Filopoulou Maria
Born in 1964 in Athens.
She studied painting in Paris at the École National Supérieure des Beaux-Arts under Leonardo Cremonini, during the period 1984-1988. Continued with post-graduate studies at the same school, with a scholarship of the French Government, during the period 1988-1989 (lithography under Αbraham Hadad). Her works are to be found in the National Gallery, in the Greek Parliament, the Hellenic National Gallery, the Goulandris Museum Collection, the AGET Heraklis Group of Companies Collection, the Frissiras Museum, the Kouvoutsakis Pinakotheque, the Sotiris Felios Collection, the Antony and Azias Hatzioannou Collection and in private museums and collections in Greece and abroad.
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SoloExhibitions
2016
“L’eau comme liberté”, Galerie Dutko, Paris
2014
“Water”, Teşvikiye Art Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2013
“Instinct for water”, Belgravia Gallery, London
2011
“Water”, Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens
2009
“After the Light”, Retrospective Exhibition, Cyclades Gallery, Hermoupolis, Syros Greece
2006
“Millenia Fine Art”, Time Warner Center, New York
Gallery Κ, London
Gallery Κ, London
2005
Galerie Ariel Sibony, Paris
2002
Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens
2001
Mati Gallery, Katerini
2000
Gallery Tzamia-Krystalla, Chania
1999
Diary 1999 of the Herakles Group of Companies, Municipality of Athens
Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens
Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens
1998
Terracotta Gallery, Thessaloniki
1997
Galerie Flak, Paris
1996
Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens
1994
Terracotta Gallery, Thessaloniki
1993
Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
1991
Galerie Eonnet-Dupuy, Paris
1990
Ora Gallery, Athens
GroupExhibitions
2021
Learn to Swim, Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
2018
"Aroma of a woman" in Greek painting from the collections of the National Gallery and the E. Koutlidis Foundation, Foundation for Fine Arts and Music B. & amp; M. Theocharaki, Athens (c. L. Karakourti-Organopoulou)
"Places of Reference" From the Collection of the Bank of Greece, Benaki Museum (c. Haris Kanellopoulou)
"Places of Reference" From the Collection of the Bank of Greece, Benaki Museum (c. Haris Kanellopoulou)
2017
"Peri Somaton" Gallery of Cyclades in Syros (edited by G. Altouvas)
"Para thin 'alos" from the collections of the National Gallery and the E. Koutlidis Foundation, Foundation for Fine Arts and Music B. & amp; M. Theocharaki, Athens (c. L. Karakourti-Organopoulou)
"Eros-heros", Hellenic World Cultural Center, Athens / Museum of Fine Arts of Heraklion, Heraklion (c. Iris Kritikou)
"Figura Nova", Alpha C.K. Art Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
"Para thin 'alos" from the collections of the National Gallery and the E. Koutlidis Foundation, Foundation for Fine Arts and Music B. & amp; M. Theocharaki, Athens (c. L. Karakourti-Organopoulou)
"Eros-heros", Hellenic World Cultural Center, Athens / Museum of Fine Arts of Heraklion, Heraklion (c. Iris Kritikou)
"Figura Nova", Alpha C.K. Art Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
2016
“Art Athina” Nitra Gallery
"The Greek students of Leonardo Cremonini", Italian Educational Institute of Athens (c. Euridiki Trison-Milsani)
"Contemporary Greek painting. The generation of 80 ", Nitra Gallery, Thessaloniki
"Elles", Frisira Museum, Athens (c. Dimitris Milisis)
"Anthropographies-Works from the Sotiris Felios Collection", Municipal Gallery of Agrinio
"The Greek students of Leonardo Cremonini", Italian Educational Institute of Athens (c. Euridiki Trison-Milsani)
"Contemporary Greek painting. The generation of 80 ", Nitra Gallery, Thessaloniki
"Elles", Frisira Museum, Athens (c. Dimitris Milisis)
"Anthropographies-Works from the Sotiris Felios Collection", Municipal Gallery of Agrinio
2015
"The new landscape" Evripides Gallery, Athens (c. Haris Kambouridis)
"Visual Signs", Citronne Gallery, Poros
"Sea works", Kapsioti Gallery, Piraeus
"Greek Contemporary artists, Colors of Greece", Orthodox Church of the Assumption, Hamptons, (Irini Vantaraki)
"Greek Contemporary artists, Colors of Greece" Consulate General of Greece in New York (Irini Vantaraki)
"Visual Signs", Citronne Gallery, Poros
"Sea works", Kapsioti Gallery, Piraeus
"Greek Contemporary artists, Colors of Greece", Orthodox Church of the Assumption, Hamptons, (Irini Vantaraki)
"Greek Contemporary artists, Colors of Greece" Consulate General of Greece in New York (Irini Vantaraki)
2014
"Painting II" Frysira Museum, Athens (c. Thanasis Moutsopoulos)
"Water", Old School of Patmos (c. Anne McCabe, Maria Alexiou)
«International Art Festival Re-Culture III. Works from the collection of Sotiris Felios ", Skagiopouleio, Patras
"Water", Old School of Patmos (c. Anne McCabe, Maria Alexiou)
«International Art Festival Re-Culture III. Works from the collection of Sotiris Felios ", Skagiopouleio, Patras
2013
"The generation of the '80s - Contemporary Greek painting from the Sotiris Feliou Collection", National Gallery - Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Sparta Branch (Commandarios Gallery)
2012
“Ellenico Plurale - Dipinti dalla Collezione Sotiris Felios”, Complexso del Vittoriano, Rome (cur. Giuliano Serafini)
"The Art of Sport: OLYMPIAD 2012", Belgravia Gallery, London
"The Other Greece", under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in New York, Kouros Gallery, New York
"Between real and imaginary. Works from the Sotiris Felios Collection ", Giorgio De Chirico Art Center, Volos (c. Irini Orati)
"The Art of Sport: OLYMPIAD 2012", Belgravia Gallery, London
"The Other Greece", under the auspices of the Consulate General of Greece in New York, Kouros Gallery, New York
"Between real and imaginary. Works from the Sotiris Felios Collection ", Giorgio De Chirico Art Center, Volos (c. Irini Orati)
2011
"Körpez-Places / Bodies-Places", from the Collection of Antonis & amp; of Asia Chatziioannou ", Hellenic Foundation for Culture, Berlin (curated by Iris Kritikou)
"Spring 2011", Paleontological Historical Museum of Ptolemaida (c. Tatiana Spinari)
"Seas", Ermoupolis, Syros (c. George Altouvas)
"Natura 2011", Eugenidou Foundation, Athens (c. Athina Schina)
"Spring 2011", Paleontological Historical Museum of Ptolemaida (c. Tatiana Spinari)
"Seas", Ermoupolis, Syros (c. George Altouvas)
"Natura 2011", Eugenidou Foundation, Athens (c. Athina Schina)
2010
"John Gennadios and his world", Gennadios Library, Athens (curated by Iris Kritikou)
Kouros Gallery Accrochage, New York
"Tracing Istanbul", Gazi, Athens (curated by Iris Kritikou)
Gaia Art Gallery, Exhibition of the Seas (c. Euridiki Trison-Milsani), Athens
"Deconstructing the canvas, inventing the image, works Antonis Collection & amp; Azia Chatziioannou ", Municipal Gallery of Thessaloniki, Municipality of Thessaloniki (c.: Iris Kritikou)
"Naked Truth", Frysira Museum, Athens (c.: Christina Sotiropoulou)
Art London, Ariel Sibony, London
"Human Measures", Cultural Center "Melina Mercouri", Municipality of Athens (curated by Iris Kritikou)
Kouros Gallery Accrochage, New York
"Tracing Istanbul", Gazi, Athens (curated by Iris Kritikou)
Gaia Art Gallery, Exhibition of the Seas (c. Euridiki Trison-Milsani), Athens
"Deconstructing the canvas, inventing the image, works Antonis Collection & amp; Azia Chatziioannou ", Municipal Gallery of Thessaloniki, Municipality of Thessaloniki (c.: Iris Kritikou)
"Naked Truth", Frysira Museum, Athens (c.: Christina Sotiropoulou)
Art London, Ariel Sibony, London
"Human Measures", Cultural Center "Melina Mercouri", Municipality of Athens (curated by Iris Kritikou)
2009
"Modern Greek landscape from the 18th to the 21st century, vision, experience and regeneration of space." B. Foundation for Fine Arts & & amp; M. Theocharaki, Athens (c. Haris Kambouridis)
“Greek Color”, Ministry of Tourism, Sotheby’s, London (c., Edited by Mariza Kalogeropoulou-Fasianou
"4 Seasons", Art Expertise, War Museum, Athens
Ambassadors of Contemporary Greek Art, Ministry of Tourism, Melbourne, Australia (curated by Alexandra Gika, curated by Haris Kambouridis)
“Greek Color”, Ministry of Tourism, Sotheby’s, London (c., Edited by Mariza Kalogeropoulou-Fasianou
"4 Seasons", Art Expertise, War Museum, Athens
Ambassadors of Contemporary Greek Art, Ministry of Tourism, Melbourne, Australia (curated by Alexandra Gika, curated by Haris Kambouridis)
2008
"Artistic innovation, Semiology of its terms in the new era", State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki (c. Haris Kambouridis, ec Giannis Bollis)
Millenia Fine Art, Time Warner Center, New York
«Experience Greece? Travel Through on enchanted landscape ", Ministry of Tourism, Hellenic House, Beijing
"Art on the front page", Athens Voice, Benaki Museum, Athens.
Hearts in Athens, Athens
Protection of Human Rights, Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens
"Sketching Dionysios Solomos", X. Gallery & amp; S. Moschandreou, Messolonghi / Convento dei Santi Cosma e Damiano, Venice / Arts Center - Eleftherias Park, Athens (curated by Iris Kritikou)
“Greek Art Today”, Belgravia Gallery, London (c. by George Stathopoulos)
"Summer 2008", Citronne Gallery, Poros (c. & Amp; curator: Tatiana Spinari-Pollali)
“Summer 2008”, Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
Millenia Fine Art, Time Warner Center, New York
«Experience Greece? Travel Through on enchanted landscape ", Ministry of Tourism, Hellenic House, Beijing
"Art on the front page", Athens Voice, Benaki Museum, Athens.
Hearts in Athens, Athens
Protection of Human Rights, Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens
"Sketching Dionysios Solomos", X. Gallery & amp; S. Moschandreou, Messolonghi / Convento dei Santi Cosma e Damiano, Venice / Arts Center - Eleftherias Park, Athens (curated by Iris Kritikou)
“Greek Art Today”, Belgravia Gallery, London (c. by George Stathopoulos)
"Summer 2008", Citronne Gallery, Poros (c. & Amp; curator: Tatiana Spinari-Pollali)
“Summer 2008”, Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
2007
Gallery Millenia Fine Art, Time Warner Center, New York
Art London, Galerie Ariel Sibony, London
"New acquisitions", National Gallery, Athens
"Greek Art Today", Belgravia Gallery, London (c. by George Stathopoulos)
AGET Iraklis, Municipal Gallery of Ioannina, Ioannina
"Aspects of form. Landscape Signs ", Antonis Collection & amp; Azias Chatziioannou, Municipal Gallery of Chania (c. Iris Kritikou)
"Once upon a time there was Penelope Delta", Athens College (c. Iris Kritikou)
"Regenerating the open space", Atrion Gallery, Thessaloniki (c. Haris Kambouridis)
"Birthplace", Benaki Museum, Piraeus Street (curated by Iris Kritikou)
Art London, Galerie Ariel Sibony, London
"New acquisitions", National Gallery, Athens
"Greek Art Today", Belgravia Gallery, London (c. by George Stathopoulos)
AGET Iraklis, Municipal Gallery of Ioannina, Ioannina
"Aspects of form. Landscape Signs ", Antonis Collection & amp; Azias Chatziioannou, Municipal Gallery of Chania (c. Iris Kritikou)
"Once upon a time there was Penelope Delta", Athens College (c. Iris Kritikou)
"Regenerating the open space", Atrion Gallery, Thessaloniki (c. Haris Kambouridis)
"Birthplace", Benaki Museum, Piraeus Street (curated by Iris Kritikou)
2006
“Art Miami”, Galerie Ariel Sibony, Miami, USA
Art London, Galerie Ariel Sibony, London
“Reflections from Greece”, The National Arts Club, New York (c. Katerina Koskina)
"Cow Parade", Athens
"Calendar 2006. 12 months, 12 painters", Ta Nea - Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
"Small paintings", Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
“Art Miami”, Galerie Ariel Sibony, Miami, USA
Art London, Ariel Sibony Gallery, London
“In arte veritas”, Petros & amp; Marikas Kidonieos Foundation, Andros (c. Athina Schina)
"Vision and touch. Two complementary senses in contemporary painting ", Atrion Art Gallery, Thessaloniki (c. Haris Kambouridis)
Art London, Galerie Ariel Sibony, London
“Reflections from Greece”, The National Arts Club, New York (c. Katerina Koskina)
"Cow Parade", Athens
"Calendar 2006. 12 months, 12 painters", Ta Nea - Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
"Small paintings", Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
“Art Miami”, Galerie Ariel Sibony, Miami, USA
Art London, Ariel Sibony Gallery, London
“In arte veritas”, Petros & amp; Marikas Kidonieos Foundation, Andros (c. Athina Schina)
"Vision and touch. Two complementary senses in contemporary painting ", Atrion Art Gallery, Thessaloniki (c. Haris Kambouridis)
2005
“Small Paintings”, Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
«Visit to Chalepas», The House of Exhibitions, Tinos, (curated by Iris Kritikou)
«Visit to Chalepas», The House of Exhibitions, Tinos, (curated by Iris Kritikou)
2004
"Encomium of the Olive", Academy of Athens, Athens
"Art London", Galerie Ariel Sibony, London
"Reflections from Greece", St Augustine, Americana Absolute Museum, Florida. "In our image after our likeness", Frissiras Museum, Athens, (curated by Martha Chalikia).
"Agonon Polis", The city of games, organised by the Municipality of Athens within the Olympic Games, Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens, Gazi, (curated by Athena Schina).
"Summer 2004", Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
‘Ariel Sibony’, London, United Kingdom
Gallery Absolute, Florida, USA
"Kat'eikona & Kath'omiosi", Frysira Museum, Athens (cur. Martha Halikia)
"Imaginary Performances", Alpha C.K. Art Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
"Olympic spirit", traveling exhibition, Center of the Municipality of Athens, Athens / Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki / Municipal Gallery of Chania etc. (curated by Peggy Kounenaki, organized by the Municipality of Athens, in the context of the celebrations of the 2004 Olympics)
"Art London", Galerie Ariel Sibony, London
"Reflections from Greece", St Augustine, Americana Absolute Museum, Florida. "In our image after our likeness", Frissiras Museum, Athens, (curated by Martha Chalikia).
"Agonon Polis", The city of games, organised by the Municipality of Athens within the Olympic Games, Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens, Gazi, (curated by Athena Schina).
"Summer 2004", Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
‘Ariel Sibony’, London, United Kingdom
Gallery Absolute, Florida, USA
"Kat'eikona & Kath'omiosi", Frysira Museum, Athens (cur. Martha Halikia)
"Imaginary Performances", Alpha C.K. Art Gallery, Nicosia, Cyprus
"Olympic spirit", traveling exhibition, Center of the Municipality of Athens, Athens / Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki / Municipal Gallery of Chania etc. (curated by Peggy Kounenaki, organized by the Municipality of Athens, in the context of the celebrations of the 2004 Olympics)
2003
"New Eikonolatria", Fine Arts Gallery, Athens
2002
"Art Paris", Zoumboulakis Gallery, Paris
2000
“Ultramarine blue”, Vernicos Centre of Modern Art, Pireaus(cur.Flavia Nessi, Iris Critikou)
"Greek realists of the French School of Arts", Frankfurt
"2000 cans", Lithography on Piraeus Street, Athens (cur. Alexis Veroukas, Niki Nikonanou, Nikos Stefanou)
"Personal relationships", Ekfrasi Gallery, Athens
"Greek realists of the French School of Arts", Frankfurt
"2000 cans", Lithography on Piraeus Street, Athens (cur. Alexis Veroukas, Niki Nikonanou, Nikos Stefanou)
"Personal relationships", Ekfrasi Gallery, Athens
1999
"Greek landscape 19th-20th century. From the collections of the National Gallery and the Euripides Koutlidis Foundation ", National Gallery - Triade Museum, Mytilene
1998
"Focalisations du Regard", Greece's Presidency, Brussels, (curated by Athina Schina)
"Greek Landscape Painting - 19th and 20th Century", Teriade Museum, Mytilene
"Greek Landscape Painting - 19th and 20th Century", Teriade Museum, Mytilene
1997
Museum of Man - Natural History, Jardin des Plants, Paris
1996
"Designs", Kouvoutsakis Art Institute, Athens
"Homage to Paul Verlaine", Galerie 24, French Institute of Pireaus
"Painting in the Poetry of Odysseas Elytis", Odysseas Elytis Art Galleries, Municipality of Athens
"Esties tou vlematos", Larissa Center for Contemporary Art (c. Athina Schina)
"Tribute to Pericles Pantazis", E. Averoff Gallery, Metsovo
Drawings, Kouvoutsaki Gallery, Athens
Tribute to Paul Verlaine, Gallery 24 - French Institute of Piraeus
"Painting in poetry by Odysseas Elytis", Municipality of Athens, Athens
"Homage to Paul Verlaine", Galerie 24, French Institute of Pireaus
"Painting in the Poetry of Odysseas Elytis", Odysseas Elytis Art Galleries, Municipality of Athens
"Esties tou vlematos", Larissa Center for Contemporary Art (c. Athina Schina)
"Tribute to Pericles Pantazis", E. Averoff Gallery, Metsovo
Drawings, Kouvoutsaki Gallery, Athens
Tribute to Paul Verlaine, Gallery 24 - French Institute of Piraeus
"Painting in poetry by Odysseas Elytis", Municipality of Athens, Athens
1995
"Tribute to El Greco", National Gallery, Athens
"Grands et des Jeunes d' Aujourd'hui", Paris. Galerie Flak, Paris
"Love and Art", Terracotta Gallery, Thessaloniki
Galerie Flak, Paris
"Small paintings", Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
"Summer in the Mediterranean", National Gallery of Tirana, Tirana (Zoumboulakis Gallery)
"Grands et des Jeunes d' Aujourd'hui", Paris. Galerie Flak, Paris
"Love and Art", Terracotta Gallery, Thessaloniki
Galerie Flak, Paris
"Small paintings", Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
"Summer in the Mediterranean", National Gallery of Tirana, Tirana (Zoumboulakis Gallery)
1994
Polyedro Gallery, Patras
Small paintings, Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
Small paintings, Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens
1992
"Eneken timis", Ira Gallery, Athens
Frysira Collection, Museum of Byzantine Art of Zakynthos (c. Takis Mavrotas)
Frysira Collection, Museum of Byzantine Art of Zakynthos (c. Takis Mavrotas)
1991
"Greek Artists from the Collection of V. Frissiras", Pierides Art Gallery and Municipal Gallery of Athens
1990
"Towards a new humanism", (organised by Marina Lambraki-Plaka), Centre Culturel de Villejuif, Paris
1989
“SARP”, Palais Zamovski, Warsaw
Terracotta Gallery, Thessaloniki
Terracotta Gallery, Thessaloniki
1988
Museum of Fine Arts, Mons, Belgium
«Utopias of reality», Titanium Gallery, Athens
«Utopias of reality», Titanium Gallery, Athens
1987
French Academy of Fine Arts, Paris
"Atelier Cremonini", Galerie de la maison des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Salon de Vitry, Paris
"Atelier Cremonini", Galerie de la maison des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Salon de Vitry, Paris