Xanthos Hadjisoteriou
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Xanthos Hadjisoteriou was an acclaimed Cypriot painter and interior designer. Born in Famagusta
Famagusta
Famagusta is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and is capital of the Famagusta District. It is located east of Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island.-Name:...

 in 1920 and studied business at University of Beirut (1938-1940). Later studied art at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London (1951-1953) and interior design at the Byam Shaw School of Art
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. The school has an outstanding international reputation, and is considered one of the world's leading art and design institutions...

 (1959).

Xanthos Hadjisoteriou held many exhibitions in Cyprus and internationally. In Famagusta he presented his works permanently at the "Manastiri" and later at Peter's Gallery in Limassol, where he settled. He won many awards for his art internationally.

The artist died at the age of 83 in 2003.

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