About the Artist: Calliope Iconomacou
EDUCATION
• 1981-1986: Graduate of the Athens School of Fine Arts, Department of
Painting, under professors D. Mytaras and N. Kessanlis. Art History with
professor M. Lambraki-Plaka.
• 1978-1981: Vakalo School of Applied Arts and Design. Professors: Eleni
Vakalo, Ch. Botsoglou, V. Dimitreas.
• 1978-1980: Painting workshop with D. Kokkinidis.
Member of the Chamber of Fine Arts (since 1986).
UPCOMING PROJECTS
• 2024 – Mati, Attica – Memorial Artwork “Burning Sphere” (pending
installation).
• 2020 – “The Cargo Project”, a multimedia immersive experience on Climate
Crisis.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & PARTICIPATIONS
• 2018: Bucharest Caminul Artei gallery.
• 2016: Consulate General of Greece, New York.
• 2015: Bezirk Schwetzingen e.V., Schwetzingen, Germany.
• 2013: Pinello Gallery, Istanbul.
• 2011: Set design for the official presentation of the Special Olympics,
Megaron – Athens Concert Hall.
• 2011: Lola Nikolaou Gallery, Thessaloniki.
• 2011: MEDITATION_ON_eBOOK, Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center, Athens.
• 2008: Icon painting of a private chapel, Kifisia.
• 2007: Christmas installation “Children of the World Travel with the Metro”,
ATTIKO METRO, curated by Elina Dalla.
• 2006: Solo multimedia exhibition “Little Princes” at ACS Art Center, with
music composed by Konstantinos Michailidis and curated by Iris Kritikou
(supported by MDA HELLAS).
• 2004: Illustration of the comic book “THE TRUCE STORY” for the Olympic
Truce Foundation, curated by Dora Palli, signed by Kofi Annan (UN
Secretary-General) and Jacques Rogge (IOC President).
• 1997: Byzantine Chapel, Minoriten Museum, Graz, Austria, for the World
Council of Churches.
• 1990: Solo exhibition at ZYGOS Gallery, Athens, curated by S. Kontaratou.
COLLECTIONS
• Private Collections: PORTALAKIS, POLEMIS, LOGOTHETIS, GOLDEN
DESTINY (Piraeus), EUROBANK (Athens).
• International and Public Collections: PRO ORIENTE Museum (Vienna),
METAXA International (Amsterdam), P. & M. Kyprianou Foundation (Andros),
University Hospital of Patras.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Collaboration with MDA HELLAS on artistic programs for children, artistic direction
in audiovisual productions.