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1. Athens, 2008, 20" x 20"
2. Athens Market I, 2008, 20" x 20"
3. Athens Market II, 2008, 20" x 20"

4. Dialogue, 2009, 7-1/2" x 8" x .875"
     22 pages, 7-1/2" x 86-1/2" open
5. Alexandroupolis I, 2007, 22" x 22"
6. Alexandroupolis II, 2007, 22" x 22"
7. Thessaloniki, 2007, 22" x 22"

Dialogue was created in collaboration with book-artist Elysa Voshell

8. Athens I - Plaka, 2006, silver gelatin print, 16" x 20"
9. Athens II - Plaka, 2006, silver gelatin print, 16" x 20"
10. Athens Gazi, 2006, silver gelatin print, 16" x 20"
11. Thessaloniki I, 2007, silver gelatin print, 16" x 20"
12. Thessaloniki II, 2004, silver gelatin print, 16" x 20"

13. Installation view Surcle Exhibition, 2008, 12' by 4'
14. New Years - Thessaloniki, 2007, silver gelatin print, 16" x 20"
15. Easter Morning, Naxos, 2005, silver gelatin print, 11" x 14"
16. Kavouri, 1996, silver gelatin print, 11" x 14"
17. Kavouri II, 1996, silver gelatin print, 11" x 14"
18. Sunday Morning, 2003 silver gelatin print, 11" x 14"
19. Monastiraki, 1997, silver gelatin print, 11" x 14"
20. Paros, 1995, silver gelatin print, 11" x 14"
21. Naxos- Olympic Ceremony, 2004, silver gelatin print, 11" x 14"

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Contact Information
e-mail: veefc@yahoo.com
www.coutroubis.com
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Education
2001
University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA
MS Anthropology emphasis on the ethnographic/visual study of social justice issues in US urban areas.
Focus “Art in the Public Interest: An Ethnographic Study of Social Change Through Art”

1995
Boston University, College of Communications Boston, MA
BS Photojournalism, Minor in Sociology

Awards and Honors
2002
The Leeway Foundation, Window of Opportunity Grant

Publications
2009
Dialogue, limited edition artist book
Created in collaboration with Elysa Voshell

2005
Biblio, limited edition, hand bound book
Created in collaboration with book-artist Elysa Voshell.

Bibliography
2004
Meridian Literary Magazine- Portfolio Winter 2004

B. Informed- Interview Winter 2004

Collections
The West Collection, Oaks PA
Platform Garanti Contemporary Art Centre, Istanbul, Turkey
Long Island University Collection
PrintROOM Collection, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
King St. Stephen Museum, Artists' Book Collection, Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Wells Book Arts Center, Aurora, NY
KIOSK Archive Kunstbibliothek , Berlin

Selected Exhibitions

Solo

2007
Rhodes Art Park, Rhodes, Greece

2006
Rhodes Art Park, Rhodes, Greece

2004
University City Arts League, Philadelphia, PA

2002
New Gallery Concert Series, Community Music Center of Boston Boston, MA

1996-1997
Gavroche, Chicago, IL


Two-Person

2009
Sam Quinn Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2008
Installation, Surcle Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

2005-2006
2150, Miami, FL

Group

2009
Personal Universal, The University City Arts League,
Philadelphia PA

Group Show, 222 Gallery, Philadelphia PA

BookEnds: The Book as Art, Washington DC

2008
Out of the Blue, Philadelphia PA

A Foreign Response, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

In the Beginning: Exploring Origins in Contemporary Art, Fox Gallery, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA

Beyond Kiosk, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA

2007
Women to Watch: Photography in Philadelphia, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Susan F. Sterling

Friends of Project Basho, Project Basho, Philadelphia, PA

Points of Departure: Inner and Outer Journeys in Contemporary Art, Fox Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA

2006-2007
Jump Start: Launching an Artists' Book Collection, Free Library of
Philadelphia

2006
Babylon Lexicon, Barristers Gallery, New Orleans, LA

PrintROOM at Bureau, Bureau Art Centre, Manchester, UK

Art of July, Boston, MA
Featured Artist 2006

The Moles Not Molar Book Arts Show, Nexus Foundation for Today's Art, Philadelphia, PA

2005
Room, Hotel Maria, The Netherlands

To Have and To Hold, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, October, MN

Eat Paper, Drink Ink: The Sensuality of Books, Philadelphia Center for The Book, Philadelphia, PA

Artists-in-Residence, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, OR

17 on 17, Boston, MA

Artists' Book Conference Book Fair, Contemporary Gallery of the Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley MA

2nd Seoul International Artists’ Book Fair, Convention and Exhibition Center, Seoul, Korea

2004
Biltmore, Boston, MA

2003-2004
Photographic Visions 2003, Englewood Public Library, Englewood, NJ

Ladyfest Philly, William Way Center, Philadelphia, PA

2002
Human Form, The Philomathean Society, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia City Paper 4th Annual Photo Competition, Winners Circle Exhibition, Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA

The Photographic Process, DaVinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA

Art of July, Boston, MA

2001
Ladyfest Midwest, Artemesia Gallery Chicago, IL

Portraiture, Open Space Gallery Allentown, PA

Yunomi, Philadelphia, PA

2000-present
Museum Library, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

1999
Untitled, RiRa, Boston, MA

Oldham Teaching, G-Lounge Boston, MA

1998
Festival of the Arts, North River Arts Society Marshfield, MA

1997
Synthesis, The Three Arts Club Chicago, IL

Other
2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Philadelphia Open Studio, Philadelphia, PA