Eleftheria (Elfie) Kalfakis, a first-generation Greek-Cypriot immigrant settled on Turtle Island within the Haldimand Tract land in Kitchener, Ontario. She finds inspiration for her art in play, esoterica, trauma healing, community, and consciousness. Her creative journey is deeply intertwined with her solitary spiritual practice and fascination with chance and synchronicity. This foundation shapes her multidisciplinary artistic approach, which aims to challenge societal stigmas and advocate for causes like female empowerment, social justice, decolonization, and mental health.
With a background in architecture, Elfie holds a Masters of Architecture from the University of Waterloo and has practised both nationally and internationally before transitioning into education. She currently serves as a professor at Conestoga College School of Creative Industries and operates The Magickal Little Art Studio.
In her role as the resident astrologer for Waterloo’s Community Edition, Elfie hopes to demystify the occult and offer accessible insights into this often misunderstood realm. Her commitment to personal healing and trauma recovery led her to run weekly workshops as a visiting aritst with the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region. Through her art, Elfie aims to dismantle stigmas and advocate for female empowerment, social justice, decolonization, and mental health.
Through her diverse artistic expressions and community engagement, Elfie Kalfakis is an advocate for positive change, wishes to use her talents to not only create but to educate, heal, and empower others
publications
Mystery Dawn: an urban fortune telling game, 2023
Poems I Wrote on My Smith-Corona in 2020 , 2021
A Small Collection of Specialized Spreads – V2, Contributor, 2020
Butterfly: A Tale of Misogyny and Systemic Abuse, 2020
Cosmic Relief, Monthly Column, The Community Edition, 2020 – Present
White Owl Mystic Arcana, 2018
On Yonge Street, 2010
interviews
Art as Alchemy, Screaming Into the Mic with Mary Abdel-Malak Neil, 2024
Episode 107; The Intersection of Art & Coffee, The Todd Donald Show, 2022
exhibitions
Make A Wish – The Quintessence Coalition, Season Four, Rogers Television, ON
Community Television Film Series, 2022
Burning Virgin #8 and Incipient Surrender, Silk screen prints, A Nightmare on Roncesvalles 2 Exhibition, Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, ON, 2023.
Psychic Portraits and The Magick Machine, , Performance and Interactive Media, ArtHouseTO, Toronto, ON, 2023.
Magick Portal #1 and Magick Portal #2, Lino Cut Prints with Acrylic. All The Small Things Exhibition, Northern Contemporary Gallery, Toronto, ON, 2023.
Art is my Religion, Multimedia Performance, KW Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON, presented by Feminine Harbour , 2022
Burning Virgins Study #1, Mixed Media, NPCC, Toronto, ON, IMPACT 2022 Exhibition, 2022
Incipient Surrender – Solo Exhibition of Burning Virgins and Performance Art Ritual, Minds Eye Art Gallery, Kitchener, ON, 2022
Poems I Wrote on My Smith Corona in 2020 – All White Gallery, Toronto, ON
Solo Multimedia Exhibition, 2022
Surrender – The Quintessence Coalition, Season Two, Rogers Television, ON
Community Television Film Series, 2022
Toronto Comic Arts Festival, Toronto, ON
Showcasing Butterfly: A Tale of Misogyny and Systemic Abuse, 2021
Playtime Film Series
The Quintessence Coalition, Rogers Television Solo Performance 2021
Butterfly Launch
Solo Performance 2021
Collectively Empowered
Funded by Region of Waterloo Arts Fund and part of Femme Folks Fest
Have a Smashing Birthday, Steel Rails
Steel Rails Interactive Installation 2019
Zodiac Composited Images
QR8 KW 2018
Witch’s Tent
Steel Rails 2017
Animagine a Time
Animating Danforth East Public Performance 2016
Apothecary Fairy Door
Danforth East Community Arts Association, “Danny’s Urban Fairies,” 2015
From Cave Art to Art Cave
ArtCave Public Performance 2015
Opaque Projector Live Animation
Pressgang Mutiny Performance, 2015
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