Irini Bachlitzanaki (b. 1984, Athens) studied history of art at UCL, University of London and fine art at Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts and most recently the Royal Academy Schools in London, graduating in 2021. Inspired by material culture and the biographies of objects, in her practice, which is primarily sculptural, she combines a range of material processes to interrogate the relationship of sculpture to other forms of representation but also the relationship of making works of art to different forms of production, artefacts and commodities. Solo exhibitions include: just us on a different day and Emergent Qualities at Elika Gallery, Athens; and The Combination Show at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. Her work has also been displayed in several group exhibitions in Athens, London and elsewhere in galleries, museums and independent art spaces. Recently awarded scholarships and grants include: the Arts Council England DYCP grant (2022), the Jerwood Arts 1:1 grant (2021), the André Dunoyer de Segonzac Hon RA Prize from Royal Academy Schools (2021), the Wolfson College graduate prize (2021), the Gilbert Bayes Award (2020) and the NEON scholarship for postgraduate studies (2017-2020). She lives and works between Athens and London. She has been awarded the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS (2022).