story about the pain American families have suffered because of CoVid, the news service discusses the amazing memorial Ms. Zavitsanos has developed to honor the Houston area dead. “In Houston, artist […]
Joni Zavitsanos’ LIVING ICONS, CoVid victims memorial, will be on display starting in October
International artist Joni Zavitsanos’ “LIVING ICONS: A Commemoration of the Victims of Houston’s Covid-19 Pandemic” will be on display this October 2021 – May 2022(update) at the John P. McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science in Houston. Ms. Zavitsanos said of this exhibit: “This Project and the creative catalyst it generated found its way […]
Houstonia magazine profiles artist Joni Zavitsanos’ Houston gallery opening
International artist Joni Zavitsanos’ Jan. 23 – Feb. 5 show “My Father’s Daughter: Byzantine Art in the Modern World” is featured in a Houstonia magazine story by Holly Beretto called “New MATCH Exhibition Showcases a Modern Twist on Byzantine Iconography.” Ms. Zavitsanos’ exhibit at MATCH Gallery in Midtown chronicles more than 30 years of her […]
The artist and her father highlighted in Houston exhibit January 23 – February 5
International artist Joni Zavitsanos’ art will be shown at mid-town Houston’s MATCH Gallery from January 23 through February 5. Her art will hang side by side with the art of the man who inspired her creativity – her father. The exhibit is titled “My Father’s Daughter – Byzantine Art in the Modern World.” Ms. Zavitsanos’ […]
Joni Zavitsanos’ Art To Be Featured in Houston’s MATCH Gallery Jan. 23 – Feb. 5
International artist Joni Zavitsanos’ art will be shown at mid-town Houston’s MATCH Gallery from January 23 through February 5 in an exhibition supported by the Consulate of Greece in Houston. The exhibit is titled “My Father’s Daughter – Byzantine Art in the Modern World.” Ms. Zavitsanos’ work is inspired by her late father the artist and iconographer Diamantis John Cassis. The […]
Artist Joni Zavitsanos Interviewed by NYC Public Radio Station
International artist Joni Zavitsanos was interviewed by radio reporter Alex Parker of WFUV radio station about her exhibit at Fordham University’s Museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman art titled, “Distant Relatives: Ancient Imagery of the Classical Pagan Past and Modern Byzantine Icons.” The reporter noted that having this exhibit of contemporary art shown next to […]
Fordham University Exhibit Opening
DISTANT RELATIVES: ANCIENT IMAGERY OF THE CLASSICAL PAGAN PAST AND MODERN BYZANTINE ICONS I’m excited and truly honored to be a part of Fordham University’s Museum of Greek, Etruscan and Roman art in a unique, one of a kind exhibition entitled, “Distant Relatives: Ancient Imagery of the Classical Pagan Past and Modern Byzantine Icons.” I […]
Joni Zavitsanos interviewed on Ancient Faith Radio podcast about life, religion and art
International artist Joni Zavitsanos was interviewed by Elissa Bjeletcih on her podcast Everyday Orthodox on Ancient Faith Radio. You can hear the whole hour-long interview on ancientfaith.com or listen to it below. Ms. Zavitsanos discusses loving drawing from a young age and growing up in a Christian household where her father Diamantis J. Cassis was […]