Elli Paxinou (b.1986, Athens) is an art historian, education curator and a member of the International Association of Art Critics in Greece (AICA HELLAS). She obtained a Master’s degree in Contemporary Art Theory in Goldsmiths University of London (2009-2010) where she specialized in Aesthetics. Since 2007, Elli has been working in the field of curating, art education and cultural management in several prominent contemporary exhibitions, art foundations, museums and organizations, such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), documenta 14, the Onassis Cultural Centre, the DESTE Foundation, The Athens Biennale (HEAVEN and AGORA) and others. In 2014 she participated in the 3rd programme of curatorial exchange between Whitechapel Gallery and NEON Foundation, which took place in London. Since 2010, Elli has been teaching Aesthetics and Art History in cultural spaces and Museums in Athens as well as in private colleges and schools, such as the Metropolitan College, City Unity College and Moraitis School.