She won the Onassis Foundation Scholarship in 2000 and continued her studies at the New York University (MFA-Master in Fine Arts) in photography and video art with professors Peter Campus, Jack Risley, Sigrid Haackenberg et al. She received the Gerondelis Foundation Grant in 2001 and the Jack Goodman Award for Art & Technology, in 2002.
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Born on May 20, 1974 in Athens, Greece, Bechrakis studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts under professor Dimitris Mytaras.