Professor Maria Karametou
On November 25, 2018, the Hellenic Writers' Group of Washington DC hosted a presentation given by distinguished Professor Maria Karametou at the Hellenic Center, 6506 Bells Mill Rd., Bethesda, MD 20817.
Patty Apostolides, Director of the Hellenic Writers' Group, introduced the speaker.
Professor Karametou, a native of Greece, holds a BA degree from the University of Maryland (cum laude) and an MFA degree from the Maryland Institute of Art in Baltimore. She is the recipient of many awards and teaches at George Mason University. She heads the Division of Drawing and is an affiliate faculty member of the Department of Women and Gender Studies. As a mixed media artist, she has presented her artwork in several museums, nationally and internationally, including Washington DC, New York, Vermont, Oregon, Greece, Germany, Turkey, China, and Korea.
Professor Maria Karametou
Professor Karametou talked about her background and experience in art, and in addition to her academic writing, she has also written a fiction book. She mentioned her award-winning short story "The First Few American Moons" in the Bethesda Magazine (July-August 2018) about immigrants and finished her presentation by reading an excerpt from her short story. The short story was taken from a chapter in her unpublished book. https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/the-first-few-american-moons/
Attendees
(Photos by Calliopi Toufidou)
More information about Professor Karametou and her work can be found on her website: mariakarametou.com
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