IOANNIS KISSONERGIS
(1889 - 1963)

Born in Nicosia

Studied medicine at the University of Athens for three years which he abandoined for the sake of Art.

During his stay in Athens collaborated with various newspapers as a cartoonist.

Taught Drawing at the Pancyprian Gymnasium and the English School Nicosia

In 1959 Kissonergis and his family emigrated to Johannseburg, S. Africa, where he continued to create secular and religious  paintings until his death.

His themes mainly consist of landscapes and traditional scenes of the urban and and rural life of Cyprus. He was the first Cypriot Artist to paint  from nature and the first to master the watercolor technique. His work is characterised by a concentration of detail, refined lines and delicate forms of colours.