KTISTOPOULOU Maria

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Maria Ktistopoulou was born in Athens, Greece.

EDUCATION

1970-1973Graphic Arts, Athens Technological School – Doxiadi

1985-1990Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art, Tr. Patraskidis Atelier, Athens Scholl of Fine Arts

1987-1989Scholarships from State Scholarship Foundation

1985-1988History of Art by Professor M. Lambraki – Plaka

1985-1987Theory of Space – History of Architecture by Professor S. Kondaratos

1988-1988Sculpture Workshop by E. Panourgias

1987-1988Fresco Workshop and Iconography Techniques Workshop by K. Xynopoulos

1989-1990Mosaic Workshop by G. Valavanidis

1991 Engraving-Copper Engraving Workshop by Th. Exarchopoulou

In addition to the above, she completed her thesiswith the essay “Diptych-Polyptych in Art” .(Athens, 1990)

In conjunction with painting, she worked as Creative Art Director at the International Advertising Agency Lowe Alector. (1988-1999)

She was honoured with the first prize for the submission of the advertisng campaign for Soya, at the 4^th Greek Advertising Festival, Athens, 1993.

She taught Freehand Drawing and Colour at Akto Art and Design School (1988-1994).

She took up the preparation of the candidates for the Athens and Thessaloniki Fine Arts School, at the Preparation Atelier – School of Adrianos Sotiris (2000-2006)

Furthermore, sha has represented Greece in International Biennale. In 2007, she released a Book-Monography by K. Adam Publishing about her work.

COLLECTIONS

Here works are included in the following collections: National Gallery, Athens- Kouvoutsaki Gallery, Kifissia- Vorres Museum, Paiania- Florina Museum of Modern Art – Stratis Eleftheriadis Museum- Library, Vareia, Lesbos- Ermoupoli Public Gallery, Syros- Komotini Gallery- Aitoloakarnania Contemporary Art Museum of Christos and Sofia Moschandreou, Mesologgi- Vlasis Frysiras’ Collection- Kostas Ioannidis ‘ Collection- Manolis Varsos’ Collection- Lavrendis Lavrendiadis’ Collection, etc.

exhibitions

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

1995Dwellings of Vision, Maria Papadopoulou Art Gallery, Athens

1997Crypts, Trigono Art Gallery, Kifissia

1999Parafernalia, Creonides Art Gallery, Athens

2000Parallels and Exceptions, Metamorfosis Art Gallery, Thessaloniki

2001 Adam Gallery, Athens

2002National Research Centre, Athens / curator Athena Schina (part of the colloquium Myth Against Hunger, dedicated to the World Food Day)

2003Metamorfosis Art Gallery, Thessaloniki

2004 Portraits of boats, Adam Gallery, Athens

2007Views and Season of nature, Gallery Skoufa, Athens

2009Metamorfosis Art Gallery, Thessaloniki

2010GALLERY F. , Karditsa

2010Gallery ETIENNE DE CAUSANS, Paris

2011HERMOUPOLIA, Cyclades Gallery, Syros (retrospective)

She also took part in over seventy Group Exhibitions.

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