EUGENIA APOSTOLOU
Studied in London at Central School of Art and Design (1974 – 1978) and Royal College of Art (1979 – 1982). She lives and works in Athens.
A selection of her solo shows were presented at:
Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens, 2015 & 2023, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Retrospective Show, curator Denys Zacharopoulos, 2009, Museum Alex Mylona, Athens, curator Denys Zacharopoulos, 2010, Gallery Nees Morfes, Athens, 2002 & 2007, Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Athens, 1989, Desmos Gallery, Athens, 1984
She has also participated in various group shows such as:
‘Eidyllia odos’, Technopolis, Athens, curator Maria Marangou, 2022, ‘All together now’, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens, curator Galini Lazani, 2020, ‘Black & Blue’, FKP Collection, Fougaro, Nafplion, 2019, ‘Theorimata’, AICA Hellas at EMST, Athens, curator Konstantinos Proimos, 2018, ‘New Acquisitions’, EMST, Athens curator Katerina Koskina, 2017, ‘Αntidoron’, EMST at Documenta 14, Kassel’, curator Katerina Koskina, Tina Pandi, Stamatis Schizakis, 2017 , ‘Gestalt’, Hydra School Projects, curator Dimitrios Antonitsis, 2017, ‘Integral Ι’, Ileana Tounta, Athens, curators Ileana Tounta & Dimitrios Antonitsis, 2017, ‘Spiritual Materialism’, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, curator Dimitris Antonitsis, Athens, 2016, «5’», Eleftheria Tseliou Gallery, Athens, 2016, ‘Whispers’, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, curator Maria Marangou, 2016 , ‘Whispers’, Center of Contemporary Art, Rethymnon, curator Maria Marangou, 2015, ‘Like’, Ekfrasi Gallery, Athens, curator Angelos Skourtis, 2014 , Re-Culture, Skayiopoulio Foundation, Patras, curator Dorothea Konteletzidou, 2014, ‘Painting Matters’, Elika Gallery, Athens, 2014, ‘Plans for a summer’, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens, 2013, ‘Violence’, International art show, Caid, Athens, curator Maria Marangou, 2013, RE-culture, ‘Fear’, Skayiopoulio Foundation, Patras, curator Maria Marangou, 2013 , ‘Abstract Further Abstraction’, Institute of Contemporary Greek Art, Athens, curator Maria Marangou, 2014, REMAP Acrobat reading, curator Alexios Papazacharias, 2011‘Cabinet of curiosities’, Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens, curators Christophoros Marinos, Paulina Kosmadaki, 2010, European Cultural Centre of Delphi, curator Efi Andreadi, 2010, Center of Contemporary Art, and House of Cyprus, Athens, curator Maria Marangou, 2009 & 2010, ‘50 Years After’, Benaki Museum, Athens, Nees Morfes Gallery, 2009, Greece –China cultural exchanges, curated by Greek Ministry of Culture, Beijing, 2005, French Institute, Thessaloniki – curator Dorothea Konteletzidou, 2003, Cultural Exchanges in the Meditteranean, Tunis, 2002, Historical Museum of Hydra, Hydra – curator Niki Kanagini, 2001, Vafopoulion Cultural Centre, Thessaloniki, curator Dorothea Konteletzidou, 2001
She has shown at Ileana Tounta Gallery in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023 & 2016, 2019 Art Athina, at CCA, Rethymnon, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004,2010, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, at MOMus, 1995, 1999, 2009
Distinctions:
She was presented at the XLVI Venice Biennal, 1995,
“Elytron” Exhibition, curator Maria Marangou and has been awarded by AICA Hellas the art critics award for her retrospective shows at MMCA & MAM Athens,2009-2010
Catalogue essays by:
Denys Zacharopoulos – Art historian, critic, curator, Maria Marangou – Art critic, Curator, Director of Center of Contemporary Art, Rethymnon, Maria Kotzamani – Art critic and Curator, Dorothea Konteletzidou – Art historian, critic and curator, lecturer, Manos Stefanidis – Art historian, critic, curator, lecturer, Christoforos Marinos – Art historian, critic and curator, Inroductory texts and critical essays by Alexandra Koroxenidi Dimitrios Antonitsis, Stephanie Bailey, Alexios Papazacharias among others.