Lia Lapithi (born Lia Lapithi, 1963) is a Greek Cypriot artist specialising in multimedia and visual art. She currently resides in Nicosia.
Lia Lapithi was born in Nicosia, Cyprus, in 1963. She studied Art and Environmental Design at the University of California Santa Cruz, followed by a Master of Philosophy at Lancaster University. After her studies she returned to Cyprus in 1984. She continued her studies in 1989, obtaining a Master's degree in Architecture from the Kent Institute of Art and Design in 1991, followed by a Masters in Art Education from the University of Wales in 1994.
Her work focused initially on landscape and still-life painting through the use of technology, followed by medical art, evolving over time to also address environmental and political issues, including collective memory, nationalist historiography and the Cyprus Dispute. She has been credited for creating the first Cypriot feminist art group in 2006, called "Washing-Up Ladies". The group has addressed topics ranging from the relationship of women to contemporary Cypriot politics, to women's gender roles in Cypriot society. Lapithi's work has also been hosted by various museums and galleries, while numerous of her pieces form part of permanent museum collections. During her career she has exhibited her work in various locations, including in Athens, Alexandria, Paris, Vienna and Constantinople. In 2023, she also gained international attention as a core contributor to the Cyprus pavilion at the 18th Venice Biennale of Architecture, presenting the project From Khirokitia to Mars, which explored social sustainability, cultural heritage, and space exploration.
Works of Lia Lapithi held in permanent museum collections include: