Xanthos Hadjisoteriou (1920-2003) was an acclaimed

Greek Cypriot Greek Cypriots or Cypriot Greeks ( el, Ελληνοκύπριοι, Ellinokýprioi, tr, Kıbrıs Rumları) are the ethnic Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest ethnolinguistic community. According to the 2011 census, 659,115 r ...

painter and interior designer. Born in

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in 1920 and studied business at University of Beirut (1938–1940). Later studied art at the

Central School of Arts and Crafts The Central School of Art and Design was a public school of fine and applied arts in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1896 by the London County Council as the Central School of Arts and Cr ...

in London (1951–1953) and interior design at the

Byam Shaw School of Art The Byam Shaw School of Art, often known simply as Byam Shaw, was an independent art school in London, England, which specialised in fine art and offered foundation and degree level courses. It was founded in 1910 by John Liston Byam Shaw and ...

(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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hadjisoteriou, Xanthos 1920 births 2003 deaths People from Famagusta Greek Cypriot artists Expatriates in Lebanon Cypriot expatriates in the United Kingdom Cypriot painters Alumni of the Byam Shaw School of Art Alumni of the Central School of Art and Design 20th-century Cypriot painters 20th-century Cypriot male artists