THE RETROSPECTIVE exhibition of Alexis Akrithakis gathers over 250 works, from all his periods, and highlights the unique creativity of this artist. Runs till May 24.
NIKOS KANOGLOU’S first solo exhibition, titled “The Absence of the Present”, takes place at the Hellenic-American Union. Runs till Feb 28.
CAMILLE MARQUAND’S solo exhibition “I Dwell, I Depart, I Adapt”, at The Mets Art Centre, presents a series of new works. Runs Feb 10-20.
MILTOS GOLEMAS’S new exhibition at Zoumboulakis Gallery on Kolonaki Square, entitled “Plateau”, runs till Feb 21.
SIANTI GALLERY inaugurates on Friday, February 6, the solo painting exhibition “DESSERT” by Nikos Siskos. Runs till Feb 28.
Tasos Mantzavinos’s solo exhibition “By the Seashore” at Skoufa Gallery runs till February 7.
FokiaNou Art Space is pleased to host the exhibition “HYDORerotics” by the contemporary art collective elementA. Opens Saturday, Jan 31. Runs till Feb 15.
TSANTILIS ART GALLERY welcomes 2026 with a unique exhibition by Giorgio Bounias, entitled ICONIC PRESENCES, to be inaugurated on Friday, January 16. Runs till January 26.
Eozen Agopian’s solo exhibition ‘Sea Through’, at Eleftheria Tseliou gallery runs through January 31, 2026.
THE BASIL & ELISE GOULANDRIS FOUNDATION presents at its Museum in Athens, from December 6, 2025 to April 11, 2026, the temporary exhibition “From Monet to Warhol: Three generations, one collection, a journey through the evolution of Modern Art.” Not to be missed!
‘Word and the Place’, presents 200 works by Dimitris Sevastakis. The exhibition runs till February 28, 2026, at the National Library of Greece, at the SNFCC.
Natasa Biza’s ‘Changing Grounds’ runs till September 30, 2026, at the National Gallery of Greece.
Two new exhibitions at EMΣT: ‘The Greek Month in London 1975, 50 Years On – Art at a Time of Political Change’, plus ‘Sea Garden’. Other shows are still running. ‘Why Look at Animals? A Case for the Rights of Non-Human Lives, is on view until April 2026.
THE ACROPOLIS MUSEUM and NEON Organization present the second part of the ‘Michael Rakowitz & Ancient Cultures trilogy’: Michael Rakowitz’s ‘Lamassu of Nineveh’ (2018). The work is a major sculptural extension of Michael Rakowitz’s ongoing series ‘The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist’. The first part of the exhibition runs till October 31, 2025, while the sculptural installation (the second part of the exhibition) will remain in the outdoor garden till October 31, 2026.
THE RELATIONSHIP between humans and animals is complex and changing, especially today. Why Look at Animals?, the major new exhibition programme at EMΣT Athens, the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Greece, has opened to an enthusiastic response. Runs till Jan 7.
A TRILOGY of exhibitions bridging ancient cultures and contemporary art has begun, bringing together the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, the Acropolis Museum, the Ephorate of Antiquities of Athens, and NEON.
‘Isles of Light and Memory’ by Stella Sevastopoulos, at Tsantilis Gallery. Inspired by Byron, Coleridge, Cavafy. After the exhibition, a selection of works by the artist will be on view at the gallery.
THERE have been many counterfeit works of Greek art circulating in recent years. In Thessaloniki, 930 counterfeit works were found in December. Some words of advice from an expert.
Johannis Tsoumas: artist and prolific writer and researcher. Here is a presentation of two of his books. Tsoumas is currently participating in cheapart week, which runs till Dec 23.
Stella Sevastopoulos talks to the multi-disciplinary artist Mons Jorgensen, whose paintings left a deep impression on visitors of Art Athina this year.
Stella Sevastopoulos talks to Achilleas Tsantilis, Director of Tsantilis Art, the oldest and most prestigious gallery in Athens, established in 1925. As Senior Art Expert of the Greek Court of Justice and President of the Hellenic – Cyprus Association of Art Authenticators & Appraisers, Tsantilis warns of the many forged works of Greek art on the market.
ESTABLISHED IN 1925, Tsantilis Art Gallery is one of the most historic and longest-standing galleries of Athens. On show at the moment are the works of Vivi Papadakis and Pella Tampakaki, plus the gallery’s permanent collection.
AN INTERVIEW with artist Tasos Mylonas about his exhibition ‘Peacetime Proxy’, life as an artist in Chicago, the trials and tribulations at ASFA, and the charismatic teacher George Lappas. Plus, the violence inherent in nature, human nature and art, but also why the artist’s unskilled left hand is more honest.
Stella Sevastopoulos catches up with Athens-based artist Petr Shevchenko, who will be hosting an open studio event on February 8 entitled “Going Beyond”, with the support of Domus Art Gallery
Stella Sevastopoulos talks to artist Maria Matala, whose literary experience and painterly oeuvre go hand in hand towards pushing the boundaries towards a freer artistic process. Matala is currently participating in the group exhibition organized by Dimitris Lazarou, entitled ‘My hand tells me what I think’, which honours the 50th anniversary since Picasso’s death, and runs till April 9 at the Tsichritzis Foundation for the Visual Arts in Kifissia.
Stella Sevastopoulos talks to Kostas Lales, an artist based in New York but also active in Greece. Responsibilities of an artist and the human at the core of art are some of the issues discussed.
A guide to the museums with the most art in Athens, but also other cultural institutions and galleries that complete the art scene of Athens!
According to Stavros Mihalarias, a prominent restorer and art dealer of Greece, the Greek artists are the bad boys of art, because they don’t play by the rules. To find out more, read my interview with him, where we also discuss his relationship with the recently deceased artist Takis, who’s show is on at …
‘Art Scene Athens’ talks to artist Lila Papoula about her exhibition ‘Walls that were hiding our faces’, at the Evripides Gallery, which runs till December 9: IN THE EIGHTIES, artist Lila Papoula searched the streets for derelict walls, which she photographed. She was drawn to these remaining fragments of people’s lives, not only because of …
‘Art Scene Athens’ talks to artist Maria Hadjiandreou about her new exhibition entitled ‘The Gaze’, at Gallery 7, in which the artist not only captures the character of her sitters but also searches deep into their psyche: MARIA Hadjiandreou’s work of the last two years are portraits inspired by the artist’s heightened sensibility. Whilst perusing …
The National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens inaugurates a new project which focuses entirely on women artists. Runs Dec 2023-autumn 2024 Continue reading
An Athenian apartment soon to become an artist’s working studio, is the venue for the exhibition “Lost and Found”, which gathers the works of 28 artists. Runs Dec 16-30 Continue reading
THE ART OF engraving in Greece has a long history, and many followers. Artist Rena Anousi-Ilias is a master engraver who runs printing workshops, enabling many others to learn this wonderful practice. Now, she and her students come together with an exhibition dedicated to ‘The Form of the Mother’, producing also a lovely calendar with … Continue reading
THE ART project inspired by quotes about art from various creatives, entitled ‘#23 #24 APOFTHEVGMATA’ continues with the fourth group art exhibition in the heart of Athens, in Kolonaki, at the historical site of the Hellenic-French Association on the theme of the words of the great artist Vincent Van Gogh: “There is nothing more artistic than … Continue reading
FOKIANOU ART SPACE is pleased to present the Eco Flaneur group exhibition ‘Nature and the City‘. The Eco Flaneur group explores issues concerning the public space of the city, nature and the environment, focusing on the combination of art with the formation of ecological consciousness, through the realization of actions and collective works by its members. … Continue reading
Thalia Gallery says goodbye to 2023 with a group exhibition entitled ‘Myths and Legends around the World’, comprising of the work of three artists. Vernissage on Dec 1, 8pm. Continue reading
GALLERY 7 presents the solo exhibition of artist Matina Stavropoulou entitled ‘ANASYNTHESIS 1994-2023’ – an exhibition realised from start to finish with the artistic organization/curation and theoretical involvement of artist Nikos Kanoglou. Stavropoulou’s large-scale works in the exhibition present her semiological exploration of color identity, and her forging of her own form of a purely … Continue reading
THE ART project inspired by quotes about art from various creatives, entitled ‘#23 #24 APOFTHEVGMATA’ continues with the third group art exhibition in the heart of Athens, in Kolonaki, at the historical site of the Hellenic-French Association on the theme of the words of the great and much-translated Greek poet, Constantine P. Cavafy: “Of fundamental … Continue reading
THE SOLO exhibition of works by Maria Vyrra at artzone42, entitled ‘Ninemia’ (Stillness), presents this artist’s paintings created between 2020 and 2022. These works take expressionism to a new contemporary vista, with its world of colour, emotion and bold brushwork, but Vyrra combines expressionism with her own unique painting techniques, in this way forging her … Continue reading
THE SOLO exhibition of Epy Nikolakopoulou will be inaugurated on Tuesday, November 7, at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation (MCF), at 7pm. The exhibition, entitled ‘Inner Triumph’, runs till November 30. Nikolakopoulou has said of her artistic process: “One day, that seems not so long ago, I felt the need to ‘track’ the path that the … Continue reading
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