Emmanouela Kakavia has completed three workshops in Byzantine art (workshops: Th. Petrou, D. Chatziapostolou and I. Cordis), as well as free design courses. She holds a State Degree in Television Direction, as well as a University Degree of History-Archeology-Art (School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Cyprus in Hellenic Culture). She has worked at the National TV Channel of Greece (ERT). She is specialized on Byzantine style and her artworks are very popular to individual art collectors. She also illustrates fairy tales for children and adults. Many of the books she has illustrated have been published. Emmanouela lives in Athens with her husband and her two children.