Kalliopi Ioumpa, PhD, is a visual artist, neuropsychology researcher, and mental health counselor based in Amsterdam.

She currently holds a position as a postdoctoral researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, investigating the emotional, bodily, and neural responses to culture and heritage.

Alongside her academic background, she has a degree in Fine Arts and Design from the Unstable Media Department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy (Hons). Her art practice often takes the form of mixed-media installations that explore ways of expressing what cannot be fully articulated in words but can be accessed through embodied knowledge. Change, inner freedom, personal and ecological grieve are core themes.

She is also trained as a person-centered mental health counselor, play and art therapist, working therapeutically with individuals and groups.

With a background in both science and art, she is invested in cross-disciplinary collaborations and artistic research. She is currently a resident at the STUDIOTOPIA residency, co-founder of the NeuroNarratives art-science residency, and co-organizer of the Art of Neuroscience platform.

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