Marina Koutsospyrou
Biography:
Greek painter Marina Koutsospyrou was born in Agrinio city. In 1995 she was accepted to Thessaloniki School of Fine Arts with the highest grade and to Athens School of Fine Arts A.S.F.A with the seventh highest grade. She attended A.S.F.A. and she graduated in 2001 with honors from Chroni Botsoglou Painting Department where she earned her degree in Drawing with Honors. She has specialized in teaching Art in secondary Education Schools, and she has attended the Mosaic and Hagiography workshop. Marina has received the First prize in Drawing at the artistic competition of the cultural department of the Municipality of Crete at the International Festival of Arts, 2007 and the international award Caravaggio, Great Master of Art Milan, Italy 2018. Also Award from Circle Foundation of Arts-Finalist Certificate 2018-19. With more than 80 group exhibitions to her resume, all over the world, 4 solo shows, international participations – Art Fairs, Paris, Spain, Tokyo, Monaco, Palm beach, etc. Also involved with theatrical performances as a costume and stage designer. She lives and works in Agrinio city, Greece where she keeps her own artistic studio. Her works can be found in public and private collections all over the world.
Exhibitions & Art Fairs:
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2002
- Alumni Survey, ASKT 2001 Exhibition Space, Athens, Greece
- Exhibition of Young Artists, Technopolis, Athens, Greece
2005
- Heterories, Group Exhibition, Municipal Gallery of Crete, Greece
- Exhibition, Municipal Art Gallery of Mykonos, Greece
2008–2012
- Permanent collaboration and exhibitions, Land of Artists Gallery, Athens, Greece
2016
- Exhibition, Is Not Gallery, Cyprus
2017
- Exhibition, Is Not Gallery, Cyprus
- Exhibition, Artzone Gallery, Athens, Greece
2018
- Exhibition, Artzone Gallery, Athens, Greece
- Exhibition, MIRO Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece
2019
- The Body Language, The Room Contemporary Art Space, Venice, Italy
- Exhibition, Aphrodite Beach Resort, Mykonos, Greece
- Exhibition, Francesco Gonzaga Diocesan Museum, Italy
2020
- Interstellar Art, Eugenides Foundation — New Digital Planetarium of Athens
- Art Basel Miami Beach, USA
- East Biennale of Drawing, Skopje
2021
- Art Fair Barcelona, Spain
2022
- Art Fair Paris, France
- Art Fair Monaco, Monaco
2025
- Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, Florida, USA.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
- MEMORIES, Sculpture Gallery of Agrinio, Greece
2021
- Exhibition, Gallery NORD, Greece
2023
- Exhibition, Gallery Taxidevousa, Greece
2024
- UTOPIA, ABGallery, Cyprus
2026 (Upcoming)
- Solo Exhibition, Gallery I noticed, Athens, Greece
SELECTIONS & COLLECTIONS:
- Selection for the Komotini Art Museum, Greece
- Private collection, St. Regis Al Mouj Muscat Resort, Oman
- Private collection, Esperia Resort Hotel, Greece
- Selection for the Municipal Art Gallery of Agrinio, Greece
- Private collectors worldwide.
Statement:
“Starting from a realistic springboard, soon evolving to the creation of new narratives which are to be created and most times deconstructed, new perspectives are created. Articrafts originally spurred by deep emotion and inner soul vibrations occur. Being vague and flowing, these figures make references to other archetypal representations, expanding in time and space of the long past or further future. Through them, I try to unfold stories which most of the times go beyond the narrow boundaries of reality and open the way to new interpretations and inner self discoveries. Moving from the realistic contemplation of a scenery or the idealized realm of a utopian situation, I try to convert sensual, immaterial and imaginative experiences into corporeal artistic quality encounter.”
