Siberia, 1963
She was born in Siberia, where her Ukrainian parents were in exile. She returned to her homeland at the age of seven. She studied at the Pedagogical Academy of Ternopil and later painting at the Hodosnia School in the same city. She came to Greece in 1986. In 2005, she met her future husband, Kostas Papagiannidis, in Athens, and after their marriage, they settled permanently in Palaio Pedino, Lemnos, where she established her studio and continues to work. A figurative painter, Papagiannidou draws inspiration from the landscape of Lemnos. Her style is realist, with influences from Impressionism and Modernist movements. She has exhibited her work in group shows in Ternopil (1982, 1983) and held solo exhibitions in Myrina. Her paintings are found in private collections in Greece and abroad.