ATHINA GATOS HUNTER HOLDS AN HONOURS DEGREE WITH DISTINCTION IN FINE ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND ART HISTORY, AND HAS COMPLETED MASTER'S-LEVEL COURSEWORK IN ARCHITECTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO. SHE EARNED HER MASTER OF ARTS IN STUDIO ART FROM THE RENOWNED FLORENCE ACADEMY OF ART.

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A RECIPIENT OF THE HATTIE AILEEN SOMMERVILLE SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE, ATHINA’S ACADEMIC AND ARTISTIC PURSUITS REFLECT A DEEP COMMITMENT TO BOTH THE TECHNICAL AND CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF VISUAL CULTURE.

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IN 2013, SHE FOUNDED ARTEMIS ATELIER, AN INDEPENDENT STUDIO DEDICATED TO TEACHING TECHNICAL DRAFTING, AS WELL AS CLASSICAL DRAWING AND PAINTING METHODS. THROUGH HER ATELIER, ATHINA CONTINUES TO MENTOR A NEW GENERATION OF ARTISTS AND DESIGNERS GROUNDED IN THE RIGOUR OF TRADITIONAL PRACTICES.