ANDONATOU MARIA
Born in Athens - Greece
| Visual artist
STUDIES:
1984-1989
Athens School of Fine Art (A.S.K.T.) tutored (by practicing artist) Mr. Ilias Dekoulacos, Athens - Greece.
1987-1989
Etching and Print Workshop studies tutored (by practicing artist) Mr. Thanasis Exarhopoulos, Athens - Greece.
1990-1992
Post gradual Studies - Scholarship from The Ministry of Education,at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, Academia de San Carlos,tutored (by practicing artist) Jose Salad, Mexico City - Mexico.
WORKS:
From 1994 to today, works for the Bank of Greece, at the “Mint’s design and production Unit”, creating the “collectable monetary Program”.
1994-1996
Researched and participated for the ECB’S competition for the desig of the Euro Banknotes.
2007-2010
Collaborated with a group of artists, creating mixed media 3D artifacts from recycled metals for the “UBU” co. (used but useful), member of the Neonakis metals group of company.
Her works are found in numerous collections locally and abroad.
SHOWS:
1989
National Institute of Research, Athens - Graduation, Group Show.
1991
Academia de San Carlos, Group Show - Mexico.
1992
Galeria Quetzalli - Group Show, Oahaca - Mexico.
1994-96
Research and participation for The Euro Bank Note Competition.
1997
CHEAPART '97: CHEAPART, Athens - Group Show.
1998
'ESCAPES': Galerie 3, Athens, Personal Show.
CHEAPART '98: CHEAPART, Milos - Salonica - Group Show.
CHEAPART '98: CHEAPART, Gallery Epikendro - Athens - Group Show.
1999
'SPRING '99: CHEAPART, Athens - Group Show.
'CHEAPART ' 99: CHEAPART, Athens - Group Show.
2000
CHEAPART: 'The Art Work that The Athens Metro will Purchase' Group show.
EURO WORLD 'European Artists Paint for Children With Cancer': Athens - Group Show.
CHEAPART '00: CHEAPART, Athens - Group Show.
'ART 2 USE' Diana Gallery - Curetted by L.Kokkini - Athens - Group Show.
2001
'XX CHROMOSOMMES': Galerie 3 - Curetted by L.Kokkini - Athens Group Show.
CHEAPART '01: CHEAPART, Milos - Salonica - Group Show.
'TRASH ART': Technopolis - Gazi - Athens - Group Show.
CHEAPART '01: CHEAPART, Athens - Group Show.
2002
'TERRA INCOGNITA': Diana Gallery - Curetted by L.Kokkini - Athens Group Show.
'OPEN ART': The Old Lithographic Place, Athens, Group Show.
CHEAPART '02: CHEAPART, Milos - Salonica - Group Show.
CHEAPART '02: Andonopoulou Gallery, Athens - Group Show.
'ART 2 USE' Diana Gallery - Curetted by L.Kokkini - Athens - Group Show.
2003
CHEAPART '03: CHEAPART, Milos - Salonica - Group Show.
CHEAPART '03: CHEAPART, Athens - Group Show.
EURO banknote design exhibition, European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany - Group show.
2004
'MONEY OBJECTS': MONOHORO Gallery, Athens.
'ART 2 USE'- 2 PLAY' Diana Gallery - Curetted by L.Kokkini - Athens Group Show.
CHEAPART '04: CHEAPART, Athens - Group Show.
2005
CHEAPART '05: Andonopoulou Gallery, Athens - Group Show.
2006
'ATHENS METRO': Sindagma station, Athens - Group Show.
'LES CHIENS VAGABONDES - CARTE BLANCHE 5' : Booze - Group Show
'FLOWER’S DNA': Ionos Gallery - Curetted by A.Patsouraki - Group Show
'EUROPEAN FORUM': Old Athens Airport - Group Show.
'ONE MINUTE': Alba, Curetted by B. Dermatis - Group Show.
'WO-MAN': CHEAPART, Athens, Curetted by K.Theonas - Group Show.
2007
'MONEY STINKS', INSTALATION: CHEAPART, Athens, Personal Show.
'WOMAN’S DAY': ATHENS METRO': Ag. Antonios station, Athens Group Show.
CHEAPART '07: CHEAPART, Kodra’s Ex-Army Barracks, Salonica Group Show.
2007&08
'ARTmART': Kunstlerhaus - Wien, Group Show,Curetted by Cristian Rupp,Lorenz Seidler,George & Dimitris Georgakopoulos.
2008
“Silent Dialogues” - Multimedia Portraits Throughout Time, Athens - Group Show curetted by Megaklis Rogakos - American College ACG.
CHEAPART – Athens 2008, Group Show
GAIA Gallery,Pireus, Group Show
OPEN ART - Regidency Eretria, Curetted by B.Dermatis and G.Georgakopoulos .
2009
French Institute - Salonika - presentation of U.B.U.’s artfacts.
“Turbulent Times” - Taf, Athens - Group Show curetted by Ageliki Vagenou.
“The Mediterranean Olive Grove” - Olivepress, Chania Crete, Group Show curetted by Ioannis Arhondakis.
2010
“Johannes Gennadius and his world” - The Gennadius Library, Athens Group Show, curetted by Iris Kritikou.
“Obvious” - Tehnopolis - Gazi, Athens Group Show curetted by Iris Kritikou.
“Art & Technology” - Olivepress , Chania - Crete, Group Show curetted by Ioannis Arhondakis.
2011
CHEAPART - Limassol-Cyprus, “50 minus 1, Gallery” Group Show.
“Reading & WRITING” - Popular Library of Palaia Roumata, Chania - Crete, Group Show, curetted by Ioannis Arhondakis.
2012
“Walls - Unbounded boundaries” - ArtWall, Athens Group Show, curetted by Fotini Kapiris.
CHEAPART - Amsterdam, “Loods 6”, Group Show.
CHEAPART - “CAMP”, Athens, Group Show.
2013
“365 days” - ArtWall Project Space, Athens Group Show, curetted by Fotini Kapiris.
2014
“730 art days” ArtWall Project Space, Athens Group Show, Curetted by Fotini Kapiris.
CHEAPART - Athens 2014, Group Show.
2015
“VANDALISM” - CHEAPART, Athens Group Show, Curetted by N. Giavropoulos.
2016
“PORTRAIT CABINET” - CHEPART, Athens Group Show, Curetted by G. Litzeris.
2017
,ART BOOK" – Fine Arts, Athens"
Curated by Fiona Mouzakiti - team
2017
"TIDAL FLOW relocated" Cyclades Gallery, Syros
2018
"RENAULT PROGRAM"
2018
"TA KAIKIA POU PLIGONAME", Piraeus Municipal Gallery
2018
"LARGE BOOK" - HORIZONS OF EVENTS
2019
"TA KAIKIA POU PLIGONAME", Flisvo Cultural Center
2019
TIDAL FLOW - FLEVES PROJECT, Olympic Real Estate Tzitzifies
2019
TIDAL FLOW - FLEVES PROJECTS- PLATFORMS-Fine Arts, Athens
2019
"MONEY BUBBLES" - ART SPACE POLYTROPON
2020
TIDAL FLOW - ALYKI PROJECT - PLATFORMS - Fine Arts, Athens
2020
TIDAL FLOW - "GEOPHILOSOPHY" -Alsos Nea Smyrni
2021
TIDAL FLOW - "GEOPHYLOSOPHY"- PLATFORMS ΚΑΛΩΝ ΤΕΧΝΩΝ-Αθήνα
2022
TIDAL FLOW - Supermarket 2022 independent international art fair – Stockholm Sweden
2023
TIDAL FLOW - Athens civil society festival 21-22-23/4/2023 Σεράφειο Συγκρότημα Δήμου Αθηναίων.
2023
TIDAL FLOW - «Rubik_2» TAF – Αθήνα
(επιμέλεια έκθεσης Τζένυ Τσουμπρή-tidal flow art)