Ronis Varlaam

Born in Nicosia,Cyprus in 1946, Ronis Varlaam is a graduate of the London Film School and St Martin's School of Art.

He has produced and directed several documentaries for Channel 4 including "The Toughest Profession" (1968), "The Enthusiasts" (1984) and"The Green Line: Memories of Cyprus" (1985).Latterly, he has also made a number of short films some of which have been shown at Raindance,Portobello and other film festivals as well as in galleries and alternative spaces.The latest being "Big Bang" (2000) and "Voice Over" (2004).

His exhibitions include "Memory and Desire" at Manchester Metropolitan University where 25 paintings were exhibited;"C21-Watercolour in the 21st Century" at the Royal Watercolour Society;"Sense" at the Kirkby Gallery, Merseyside, which was the first showing of the first11 paintings from his "The Waste Land" series;"Time" at Croydon Clocktower;"Cypriot Artists of the 21st Century", Nicosia; "Self-Service" at Five Years, London;"Greenpeace" in Aberdeen and Glasgow;"Angels" at Lauderdale House/KAOS Organisation;"Kiss" at Gallery K;"Sex, Health, Education" at Cooltan Arts;"Outpost", a fringe event at the Venice Biennale;"S.L.U.M.P./South London Unrecognised Masterpieces Prize",a mixed exhibition at the House of William Blake.