Zinovia-Anna Skalkou

I was born in Athens Greece. At 18, I moved to England to pursue studies at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design, followed by a bachelor’s in fine art sculpture at the University of Brighton.

During my years of study I began a part time apprenticeship as a tattooist. After my studies I returned to Athens Greece, and began my professional career as a visual artist working as a sculptor, painter and tattooist.

I later moved to Thesssloniki, and the following year began working at the Greek Marble Initiative as a figurative marble sculptor, exploring both realism and distorted surrealism, alongside side various painting/mural projects and continuing to work in the tattoo industry.

After moving to Germany my focus shifted briefly to full time tattooing before establishing a space to work as studio artist again. A mix of love for large scale multimedia sculpting/instsllation and painting, and the fascination with theater has lead me to this moment in my career, shifting gears and embarking down this new path of stage design.