Maria Doriti
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Maria Doriti with her sculpture
The throne of Aphrodite
Biography
Maria Doriti was born within the Venetian walls of the old city of Nicosia last century. She studied journalism in Athens-Greece, as well as Fine Arts and English Literature in England.
Her father was acclaimed to be the “The founder of Neuro-psychiatry in Cyprus”. In recognition of his efforts the British government
awarded him with an M.B.E. (Member of the British Empire).
He was also a successful Cabinet Minister who served under three
different Governments holding the Portfolios of Education and Health.
During World War II, he fought alongside the Allies as a war-doctor. Captured by the Germans on the Greek island of Crete, he spent four years in Nazi concentration camps.
During the last 27 years , Maria Doriti has made a successful career in both Arts and the mass media. As a matter of fact she is the first woman-sculptor to appear to the art scene in Cyprus following the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974.
She has had many one-woman exhibitions in Cyprus and abroad, and has participated in many other international exhibitions, including the representation of Cyprus twice in international Art Biennale Events.
Her work can be found in many public places all over Cyprus, including the State Gallery and the Presidential Palace, as well as in private collections in Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon and Europe.
One of her earlier works made of steel is a sculpture called “Shielded Cyprus” which stands on one of the most important and historic squares in Nicosia. It has been described as her own personal statement of the impact of the Turkish invasion and occupation in 1974.
Maria Doriti pioneered one of the first open-air one-woman exhibitions which she organized herself in the historic Liberty Square in Nicosia. She was also pioneered in creating an Art gallery, the first of its kind, in Limassol in 1975, which she later successfully transferred to Nicosia.
Maria Doriti has served as a General Secretary to the Cyprus Chamber of Fine Arts for four years. Lately, she has been appointed, as an emeritus member of the Cultural Committee of the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Maria Doriti had also made a similar successful career in the world of the mass media. She worked for the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation for nearly 15 years in both radio and television. In addition to that, she has also been a correspondent and contributor to some of the most influential newspapers and magazines in Nicosia.
In February 2001, she had the leading role in the realization of the memorandum of association of the Tsavliri Cultural Foundation, situated in Nicosia, with the Greek shipowner, George Tsavliris, as its president. She represents the Foundation in public relations which promotes the unified cultural doctrine between Greece and Cyprus. In June 2001, she was appointed by the council of ministers as a member of the “Cyprus Television and Radio Authority”.