Iria Vrettou (she/they) is an artist, born in 1995 and based in Athens. They hold a Diploma in Animation from the University of the Arts, London, and an M.A. in Contemporary Art Practice - Moving Image from the Royal College of Art, London. Their work is primarily focused on concepts and modes of hybridity as methods of research and practice, whilst addressing aspects of hand-drawn animation, performance and installation in relation to their conceptual, ecoqueer functions. Their practice critically examines the function of the ‘screen’ in the context of cultural production and political processes, and explores the creation of art works that can work as disquieting, complete spatiotemporal experiences. Within this framework, in the last couple of years they have developed a keen interest in the real and symbolic life of volcanoes. They have participated in various art projects in Athens, London, Seoul, and others. They have been awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS (2021). They were a resident of International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in New York City (2022).

During their Fulbright Program and in affiliation with Columbia University, they plan to expand their project Volcanic Identity. Through art practice in cross-section with academic, archival and scientific research and field work in aspects of various socio-ecological formation and queer theory, they will attempt to question common or exhausted understandings of identity thinking though the point of view of a natural phenomenon.