Kleopatra Kathariou is a graduate of the Department of History and Archaeology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where she also obtained her Master’s degree and Doctorate. She undertook postgraduate and postdoctoral studies at the Archaeological Institute of the University of Marburg, the Institute of Classical Archaeology at the University of Bern, the Archaeological Institute of the University of Zurich, the German Archaeological Institute in Rome, and the Classical Art Research Centre at the Faculty of Classics of the Oxford University.
She holds the position of Associate Professor in Classical Archaeology at the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Ioannina. She has taught and delivered invited lectures at universities in Greece and abroad. As a field archaeologist, she has participated in archaeological excavations at numerous sites in Macedonia, and, since her appointment to the University of Ioannina, she has been involved in excavations at two sites in Epirus.
Her research interests encompass ancient hermeneutics and iconography, religion, and aspects of public and private life in antiquity. Her specialized research focuses on the study of pottery workshops in the ancient Greek world. In addition, she has a scholarly interest in the organization of archaeological exhibitions, the use of ICT tools in archaeological research, and the relationship between archaeology and education.
1995: Participation in a research project and work on the creation of a databank with representations of ancient music instruments on behalf of the Museum of Ancient, Byzantine and Post-byzantine Musical Instruments situated in Thessaloniki
2002: Assistance in the preparation of an international conference and proof reading of the following conference proceedings (Μ.A. Tiverios – D.S. Tsiafaki (eds.), Color in ancient Greece: The role of color in ancient Greek art and architecture (700-31 B.C.) (Thessaloniki, 2002)
2002-2006: Preparation of a fascicule of the international series Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum which includes vases from the Museum of Cycladic Art (N.P. Goulandris Foundation) entrusted by the Academy of Athens
2005-2013: Appointment as an archaeologist following a competition by the Supreme Council for Civil Personnel Selection (ASEP)
2013: Editing of the proceedings volume H. A. Shapiro – M. Iozzo – A. Lezzi- Hafter (επιμ.), The François Vase: New Perspectives (2 vols.) (Zurich, 2013)
2013-2015: Marie Curie Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Ancient Studies at the Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena
2017-2018: Ephorate of Antiquities of the City of Thessaloniki (Ministry of Culture)
2018: Appointment upon election to the University of Ioannina as Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology
2024: Promotion to the rank of Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology
1989-1991: Annual award from Ι.Κ.Υ. (=Greek State Fellowships Foundation) for excellent performance during undergraduate studies (academic years 1988-1989, 1989-1990 and 1990-1991)
1995-1996: One-year fellowship from D.A.A.D. (=Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst / German Academic Exchange Service) for PhD research in Germany
1996: Travel grant from D.A.A.D. for PhD field research at museums in Germany and the UK
1996-1997: One-year fellowship from E.S.K.A.S. (=Eidgenössische Stipendienkommission für Ausländische Studierende / The Swiss Federal Commission for Foreign Students) for PhD research in Switzerland
1997: Travel grant from E.S.K.A.S. for PhD field research at museums in Austria, Hungary, France, Belgium and the Netherlands
1997: Travel grant from the University of Bern (Kommission "Kostenbeiträge für Spesen an Feldarbeiten" / Commission "cost contributions for expenses of field work) for PhD research at the Beazley Archive, Oxford, UK
7-8/ 1998: Fellowship by the German Archaeological Institute in Rome (D.A.I. – Abteilung Rom) for a two-month research stay
2002: Financial support from the Enyaleion Trust in the Memory of Lambros Enyalis (Plovdiv 1848 – Athens 1932) to cover the costs of the publication of my doctoral thesis
2003: Excellence award granted by the Research Committee of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki for a one-year post-doctorate research
2003: Fellowship from D.A.A.D. for a two-month post-doctorate research in Germany
2004: Centenary Bursary Award granted by the British School at Athens for a three-month post-doctorate research at the Beazley Archive, Oxford, UK
2013-2015: Marie Curie Senior Research Fellowship (Gerda Henkel Foundation, M4HUMAN Program) for a two-year research stay in Germany
