Panayiotis Michael (b. 1966) lives and works in Nicosia. He co-founded Artrageous group. He has received the following prizes and awards: 2005, Competition for public art project for Limassol District Courthouse, Cyprus, 1st prize; 1999, The Jury Award, Alexandria Biennial, Egypt. He represented Cyprus in the Venice Biennale (2005) and participated in Rijeka Biennial, Croatia (1997), Alexandria Biennial, Egypt (1999) and Limerick, Ireland (2006). He has participated in exhibitions in Cyprus and abroad in the following spaces: Sala Berlanga, Madrid, La Maison de la Culture, Amien, N.O. Gallery, Milan, Novalis Contemporary Art, Turin, Remap Show, Athens, Galerie Christophe Gaillard, Paris, Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt, Paris, Art Athina, Athens, Kodra, Thessaloniki, Gounaropoulos Museum, Athens, NIMAC, Nicosia, Art Conteporanea Moderna, Rome, Artour-o, Florence, Allegra Ravizza Art Project, Milan, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, Mati Ghar, New Delhi, The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, Miart art fair, Milan, The European Patent Office, Munich, Notgallery, Naples, Art Caucasus 2005, Tbilisi, Pocheon Asian Art Festival: PAAF2005, Pocheon, The Artists Residence, Herzliya, asoria International Art Museum, Cassoria, Contemporary Art Center, Diyarbakir, Centre of Contemporary Art, Brussels, Werk Hall 8 Siemens, Leipzig, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, DRAC Alsace, Strasburg, FRAC, Corse, Kunstlerwerkstatt Lothringer Strasse, Munich, Postmasters Gallery, New York.