Pavlos Mayakis Selected to Exhibit at Art Now Fair in NYC

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PAVLOS MAYAKIS SELECTED TO EXHIBIT AT ART NOW FAIR IN NYC

Skidmore graduate (2007) featuring NY’s top art schools.

Pavlos Mayakis will participate in the 2008 Art Now Fair represented by Ugallery.com the only Internet gallery in a list of 42 international contemporary galleries, held March 27 through 30 at Hotel 30/30 in New York, as part of the Armory Show weekend.

His mixed mediums encaustic paintings with hand-wovens will be among eight artists selected to be presented in an exhibition titled Young New York, curated by Lisa Hunter, art lecturer and author of The Intrepid Art Collector: The Beginner's Guide to Finding, Buying, and Appreciating Art on a Budget. The exhibition focuses on artists from New York's top art schools and how their work expresses urban and rural themes.

"The Ugallery booth is an early peek at the directions talented young New York artists are taking," said Hunter. "We are excited to be part of Art Now Fair," said gallery co-founder Alex Farkas, who serves as head curator of the website. "It offers our artists a unique opportunity to show their work in an offline venue. We are more than just an online gallery as we strive to provide young artists with the opportunities needed to succeed in a competitive art world."

Pavlos Mayakis is an Albany native who returned to Albany after spending 25 years in CA to complete his undergraduate studies at Skidmore College (UWW) BS Studio Art concentration. He currently is attending graduate school at Goddard College, Plainfield, VT where he is pursuing his MFA – Interdisciplinary Arts. He has taught at the NY State Museum and has worked in local schools through the Capital Region Center for the Art in Education.

To learn more about Pavlos Mayakis and to view his work, visit his website at http://www.pavlosmayakis.com. If you would like more information about this topic or to schedule an interview with Pavlos Mayakis, please call him at (518) 729-5174 (518)605-6875 cell or e-mail him at pavlosmayakis@yahoo.com.