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- ↑ David Haste, 'Other lives: Stass Paraskos' in The Guardian (UK newspaper), 24 May 2015, p.59
- ↑ 'Η Μάρκαρετ Παράσκου εκθέτει στη Κυπριακή Γωνιά' in Η Καθημερινη (Greece newspaper), 29 March 2012, Online version
- ↑ Alix Norman, 'Travellers to an antique land' in The Cyprus Mail (Cyprus newspaper), 9 March 2015
- ↑ 'Art and Line' in Kathimerini (Greece newspaper), 5 June 2011, p.2
- ↑ Alix Norman, 'Travellers to an antique land' in The Cyprus Mail (Cyprus newspaper), 9 March 2015
- ↑ 'Έκθεση της Μάρκαρετ Παράσκου στη γκαλερί Κυπριακή Γωνιά' in Τα Νέα της Τέχνης (Greek cultural journal), 29 March 2012 Online Version Archived 2016-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 'Η Μάρκαρετ Παράσκου εκθέτει στη Κυπριακή Γωνιά' in Η Καθημερινη (Greece newspaper), 29 March 2012, Online version
