Born 1978 in Athens, Greece
Lives and works in Derbyshire, UK & Athens, Greece
| Education | |
| 2016-2017 | PGCE Education, University of Buckingham |
| 2006-2008 | MFA Fine Art (Fine Art Media), The Slade School of Fine Art, University College London |
| 2001-2004 | BA Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, University of London |
| Solo Exhibitions/Events | |
| 2020 | ‘Hypnopompic’, Hyle, Athens |
| 2019 | ‘Décor & Gymnastics’, New Court Gallery, Repton, Derbyshire |
| 2015 | ‘Pom Pom Expedition’, Curated by Radical Reading, Circuits & Currents, Athens |
| 2013 | ‘Gorilla Split’, New Court Gallery, Repton, Derbyshire |
| 2011 | ‘The Nauru Project’ with performers Polyxenie Savva & Thanassis Petropoulos, Frown Tails, ReMap KM 3, Athens |
| Group Exhibitions/Events | |
| 2024 | ‘Cynefin/Κινέβην’ curated by Neal Rock, Freeman Artists Residency, Athens |
| 2023 | ‘Social Pedagogies’ curated by Gigi Argyropoulou, Vassilis Noulas & Kostas Tzimoulis, Eight/Το Οχτώ, Athens |
| 2022 | ‘The Revival of Rocks’ curated by Stella Christofi, Troupakis-Mourtzinos Fortress, Kardamili, Peloponnese |
| ‘Beautiful South’ curated by Olympia Tzortzi, King George Hotel, Athens | |
| 2021 | ‘The Right to Breathe’, curated by Dr Sozita Goudouna, Undercurrent, New York |
| ‘Mr Robinson Crusoe Stayed Home’ curated by Kostis Velonis & Polina Kosmadaki, The Benaki Museum, Athens | |
| ‘Decorated Bread’ community project by Maria Varela, Tavros, Athens | |
| 2019 | ‘In Dialogue’, Mansions of the Future, Lincoln |
| ‘A Message to Iceland’ curated by Oliver Basciano, Marshall House, Sequences Festival, Reykjakiv | |
| ‘Apathia’, Mykonos Biennale, Mykonos, Greece | |
| ‘Summer Camp Show Reel’, East Side Projects, Birmingham | |
| ‘Out-Score’ curated by Sozita Goudouna, Aixoni Sculpture Theatre, Glyfada, Greece | |
| ‘Curved Arrows’ curated by Kostis Velonis, Kunstraum am Schauplatz, Vienna | |
| 2018 | ‘Oh That I Had A Thousand Tongues’ curated by Nikola Dietrich, Tinos Quarry Platform, Tinos, Greece |
| ‘Amaranthine’, curated by Dan Coopey, Kupfer, London | |
| ‘The Salon’, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh | |
| ‘Stopping Point’, curated by Kostis Velonis, Daily Lazy Projects, Athens | |
| 2017 | ‘Face to Phase’, curated by Tzeni Argyriou & Vasilis Gerodimos, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens |
| ‘PIY Paint Lounge’, Sluice Biennial, Hackney, London | |
| ‘God & Sausages’ curated by Maria Georgoula, Lekka & Perikleous/Stoa Zerbini, Athens | |
| ‘Corfu in Colour’ curated by Sozita Goudouna, Ionian Parliament, Corfu | |
| ‘The Library Show’, Eleftheria Tseliou Gallery, Athens | |
| 2016 | ‘Drawn to Affect’, Rogue Artists’ Studios Project Space, Manchester |
| ‘We All Have a Problem with Representation’, Screening, The Showroom, London | |
| ‘Regarding Nicolas Calas’, Conference & Research Exhibition, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens | |
| 2015 | ‘Cascading Relevant Information’, curated by Crown Building Studios, Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool |
| ‘1cubed’, Gallery No.1, Repton, Derbyshire | |
| ‘Showdown’, Bloc Projects, Sheffield | |
| 2014 | ‘Contemporary Visual Art Programme’, Various Venues, Wirksworth Festival, Derbyshire |
| ‘Ghost Songs’ presented by the Libby Sacer Foundation, Cheap Art, Athens, Greece | |
| ‘Survival of the Fullest: Feeding & Sharing in Crisis Times’, A Collaborative Meal with Dan Coopey, Oliver Basciano and Hettie Judah, Delfina Foundation, London | |
| 2013 | ‘Contemporary Treasures’, curated by Katerina Nikou, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre, Athens, Greece |
| ‘Thrills & Chills’, curated by Christina Androulidaki & Daily Lazy Projects, CAN Gallery, Athens, Greece | |
| 2012 | ‘Utopraxia’, curated by Evangelia Ledaki, The Art Foundation, Athens |
| ‘The Islets of Langerhans’, curated by Maria Georgoula, Trace Group, Hosted In Athens, Daily Lazy, Organisation of Greek Archaeologists, Athens | |
| ‘The Nauru Project’, Hosted In Athens, Daily Lazy, Online | |
| ‘Artists for Athens Pride IV’, curated by Andrea Gilbert, The Breeder, Athens | |
| 2011 | ‘The Non-Existent Hand’, curated by Kostas Sahpazis, ReMap 3, Athens |
| 2010 | ‘Utopia Project 2006-2010’, Institute of Greek Contemporary Art, Athens |
| ‘I Do’, Collaborative Group Project, curated by Konstantinos Dagritzikos, Six D.O.G.S, Athens | |
| ‘痕迹 / Trace, Sanhe Museum, Hang Zhou, China | |
| ‘Meteor’, curated by Oliver Basciano, New Court Gallery & Gallery No.1, Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire | |
| 2009 | ‘Giatrakou 28 – The Neutrality of this Section is Disputed’, ReMap 2, Athens |
| ‘The Culture Industry; Folklore and Clichés’, VOX, Athens | |
| ‘IRP goes Live’, Secrets, Southwark Playhouse, London | |
| ‘The Voice And Nothing More’, Slade Research Centre, London | |
| 2008 | ‘Urchin Eater’, curated by Dan Coopey, Guest Projects, London |
| ‘Illumination’, The Service Point Building, Manchester | |
| ‘Calypso’, Videotheque, Sala Rekalde, Bilbao | |
| ‘Taenu’, Tactile Bosch, Cardiff | |
| ‘Notations’, Research project marking the 40th anniversary of John Cage’s publication ‘Notations’ investigating the ‘score-object’, Slade Research Centre, London | |
| 2007 | ‘Studio/Storage/Gallery’, Project Studio 9, Curated by Theresa Liang, William West and FormContent, Slade Research Centre, London |
| ‘The Works of Others’, Whitechapel Library, London | |
| 2006 | ‘Flat Pack’, Reception Space, London |
| ‘Exploding Cinema’, various venues, Peckham, London | |
| ‘Artfest’, Nursted House, Petersfield | |
| 2005 | ‘Festival for Lies’, Fournos – Centre for Digital Culture, Athens |
| 2004 | ‘Oh Contraire’, St. Pancras Church Catacombs, London |
| 2003 | ‘Miasma’, Hexagon Space, London |
| ‘Show Reel’, Whitechapel Project Space, London | |
| 2001 | ‘Trash Art’, Technopolis, Ozon Magazine & Municipality of Athens |
| Residencies/Awards | |
| 2017 | ‘Interdisciplinary Resident’, Hospitalfield, Scotland |
| 2010 | ‘Legitimate Possession’, Group Residency, Kardamili, The Mani, Greece |
| ‘Utopia Project 2010’, International Residency organized by the Athens School of Fine Arts, Rethymno Annex, Crete | |
| 2008 | Jean Spencer Bursary, The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL |
| 2007 | Slade Bursary, The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL |
| Lecturing/Teaching | |
| 2020-2022 | Visual Artist & Teacher of Art & Design, Byron College, Athens |
| 2017-2020 | Lecturer, BA Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University |
| 2016-2018 | Associate Lecturer, BA Fine Art, University of Derby |
| 2012-2020 | Artist-in-Residence, Repton School, Derbyshire |
| Bibliography | |
| 2021 | ‘Slapstick & Sculpture’, (In Greek), by Kostis Velonis, Avgi Newspaper, July |
| ‘Contemporary Art at the Benaki Museum. Do it like Robinson’ (In Greek) by Yannis Konstantinidis, Lifo, May | |
| 2018 | ‘Seeking freedom from preconceived meanings’ (In Greek), by Dimitirs Athinakis, Kathimerini, August |
| 2017 | ‘Artists are schools’ latest big draw’ by Greg Hurst, The Times, January |
| 2015 | ‘Libidinal Sculpture’ (In Greek) Reviewed by Kostis Velonis, Avgi Newspaper, May 2015 |
| ‘Maria Georgoula. Pom Pom Expedition’ Reviewed by Michelangelo Corsaro, ArtReview Magazine, May 2015 | |
| ‘Pom Pom Expedition by Maria Georgoula at Exarheia’ (In Greek) previewed by Ioanna Gomouza, Athinorama, April | |
| ‘Radical Reading; the need for a radical reading of art and context’ (In Greek) interview with curators Radical Reading, Despina Zefkili, Athinorama, April | |
| 2014 | ‘The Ready-Made as Fetish’ (In Greek) by Evangelia Ledaki, Avgi Newspaper, February 2014 |
| 2011 | ‘La Mad’, Impulsive Random Platform, Issue 14 |
| ‘ArtReview Future Greats 2011’, profile by Oliver Basciano, ArtReview Magazine, March 2011 | |
| 2010 | ‘Meteor’, reviewed by Dan Green, May 2010, a-n magazine |
| ‘Meteor-Derby’ previewed by Robert Clark, The Guardian Guide, March 2010 | |
| 2009 | ‘September roundup – A selection of artists from the network’ by ArtReview Online |
| ‘Urchin Eater, at Yinka Shonibare’s New Space’ reviewed by Georgia Korossi, Kaput, Issue 04 | |
| 2008 | ‘Art-house, as yet, Undone’ by Rebecca Geldard, Phillips Art Expert Forum |
| ‘Exhibition Preview: Urchin Eater’ by Jessica Lack, The Guardian | |
| ‘Urchin Eater at Yinka Shonibare’s new space, London’ by Ashley Eldridge-Ford, Saatchi Online | |