Valentinos Charalambous
The life and work of Valentinos are inextricably intertwined. He was born in a family of potters and lived his childhood at their pottery in Ammochostos. He is the first Cypriot who studies ceramics abroad and following the completion of his studies he spends nearly thirty years in Iraq where he establishes the Department of Ceramics at the University of Baghdad where he is a professor. He returns to Cyprus in 1985 and since then he lives and works in studio in Limassol.

There are around three broad periods of his work until the late 1960s. The following three periods are concerned with wall mounted works, bowls and free standing ceramic sculptures.

He is also well known for his studies and experiments in glazing materials and techniques Valentino?s latest cycle of works includes small bowls.

In 2013 at the Evagoras Lanitis Center in Limassol, he had a large retrospective of his major ceramic work with wall mounted works, large bowls and free standing ceramic sculptures.

The sculpture in Lot 94 by him is a fine example of his ceramic sculptures.

.A monograph accompanied the exhibition as is part of the ?Cypriot Artists? series published by the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation.