Artists Marina Syntelis and Fay Anagnostopoulou join forces at Thalia Gallery in Alimos, for an exhibition which flows like the sea. Opens Wednesday June 7. Runs till July 30.
Artists get their inspiration from a wide variety of sources. FokiaNou Art Space’s exhibition ‘Inspirational’ presents some examples. Runs June 1-17.
Twenty-five painters and five sculptors get together at the Kapsiotis gallery in Piraeus, for an exhibition about the many sides of the sea. Opens May 26, runs till June 24.
If green is your colour, then head to the art exhibition at the Hellenic-French Association where artists explore its many shades. Opens May 8. Runs till May 20.
FokiaNou Art Space travels to Stockholm, participating for the second time in Supermarket 2023 Stockholm Independent Art Fair. Upon returning to Athens, FokiaNou will hold a 3-day show with the works of the participating artists.
The exhibition by Yiannis Kastritsis at Ekfrasi-Yianna Grammatopoulou gallery takes us back to nature. Opens May 12. Runs till June 10.
The year 2023 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary since the death of photographer Elly Sougioultzoglou-Seraidari (1899-1998), better known as Nelly’s. The Nelly’s retrospective runs at the Benaki Pireos till July 23.
The Gaitis retrospective at the Theocharakis Foundation presents this artist’s men in hats and suits in all sorts of scenes and predicaments. Together with his works, are exhibited those of his wife, artist Gabriella Simossi. Runs till May 14.
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.
The art of collage returns to FokiaNou, with the work of seventeen artists. Opens Saturday, April 1. Runs till April 29.
Christos Pallantzas’s returns to the Evripides gallery with landscapes and cityscapes that are evocatively portrayed. Opens Thursday, March 30. Runs till April 29.
International Women’s Day (March 8) will be celebrated this year at Gramma_Epsilon gallery with the inauguration of an exhibition by Gisella Meo. Runs March 8-June 10.
The National Museum of Contemporary Art inaugurated a new series of exhibitions on January 28, which add even more scope to its socio-political artistic explorations.
The National Museum of Contemporary Art hosts the exhibition ‘Modern Love (or Love in the Age of Cold Intimacies) from December 15 to May 28.
The Parthenis retrospective at the National Gallery of Greece runs till Feb 28, and presents the different genres of this outstanding and much-loved artist.
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!
Stella Sevastopoulos catches up with Katerina Botsari at her solo show entitled ‘Tiny Subjects’, currently showing at Communitism’s Project Space in Athens, till May 26
ARTIST Vassilis Perros talks to Stella Sevastopoulos about the concept of the home and how he has explored it in his new series of works on show at Skoufa Gallery.
Stella Sevastopoulos catches up with artist Costis, during his solo show at Roma Gallery, in order to talk about the electricity of his artworks.
ITALIAN gallerist Glenda Lorenzani moved to Athens from Rome in 2014. Despite the crisis, and the pandemic, she has managed to keep her eye on the art scene in her own unique manner.
Maria Coletsis is an artist who has explored painting, digital media and computer installations in her oeuvre, and has travelled the world for her art.
Participating these days in the ‘Eros Woman’ group exhibition in Kolonaki, Davis is an artist who enjoys tackling a wide range of subject-matter, with his own unique style.
NOW, it might sound a bit cliche, to be inspired by the country you live in, but let’s face it, most artists draw inspiration from their surroundings in one way or another. And for me, ever since I moved to Greece in 1994, the nature, the light and in particular the sea of this country …
Stella Sevastopoulos interviews Dimitris Lazarou, α person of many talents, who has organized many exhibitions both online and in real space, whilst also promoting the work of contemporary Greek artists. His online exhibition ‘Woman Evolution 200’, which comprises the work of 113 artists, recently premiered also as a video presentation of the works, accompanied by …
DUTCH artist Sef Berkers escaped the Covid pandemic and the lockdown in New York just in time after his art exhibition took place in the Big Apple. His works however haven’t made it back yet. The experience of this city changed his life and his art in unexpected ways. Back in his studio in Venlo, …
ARTIST, writer, and artist’s model Sue Tilley has had a colourful life to say the least: from dividing her time between her day job as benefits supervisor and her night job at Leigh Bowery’s ‘Taboo’ night club, Tilley has also performed in music videos, modelled for artist Lucian Freud, taught art, and has had her …
Stella Sevastopoulos caught up with artist Marina Syntelis, who found herself creating some interesting commissions during the lockdown, for customers abroad. MARINA SYNTELIS has been hailed as one of the world’s finest hyper realistic seascape painters of today. Her powerful wave images have become especially popular over the past two years, and her rising recognition …
Stella Sevastopoulos catches up with Kate Horti, a sculptor with an ecological conscience who enjoys transforming the industrial form of the bicycle into animals and insects (among other subject-matter), giving it a new lease of life. THE BICYCLE was originally invented in 1839 by the Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick Macmillan. Since then it has become …
Dimitra Gounari’s series of new photographic landscapes embody mulit-layered perspectives through her use of mirrors. They will be on exhibit at FokiaNou art space from September 14. Continue reading
Anna Gerolymatou presents a solo exhibition at the Tinion Hotel, on the island of Tinos. Runs through August Continue reading
Vardas has created an interesting dialogue between art and fashion in its ‘Making Summer Memories’ project which comprises the works of eight contemporary artists. Continue reading
‘Flower Power’ at FokiaNou Art Space brings together a group of artists and their floral depictions for the last show of the artistic season. Starting July 14. Continue reading
A three-day celebration of Romanian culture and the art of costumes is taking place June 24-26 at the ‘Melina’ Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Athens Continue reading
Artistic references to the 100 years since the Asia Minor catastrophe and to the timeless, universal phenomenon of uprooting and refugeeship come to the fore in an exhibition at the Tsichritzis Foundation for the Visual Arts in Kifissia Continue reading
THOMAS MANN’S ‘Magic Mountain’ is the inspiration behind the exhibition at Fokianou Art Space, comprising the works of 22 artists. Continue reading
The first artists residency at Domus Art Gallery Athens, is a unique Italian-Greek collaboration inspired by 9 postcards. Continue reading
An exhibition with 24 artists’ works which pays tribute to the the many facets of the summer. Continue reading
FOKIANOU ART SPACE presents ‘Collage Remix’, an exhibition which focuses on the multifaceted nature of collage in contemporary art. Continue reading
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