Four of international artist Joni Zavitsanos’ pieces will be featured September 17 through September 26 at the Orthodox Arts Festival 2021 in Glastonbury, UK. The galleries will be available for viewing online through sophisticated virtual reality tools. The event hosted at the Heavenly Path Art Gallery features orthodox artists and can be seen at www.orthodoxartsfestival.com […]
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 […]
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’ […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Fordham University in New York City will feature international artist Joni Zavitsanos’ work in a fall exhibit opening September 12 titled “Distant Relatives: Ancient Imagery of the Classical Pagan Past and the Modern Byzantine Icons of Joni Zavitsanos.” The opening reception with the artist is September 12 from 6 pm to 8 pm. The work […]
Online Houston culture magazine VoyageHouston, featured international artist Joni Zavitsanos in a Q and A interview about her art called “Meet Joni Zavitsanos.” Here is the interview: Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours? Growing up, I was greatly influenced by my father, renown Byzantine Iconographer Diamantis Cassis. Unlike most […]
VoyageHouston, an online magazine about Houston neighborhoods’ vibes, cultures, and histories, featured international artist Joni Zavitsanos’ piece Baptism (2015). In an entry called #HoustonCreatives: the local artists who inspire us the zine used the Baptism piece up top and included Ms. Zavitsanos’ Instagram post about the art with live links to comments. Several other local […]