Marita Pappa (b. 1988) is a Greek-British multidisciplinary artist, educator, and researcher whose practice spans sculpture, text, sound, and image-making. Often site-specific and interventional, her work integrates historical research, fieldwork, and participatory methods to explore themes of the body, time, and public space.
Education
2022
Master of Fine Arts (MA) in Sculpture, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2020
Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) in Fine Art, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
2012
Master of Arts (MA) in Photographic Studies, University of Westminster, London, UK
2009
Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) in Photography, Leica Academy, Athens, Greece
Awards & Honours
2024
Fulbright Artist Grant
2022
Finalist, Harlow Sculpture Town Artist in Residence
2021
Royal College of Art Leverhulme Trust Arts Scholarship
NEON Collection by D.Daskalopoulos Postgraduate Scholarship
Gilchrist Educational Grant
2020
Royal College of Art Leverhulme Trust Arts Scholarship
NEON Collection by D.Daskalopoulos Postgraduate Scholarship
Glasgow School of Art Scholarship
2019
Schillizzi Foundation Scholarship
2015
Nominee, Joop Swart Masterclass, World Press Photo
2014
Finalist, IdeasTap Photographic Award, Magnum Photos
2013
WESTPHOTO Photography Prize
2012
Finalist, The Times Young Photographer of the Year
Finalist, IdeasTap Photographic Award, Magnum Photos
2011
University of Westminster Scholarship
Residencies & Fellowships
2024‑25
Visiting Artist Scholar, Parsons School of Design, New York, USA
2024
Artist in Residence, Standpoint Gallery, London, UK
Artist in Residence, School of Fine Arts of Panormos Tinos, Greece
2022
Prick, Stitch, Vent & Pound, Two-week Collaborative Residency at Standpoint Gallery, London, UK
2015
Artist in Residence, Bitume Photofest 2015, Salento, Italy
Solo Exhibitions
2024
The Poignancy of A Perpetual Spring, The Opening Gallery, New York, USA
Fragments & Failures, Solo Presentation at Standpoint Gallery, London, UK
Group Exhibitions
2026
Euclid’s Infinite to Zeno’s Infinite, Consulate General of Greece, New York, USA
2025
Focus Art Fair - Generative Alterities, The Opening Gallery, New York, USA
2022
Graduate Degree Show, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Penumbral Zone, Gallery 46, London, UK
Lapped Seams & Silver Linings, Prick & Stitch Alliance, Standpoint Gallery, London, UK
We Won't Stop Showing, SET Woolwich, London, UK
2021
Work In Progress Show, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Tolerance(s), Art and Culture vs Xenophobia, Eos Gallery, Athens, Greece
Tolerance(s), Art and Culture vs Xenophobia, Ås Art & Music School, Ås, Norway
Merzbau Pavilions: Speculations and Propositions, Merz Barn, Cumbria, UK
First Impressions, Maverick Projects Safehouse 1 & 2, London, UK
2020
Degree Show, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
2019
Motherload, House for an Art Lover, Glasgow, UK
Ulysses Song, Screening, CCA, Glasgow UK
2018
Feedback Loop, Reid Gallery, Glasgow, UK
2016
Mediterranean Photography Festival; Borders and Crossroads, Crete, Greece
Urban Bliss, Graphic, London, Soho
2015
Bitume Photofest, Gallipoli, Salento, Italy
2014
Brighton Photo Biennial, Night Contact Festival, Brighton, UK
Magnum IdeasTap Photographic Award, Old Truman Brewery, London, UK
2013
WESTPHOTO Migrations Touring Exhibition (London, Edinburgh, Ireland & Wales)
2012
Young Greek Photographers - Athens Photo Festival, Technopolis, Athens, Greece
Magnum IdeasTap Photographic Award, The Flower Cellars, London, UK
Migrations, Degree Show, University of Westminster, Ampika P3, London, UK
Teaching, Workshops & Lectures
2025
Bodies in Space, Artist Seminar, Hellenics Department, Columbia University, New York, USA
Embodied Mapping as Critical Practice, Artist Lecture, Parsons School of Design, New York, USA
2024
External Reviewer, BFA/MFA Fine Art, Parsons School of Design, New York, USA
Fragments & Failures, Artist Lecture, Standpoint Gallery, London, UK
Site, Trauma and Postcolonial Memory, Artist Lecture, School of Fine Arts of Panormos Tinos, Greece
2022
The Debris of Chaos, Collaborative Workshop with Abigail Norris, Camberwell College of Arts (UAL), London, UK
Artist Lecture, University for the Creative Arts (UCA), Farnham, UK
2021
Recipes For Temporary Revolutions, Workshop, South Thames College, London, UK
Temporary Revolutions - Across RCA, Lecture and Workshop, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Selected Press & Essays
2025
2024
2021
2020
2014
Catalogues
2026
Euclid’s Infinite to Zeno’s Infinite: Hellenic-American Women Artists, Consulate General of Greece, New York, USA
2016
Mediterranean Photography Festival; Borders and Crossroads
Düsseldorf Photo Weekend P3
2015
Bitume Photofest
2013
WESTPHOTO
2012
Athens Photo Festival