Frederick University has decided to award an Honorary Doctorate to the distinguished sculptor and former Professor of Visual Arts in the Department of Architecture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Costas Varotsos.

The conferral ceremony will take place on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., at Frederick University, Nicosia.

Frederick University will honor Costas Varotsos for his internationally acclaimed and pioneering work in sculpture, his inspiring teaching, and his overall contribution to arts and culture.

The ceremony will be addressed by the Deputy Minister of Culture, Dr. Lina Kassianidou, while the Rector of Frederick University, Professor George Demosthenous, will conduct the official conferral.

Costas Varotsos will address the ceremony and give a speech titled “Truth Is Always Something Else.”

To attend the ceremony, please follow the link provided here or contact Ms. Christina Karaolidou Chattalas, tel. 22394496, email: c.chattalas@frederick.ac.cy

The agenda can be found here. The ceremony will be held in Greek.


Costas Varotsos' brief bio

Greek sculptor Costas Varotsos studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and at the School of Architecture in Pescara, Italy. He is a member of the Engelberg Academy in Switzerland. His works are displayed in public spaces in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Egypt, and the United States.

He has held numerous solo and group exhibitions and has been honored for his contribution to the arts both in Greece and internationally. The uniqueness of his works, always in direct dialogue with their surrounding environment, lies in his use of glass and the conceptual depth that accompanies them.

Two of his monumental works are located in Nicosia: “The Poet” in Eleftheria Square, a precursor to the legendary “Runner” in Athens, and “Ascent” (Anelixi), at the city’s entrance.

His most recent work, titled “The Ark of National Remembrance” is dedicated to the 121,692 heroes of Greece’s national struggles from 1830 to 1974. Their names are engraved on vertical glass columns rising up to six meters above the ground.