career in art, out from under the patriarchal restrictions of society in her homeland. In England, her works became more expressive with a focus on geometrical shapes, influenced by Picasso. In 1939, she participated in a group exhibition for which she received acclaim. That same year, she married, Ioannis Vassiliou, a ship owner from Hermoupolis and withdrew from public exhibitions, focusing on raising a family. Her works were largely forgotten in Cyprus until 1992, when art historian Eleni Nikita published a biography of her and restored Nicalaidou's pioneering role as an artist at a time when the profession excluded women. Death and legacy Nicolaidou died in London in 1994. She is remembered as one of the pioneers of modern art in Cyprus and her works are held in the State Gallery of Contemporary Art () in Nicosia "that is informally referred to as the Fathers section". She also has works in the collections of Bank of Cyprus and in the art gallery of the Municipal Bank of Limassol. References Citations Bibliography Further reading 1909 births 1994 deaths People from Limassol Cypriot women artists 20th-century Cypriot painters 20th-century women artists Cypriot emigrants to the United Kingdom Women painters