Anthoula Lelekidis is a Greek-American lens-based artist who utilizes photography, printmaking, and mixed media in her practice. Her work navigates themes of personal memory, loss, and migration. With a deep interest in the archive, she alters found family photos to interpret a deeper tie to her heritage and uncover ancestral roots within blank spaces of her recollection.
She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Parsons School of Design and received the Community Fellowship from the International Center of Photography from 2018 to 2020. She was a resident at the Skopelos Foundation of the Arts and earned a scholarship from the Students On Ice Organization to travel to photograph Antarctica. Most recently, Lelekidis was the recipient of Manhattan Graphics Center's printmaking scholarship and is currently a faculty member at the International Center of Photography. She is based in Queens, NY.
EDUCATION
2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
EXPERIENCE
2021 – Present Faculty, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2017 – 2021 Teaching Assistant, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2017 – 2020 Instructor, PhotoUno Photography School, New York, NY
2015 – Present Photographer/Archivist, Ancient Astoria, Queens, NY
RESIDENCIES/FELLOWSHIPS
2023 Queens Arts Fund: New Work Grant
2022 Artist in Residence, Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, NY
2018 – 2020 Community Fellowship, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2016 Artist in Residence, Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Skopelos, Greece
2008 – 2010 Teen Academy Imagemakers, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
2007 Antarctic Expedition Scholarship, Students on Ice Organization, Argentina & Antarctica
EXHIBITIONS
2023 To Queens, With Love, Photoville Festival, New York, NY
2022 Members Holiday Show, Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, NY
Photobook Fest, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
θραύσματα, Back to the Lab Artist Talk, CK Studios, Queens, NY
2021 Home, Morgan Library, Jersey City, NJ
The Family Of, PeepSpace, Tarrytown, NY
2020 Counter Archives Autumn 2020, The Curated Fridge
SPACE, Athens Institute of Contemporary Art, Athens, Georgia
The Print Swap, BBA Circle Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Refuge, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
State of the Art, Studio Montclair Gallery, Montclair, NJ
Alphabet Soup, Alterwork Studios, Long Island City, NY
MIRROR/IMAGE, Online Archive
The Place Called Home, Studio Montclair Gallery, Montclair, NJ
100 Photos, 20square7 Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Night & Day, Departure Studios Gallery, Long Island City, NY
Cut/Paste/Resist, University of New Brunswick, Canada
2019 The Spirit of Mom & Pop Shops, Loft28, Astoria, NY
Ancient Astoria, Astoria Coffee, Astoria, NY
2018 Queens Hip Hop Festival Art Show, Colorwerx, Long Island City, NY
2017 Celebrate Hell Gate, T-Studio Space, Astoria, NY
Urban Art Collective, LIC Arts Open, Modern Spaces, Long Island City, NY
2016 Rooted In Queens, QNS Collective, Long Island City, NY
Artist Relaxation, QNS Collective, Long Island City, NY
Ancient Astoria, Greenpoint Gallery Salon, Greenpoint, Brooklyn
2014 Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition, Online Portfolio Feature, ASOC.org
2011 Gates of Ganesh Benefit Auction, Chelsea Arts Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2010 Miracles and Traumas Technology, 446 Broadway, New York, NY
Breakfast, PhotoFeast, International Studio & Curatorial Program, Brooklyn, NY
Friar’s Lantern, PhotoFeast, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
In/Out(side), 3 Gallery, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
2008 ICP Imagemakers, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
2007 ICP Imagemakers, Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, NY
PUBLICATIONS
2023 Zindabad Zine – Issue 004
2022 Hayden's Ferry Review Literary Journal – Issue 70
2021 Collazine– Issue no. 1, Special Project, Bologna, Italy
2020 Beyond Photography: Interview with Anthoula Lelekidis, peri-Tēchnes
ESPERANZA Project Space, Featured Artist
A) GLIMPSE) OF), The Nest Issue, aglimpseof.net
Orenda Arts Journal, Orenda Art Works
Tart Magazine, Lost & Found Newsletter
Photo Trouvée Magazine, @phototrouveemagazine
Quarantine Zine, Issue 2, sharidiamond.net
2019 Wotisart #35 Magazine, Liverpool, UK
A5 Magazine, Liverpool, UK
2016 Can Social Media Help Fight Gentrification?, GlobalCityNYC.com
The Passion Behind Ancient Astoria, GiveMeAstoria.com
2015 Astoria’s Longtime Buildings and Storefronts, DNAinfo.com
2014 World Guinness Book of Records
2013 World Guinness Book of Records
2007 World Traveler, The Queens Courier Newspaper
2006 Student To Photograph Life In Antarctica, Queens Times Ledger