Ketta Ioannidou is a visual artist and designer based in New York. She received her MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts (1999) and her BA (Honors) in Textile Design from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London (1997). Her paintings, collages, and installations have been exhibited internationally, including the Cairo Biennale, the Centre of Contemporary Art Diatopos in Cyprus, SPRING/BREAK Art Show in New York, and the Bronx Museum of the Arts.

Her paintings and textile designs are informed by the Mediterranean landscape and rich colors of her native Cyprus. Two years ago, she developed a limited edition fashion line called @ikwearables based on her paintings and collages, which she sells in galleries, markets, and small boutiques around the world. “Attending SVA helped me consider the endless possibilities of merging my disparate skills in unconventional ways to create something new that connects with my past while looking to the future.”