About The Artist

Andreas Tomblin email: atomblin@cytanet.com.cy Born in England and of English and Greek-Cypriot descent, Tomblin now lives in Nicosia, Cyprus. A noted painter and Assistant Professor at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, his art has received international exposure in Juried and invited exhibitions and in public and private collections worldwide including UK, USA, Cyprus, China, Belarus, Finland, Romania, Lebanon, Italy, Albania and Egypt. Recent Selected Solo Exhibitions > 2014, “People Watching” 3rd October-10th October, APOTHIKES Gallery, Larnaca, Cyprus. > 2013, “Spontaneous and Raw”, 6th March-23rd March, Argo Gallery, 64E D. Akrita Av, 1061 Nicosia Cyprus. > 2010, “Mind Map”, 10th March – 27th March. Argo Gallery, 64E D. Akrita Av, 1061 Nicosia Cyprus. Recent Selected Juried & invited Group Exhibitions • INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE JURIED EXHIBITION >2015 - The 6th Beijing International Art Biennale — at National Museum of China 24th of September – 16th of October 2015 • NATIONAL INVITED JURIED EXHIBITION > 2015 - DESIGN FOR PEACE POSTER EXHIBITION The Cyprus University of Technology TEPAK (Tassos Papadopoulos building) on the 20th of March to 6th of April 2015. • STEMPERANDO - BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE DI OPERE D'ARTE SU CARTA The sixth edition of the International Biennial of works of Art on paper that take places in three stages: Torino, Tirana, Rome, while maintaining its objectives and characteristics. It was officially open on Thursday, 5th of February 2015. The National University Library of Turin hosted the first leg of the event. Then the work was transferred to Tirana and the exhibition was staged at the National Historical Museum of Albania. Finally, the work returned to Italy and exhibited at the Museum of Old Villa Doria Pamphili in Rome. This sixth edition of the Biennale is curated by Anselmo Villata and for the Country Guest of Honour, Albania, Alfred Milot Mirashi and it is promoted by the National Institute of Contemporary Art in Italy. They have printed an edition of a catalog of 160 pages in Italian, Albanian and English language. The exhibition is under the Patronage of : INAC , National Institute of Contemporary Art ; Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities - General Libraries and Cultural Institutes ; Piedmont Region ; Ministry of Culture of Albania ; Embassy of Albania in Italy ; National University Library of Turin ; National Historical Museum of Albania; Museum Villa Vecchia, Villa Doria Pamphili. • INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2014 - United Designs 7th International Biennale Poster Design. Wuxing Gallery, Fine Arts Collage, Shanghai Normal University, Shnu, Shanghai, China, December 12th – December 23rd 2014 • NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2014 - Art exhibitions for the celebration of the 50 years of EKATE,"The Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts".Limassol – 28 November 2014, 7.30pm at the Lanitis Foundation. Inaugurated by the manager of Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education & Culture, Cyprus. • NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2014 - Art exhibitions for the celebration of the 50 years of EKATE,"The Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts".Nicosia – 24 November 2014, 7.30pm at Famagusta Gate. Inaugurated by the mayor of Nicosia, Constandinos Yorkajis. • NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2014 - Art exhibitions for the celebration of the 50 years of EKATE,"The Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts".Larnaca – 31 October 2014, 8pm at the National Gallery of Larnaca. Inaugurated by the mayor of Larnaca, Andreas Louroutziatis. • INTERNATIONAL INVITED EXHIBITION > 2014 - The Carnival of Monsters Festival of Contemporary Art exhibition, Barton House, Nottingham, England. – 11 October – 25 October 2014. • NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2014 - Art exhibitions for the celebration of the 50 years of EKATE,"The Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts". Pafos – 11 October 2014, 6pm at the Old Pafos Powerhouse. Inaugurated by the mayor of Pafos, Savvas Vergas. • INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION > 2014 “29th Chelsea International Fine Art Exhibition”, Agora Gallery, 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York, USA. 33 international artists from around the world who were selected for this exhibit by the juror of the contest, critic, writer and curator Mr. Carlo McCormick. August 22 - September 11, 2014 • NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2014 ???????? ???????????? ??????? ?????????- ????????? ?????? ?.??.??. / Inauguration of Strovolos Municipality Cultural Centre - E.KA.TE. Art Exhibition, Nicosia, Cyprus. 11th June - 19th June. • INTERNATIONAL INVITED EXHIBITION > 2014 “INTERNATIONAL BANNER ART EXHIBITION 2014 – representing Cyprus to mark the UNESCO World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue & Development. “,Art Gallery of Le Yacht Club – Beirut, Lebanon. 21st May - 5th June. • NATIONAL INVITED EXHIBITION > 2014 “CHANGE EX CHANGE / ?????? ??? ??????”, Omikron Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus. 2nd May - 16th May. • NATIONAL INVITED EXHIBITION > 2014 “ROTARART – ????????? ?????? “, Aigaia school of Art & Design, Nicosia, Cyprus. 9th May - 11th May. • NATIONAL INVITED EXHIBITION > 2014 “INTERNATIONAL ART DAYS”, the Cultural Arts Building in Limassol, Cyprus. 29th April – end of August • NATIONAL INVITED EXHIBITION > 2014 “SPRING ME PINK”, Argo Gallery Digenis Akritas 64E, 1061 Nicosia, Cyprus. 15 April - 11 May • NATIONAL INVITED EXHIBITION > 2013-2014 ?? ?????? ??????, Argo Gallery, 64E D. Akrita Av, 1061 Nicosia Cyprus. 12th December – 31st January • NATIONAL INVITED EXHIBITION > 2013 Blog the Block, Argo Gallery, 64E D. Akrita Av, 1061 Nicosia, Cyprus. 20th November – 30 November • INTERNATIONAL INVITED JURIED EXHIBITION AND BOOK > 2013 “6th UNITED DESIGNS INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BIENNIAL DESIGN EXHIBITION” IN ST. LOUIS USA. The 6th United Designs Exhibition was a celebration of International awareness between education and Graphic Design Practice. Unique approaches and expressive applications from designers / Artists from around the world were showcased. Gallery FAB 201 Fine Art Building 1 University Blvd, St Louis, USA 2nd – 14th of September 2013. • INTERNATIONAL INVITED JURIED EXHIBITION > 2013 “Border Cities & New Identities” – International Art Festival of Architecture, Photography, Video Art, Computer Graphics, Painting and Performing Art, will be in Suceava (Romania), at The Water Plant “Uzina de Apa” – Center of Architecture, Urban Culture and Landscape, from the 26th July to 02nd August 2013. Thirty-three artists, from different countries, were selected to be part of this project. • INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2013 “Liquid Cities & Temporary Identities | Finland 2013” - International Art Festival of Photography, Video Art and Computer Graphics, Painting and Performing Art will be held in the city of Espoo (Finland), at Espoonsilta Gallery from the 10th June to 16th June 2013. Thirty-six artists, from different countries around the world, have been selected to be part of this group exhibition. The selection was based on the main concept of hybridization between identities and urban environment, as the result of liquid identities and liquid contacts between people. • INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2013, KAVAFIA – Permanent collection in the house of Kavafy, Alexandria, Egypt • INTERNATIONAL INVITED JURIED EXHIBITION 2012,WATER CUBE, Olympic Fine Arts Beijing. December 7th 2012 – Permanent exhibition as part of the WATER CUBE collection. Beijing China. • NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2012, Telemachos Kanthos, Group exhibition, In collaboration with The University of Cyprus, 28th November 2012 – 5th December 2012, Kanthos Art Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus. • INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2012, Creative Cities Collection, Olympic Fine Arts 2012 LONDON, 1st – 7th August 2012. Barbican Art Centre London. UK. • NATIONAL INVITED EXHIBITION > 2012, ‘THROUGH THE EYES OF A COLLECTOR’ a group exhibition of selected works from the Mr Charis Karayiannis private collection. Inaugurated by The Mayor of Larnaka, Mr. Andreas Louroutziades. 24th February – 6th May 2012, Larnaka Municipal Gallery, Evropis Square, Athenon Avenue, Larnaka Cyprus. • INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2012, Art Erotica 2012 exhibition and seminars. 19th – 27th January 2012. The Gallery Cork street London, UK. • INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2011, 5th International Designs Biennial, International Poster exhibition. 1st – 17th July 2011, Gallery 50-1, Limassol, Cyprus • INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2011, “CityScapes” Light Space & Time online Gallery, May – June 2011, http://www.lightspacetime.com/cityscapes-art-exhibition-may-2011/ • INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2011, Wanderer Ship Group Exhibition, March 23rd, 2011, The Marc Chagall Museum in Vitebsk, Belarus. • NATIONAL INVITED EXHIBITION > 2010, 32 POSTERS for “fight against poverty and social exclusion”, 1-4 November, Pafos Gate, Nicosia. • NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2009, “There is always a way around a wall”, project was organized in collaboration with the Goethe-centre, Nicosia Cyprus. 30th November – 14th December, THEARTSPACE, 31 Pigmalionos St, Nicosia Cyprus. • NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2006, “The Urban Soul Arts festival”, 30th September. Pantheon Cultural Association, Eleftheria Square (park) Nicosia Cyprus, http://www.urbansoulfestival.com/artists/tomblin.html • NATIONAL INVITED EXHIBITION > 2006, “Rotaract Art Festival”, May 29th, Castelliotissa Hall, Paphos Gate, Nicosia Cyprus. • NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION > 2004, “Gender personality portraits”, “Gender Explorations”, March 2004, Diatopos Centre of Contemporary Art, Nicosia Cyprus. Work held in selected private & public collections • WATER CUBE Collection. OFA, Beijing China. • State Collection. OFA, Beijing China. • >State Collection. Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture. • >University of Nicosia Cyprus. • >Apothikes Gallery, Haris Karagiannis collection of Cyprus Modern Art Larnaca Cyprus. Membership of professional Organisations • E.KA.TE The Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts. E.KA.TE is a member of the International Association of Art (IAA) and represents IAA in Cyprus. • Visual Artists Association, Cyprus.