Yannis Ziogas is a painter, exhibiting artist, Professor at the Department of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Western Macedonia. He studied Mathematics (University of Athens, 1988).  He holds an MFA from the School of Visual Arts (1991, New York), and a PhD from the University of the Aegean (2013). Since 2007 he has organized the process Visual March to Prespa. He has published essays on art, books, organized international encounters and conferences and publications with an emphasis on Walking Art (recently, the International Encounters/Conferences Walking Visions/Visions for Walking, 2023). 

He is the co-Artistic Coordinator, and General Manager at WALC. that will establish in Prespa as an International Center of Walking Art.

Athanasia Tziona is a primary school teacher with studies in Pedagogy (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Special Education – Learning Difficulties: Dyslexia (Research Center of Psychophysiology and Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) and Psychology (State University of New York, Empire State College). She holds postgraduate degrees in Pedagogical Psychology and Education (2016) (Harokopio University of Athens) and in Visual Arts and Landscape: approaches to natural and urban space (2024) (EETF, University of Western Macedonia). She has participated in group exhibitions and developed artistic projects with children. She has participated in conferences and published research on creativity. She was a member of the organizing committee of International Encounters: “Walking Visions”, Prespes (2023). She is the secretary at WALC. 

Annita Koutsonanou holds a degree in Architecture Engineering from Patras University and also a master in Cultural Studies from Goldsmiths University of London. She is a PhD candidate at University of Patras and she works as a freelance architect. She has been for several years Adjunct Teacher at the department of Fine and Applied Arts at UOWM and the department of Culture, Creative Media and Industries at University of Thessaly. She has been a member of board of Koventarios Municipal Library and worked as a close associate in Kozani Municipality. She has carried out numerous projects both for private and public sector and she has participated in many architectural competitions for some of which she has been awarded. She is a member of the creative team and communication committee at WALC.

Cynthia Gerothanasiou is a visual artist. She holds an MA in Audio-Visual Arts, obtained in the department of Audio and Visual Arts – Ionian University_Corfu-Greece. She graduated from the Fine Arts School of the Aristotle University_Thessaloniki. Her artistic work also focuses on the installation field. Fragility and cruelty in the social field, and the invisible life processes are aspects that the artist explores, while using mixed materials and multiple expressive means. She has performed several group and solo presentations in Greece and abroad, while her work has received international awards and found in private collections and museums. Since 2016 she has been teaching in the Department of Fine and Applied Arts_University of Western Macedonia Florina Greece. She is a member of the creative team at WALC.

Christos Ioannidis was born in 1979 in Serres, Greece. From an early age he loved photography and initially he worked with it as an amateur, and later professionally. Athlete and ski instructor, nature lover and climber he works mainly with landscape photography.

In 2014 he graduated from the School of Fine Arts of Florina, and in 2020 from the postgraduate program “Cultural Informatics and Communication / Culture and Production of Documentary Films” of Aegean University. In recent years he has been working as an art teacher. He has participated in many art exhibitions in Greece with photos, videos and video art. He is fond of documentaries and nonfiction. He lives and works in Thessaloniki. Ηe is the documentary director at WALC. 

Sofy Papadopoulou followed studies in Digital arts (Master in Digital Arts, Athens School of Fine Arts, 2007), Digital printmaking (Master in a project, Printmaking, State Scholarships Foundation, Athens School of Fine Arts, 2008), Printmaking (Diploma in printmaking, Athens School of Fine Arts, 2002), Painting (Diploma in painting, Athens School of Fine Arts, 2005), Performance and Video art (Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Barcelona, 2001). From 1999 she has participated in Greek and international exhibitions and art projects. In 2002 she formed COM.ODD.OR visual enhancement group.

COM.ODD.OR focuses on printmaking, multimedia installations, live visual performances, interactive multimedia and digital arts. She is an Assistant Professor (Department of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Western Macedonia). She is a member of the creative team at WALC.

Aspasia Voudouri is a vocational schoolteacher and researcher. She studied Graphic Design at the University of Western Attica, School of Applied Arts & Culture, Department of Graphic Design and Visual Communication. She holds an MSc in Graphic Arts – Multimedia (2012) from the Hellenic Open University and a PhD in Art (2022) from the University of Western Macedonia, Department of Fine and Applied Arts. She has lectured at conferences on graphic design and visual communication arts. Her interest focus is on ephemeral and process-based artistic practices, with a special emphasis on Walking Art. She was a member of the organizing committee of the International Encounters/Conference: “Walking Visions / Visions for Walking”, Prespa (2023). She is coordinator of the Organizational Committee of the Encounters 2025 and 2027 in Prespa at WALC.

Kyriakos Iliadis graduated from the Department of Visual and Applied Arts of Florina (2024, Painting). He comes from the field of pediatric rehabilitation, as a physical therapist, since 1984.

He is Administrative Manager of the Pediatric Rehabilitation Center “Kivotos” (Argilos, Kozani, 2000-today). He has co-produced set designs in many theatrical performances with disabled children. He has participated in group painting exhibitions, in carpentry symposia and street art festivals in Greece and abroad. He participated in Visual March to Prespes (2016, 2017, 2018), and as member of the Organizing Committee of WAC Congresses (2019, 2021, 2023). He is a coordinator of field activities at WALC.

Nikos Theodoropoulos is a PhD candidate in Modern and Contemporary Greek History (Department of History and Archaeology, NKUA, 2019–), having completed his MA in the same department (2015–2018) and his Bachelor in Literature (NKUA, 2008–2013). His research interest mainly concern: history of historiography, as well as intellectual and cultural history. He has lectured in postgraduate seminars and academic workshops/conferences in NKUA, as well as in the University of Regensburg. Since 2017 he has been working as a copy-editor/proofreader, as well as a translator.  He has worked with the University of Western Macedonia, in the framework of project “Agrotour”, conducting historical research on landmarks located along walking trails in the region of Prespa (2022–2023). He was also a member of the organizing committee of International Encounters/Conference: “Walking Visions / Visions for Walking,” Prespa (2023). His role in WALC involves proofreading and editing texts.

Dora Bampali has been working in education since 2010 while also shaping an artistic practice in ceramics and performance. She studied English Literature majoring in Intercultural Studies and Translation (Thessaloniki 2006) and attended the research master’s program in Cultural Analysis (Amsterdam 2007). She completed a master’s degree on critical pedagogy (Crete 2022), combining pedagogy theory and ceramic sculpture in her thesis “Imperfect Vessels. Critical Pedagogy Practice as Art Praxis: From Freire to now”. She has taken classes by both traditional and modern ceramicists and has participated in festivals, solo and group exhibitions with ceramic and performance pieces. Her work lies in the intersection between critical pedagogy, art and research. She is part of WALC as an editor and translator.