Pavlina ECLESS was born in 1951 and raised in Thessaloniki, Greece.

She majored in English and Classics at Aristotle University Thessaloniki and continued her studies in England where she completed a Masters in Theoretical Linguistics.

She then moved to the US and studied Photography at Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara.

She currently lives and works in San Francisco, CA.

Awards:

2013: Pollux award  WPGA
2013: Margaret Cameron award
2010: nominated for SFMOMA SECA award
2007: Center for Fine Art photography portfolio award
2006: Verve Fine Arts Gallery, Finalist, gallery exhibition
2001: IPA: International Photography Awards , LA, CA
1999: PDN: Self Promotion Award

Exhibitions:

Solo:

2010: Portfolio show, Center for Fine Art photography
2006: Waterscapes: SFMOMA, caffe Museo
2003: Traces/ Phontosynkyria, Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki, Greece

Group:

2010: Joyce Elaine Grant Photography Exhibition
2009: Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition

Gallery: SFMOMA Artists gallery SF, CA

www. Pavlinaeccless.com