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Maria Kompatsiari - Sarantopoulou

 

  • Born in Kolindros Pierias in Greece
  • Graduated from the Pharmaceutical Division of the Physico-Mathematical School of Athens
  • Deals with painting since 1980
  • Attended drawing and colour courses at preparatory studio in Thessaloniki
  • Continued with free studies at painter’s studios
  • Attended engraving courses at the Engraving Center of Neapoli with Ruud Matthes and lithography courses with Erika Gudensrajer
  • Is a member of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece
  • Is a member of the Artists Association of Conjectural Arts of Northern Greece
  • Is a member of the International Art Council Kokusai Bijyutsu Shingikai of Japan
  • Is a member of the conjectural committee of Dimitria of the Municipality of Thessaloniki
  • Is a member of the Macedonian Museum of Modern Art

      • 2011Prize All Japan Excellent Prizeat the International Art Exchange Exhibition Kobe - JAPAN
      • 2010Prize All Japan Art Newspaper Prizeat the International Art Exchange Exhibition Kobe - JAPAN
      • 2007Prize “Artist of the Year” of “Avlaia” magazine (Thessaloniki) GREECE
      • 2005Gold Prize at the 31st Renten Fine Art Exhibition JAPAN
      • 2004Selected Foreign Guest Artist Prize at Seiko Art Exhibition, Metropolitan Art Museum,Tokyo -    JAPAN
      • 2004GovernorofHyogoPrize at the InternationalArtExchangeExhibitionKobe - JAPAN
      • 2003Finalist at the 5th mini graphic & painting world wlde show of Pisa - ITALY
      • 2002Guest of honour at the 8th Salon International D’art Chateau de Valmy, Argeles Sur Mer - FRANCE
      • 2002Mayor’s Prize at the International Art Exchange Exhibition Nagoya – JAPAN
      • 2002Semifinalist at the 4th International Exhibition Mini Graphic & Painting Academia d’arte di Pisa ITALY
      • 2002Honourable mention at the International Art Exchange Exhibition at “Ginja Premier” Gallery,Tokio JAPAN
      • 2001Honour Mention at the 3rd International Exhibition Mini Graphic & Painting Academia d’arte di Pisa – ITALY
      • 2001Sanyo Newspaper Prize at the International Exhibition of Kurashiki – JAPAN      
      • Her artworks are registered at Cote Arts Guide of France 2003-2004
      • Participation with the artworkDontWorryto the 2007 diaryof the ARTperiscope.comof internetpluss.c.Poland
      • Her artworks can be found: at The Institute of Thracian Art & Culture of Xanthi, The National Museum of Modern Art of Thessaloniki, The Macedonian Museum of Modern Art of Thessaloniki, Formative Center of Modern Art of Larissa, Gallery of Macedonian Studies Company and Municipal Gallery of Thessaloniki, Gallery “Iris” Municipality of Stauroupoli Thessaloniki, at the collections of “ART” Kilkis, at the Spiritual Center Municipality of Ioannina, at Vafopoulio Spiritual Center, at the library of Alexandria and  in private and collections in Greece and abroad
      • Her artworks are used every year for the Christmas wishing cards of the company Electrolux Hellas and the Hellenic-Italian Chamber of Thessaloniki
      • At issue No196 of April 2011 THE NEWS OF ART were publiched with a full-page of her artwork
      • Lives and works in Thessaloniki

 

  • 2010 February, Art Center of Athens Municipality – Athens, GREECE
  • 2008 March, in the context of the festival of documentary films, Cinema Olympion – Thessaloniki, GREECE
  • 2007 October, Gallery ZM – Thessaloniki, GREECE
  • 2007 September, 42nd Dimitria, Casa Bianca –Thessaloniki, GREECE
  • 2005 December, Centro Cultural Ricardo Ralma Minicipalidad de Miraflores- Lima - PERU
  • 2005 October, Casina Pompeina, Villa Comunale, Riviera di Chaiaia, Greek Consulate of Napoli – Napoli, ITALY
  • 2005 September, Gallery Cassiopea – Rome, ITALY
  • 2005 May, Café Bar ΙMAR, “Art in dinning places” – Thessaloniki, GREECE
  • 2004 May, Spiritual Center, Municipality of Ioannina – Ioannina, GREECE
  • 2004 March, Art Hall “TECHNI” of Macedonian Artistic Company of Kilkis - Kilkis, GREECE
  • 2002 Novembeer, Geni Mosque - Thessaloniki, GREECE
  • 2002 May, Ersi’s Gallery - Athens, GREECE
  • 2002 February, Milos - Thessaloniki, GREECE
  • 1999 February, Gallery Poliedro - Patra, GREECE
  • 1999 January, Milos - Thessaloniki, GREECE
  • 1998 September, Municipal Art Gallery of Mykonos - Mykonos, GREECE
  • 1998 September, Gallery Titanium - Athens, GREECE
  • 1998 August, Porto Karra - Chalkidiki, GREECE
  • 1997 May, Coffe and Art Kouidi - Thessaloniki, GREECE
  • 1993 September, Italian Training Institute - Thessaloniki, GREECE
  • 1992 December, Prefecture of Pieria - Katerini, GREECE

    • 2011  December, 'Crisis,which Crisis?’- Culture Centre of Kastela – Athens -GREECE
    • 2011  November, Thessaloniki of Multiformity, Polimorfia, Gallery of Macedonian Studies, SKETVE – Thessaloniki - GREECE
    • 2011  October, IV.International Prin Competition Istanbul at I-Amire Culture and Art Center Tophane – Istanbul, TURKEY
    • 2011  September, OPEN 14th International Exhibition of Sculptures and  Installations    Venecia Lido – ITALY
    • 2011  September,Progetto Cultura a 5 stelle, at"Complesso dei Dioscuri del Quirinale” Roma – ITALY
    • 2011  July, Progetto Cultura a 5 stelle, at Castelllo d’ Aragona, Carcere   Borbonico – Iskia Island - ITALY
    • 2011  June, Miniature Exchibition, Art Connection, International Gallery, DRAMA, GREECE
    • 2011  June, 2011 International Art Exchange Exhibition, HYOGO Museum – Kobe -  JAPAN
    • 2011  May, 2nd Word Art Vision, Real Círculo Artístico – Barcelona - SPAIN
    • 2011  April, 7th LA MAMART, honourary art guest, Museum of Pireos Bank – Thessaloniki - GREECE
    • 2011  March, 150th Anniversery of the Union of Italy - Sala Delle Colonne Castello Reale Del Valentino – Gallery Cassiopea – Torino, ITALY
    • 2011  February, Miniature Exchibition - Vlassis Art Gallery – SKETVE – Thessaloniki - GREECE
    • 2011  January, 150th Anniversery of the Union of Italy - Casa Di Dante – Gallery  Cassiopea  - Florence - ITALY    
    • 2010  December, ΖITA-ΜΙ 1968-2010" Macedonian Muceum of Modern Art – Thessaloniki - GREECE
    • 2010  November, Societe des Artistes Independansat the Salon of GRANT PALAIS des Champs Elysees – Paris – FRANCE
    • 2010  November, "CO Activities» Kodra Camp (SKETVE) - Thessaloniki - GREECE<
    • 2010  October, Art Exhibition (SKETVE) Gallery of Macedonian Sturies – Thessaloniki - GREECE
    • 2010  October, “Art Joint”, 45th Dimitria (SKETVE) – Vafopoulio Spitirual Center – Thessaloniki - GREECE
    • 2010  July, «The ancient Elainas in the depth of centuries», Internation  Exchibition Center of Krete - GREECE
    • 2010  June, «Human, colours, music» ART-MAIL Exchibition, Sintagma - Athens - GREECE
    • 2010  June, «International Art Exchange Exhibition Kobe 2010» Hyogo Museum - Kobe - JAPAN
    • 2010  June, 9th Lessedra World Art Print Annual - Mini Print, Gallery Lessedra - Sofia - BULGARIA
    • 2010  May, “L’arte Non E’ Morta”, Gallery Cassiopea - Rome - ITALY
    • 2010  May, “Lettra-Sign And Letter”, part of the programm of 2009-2011 of the National Print Triennial –2009), Debiut Gallery, Gdynia - Kraków - POLAND
    • 2010  April, «Art Courses» (SKETVE) - Art Gallery Naias - Naousa - GREECE
    • 2010  April, Miniature exhibition (SKETVE), Gallery Art Proposals - Hobby - Veria -GREECE
    • 2010  March, Miniature exhibition (SKETVE), Gallery Technoxoros - Ioannina - GREECE
    • 2010  March, "Art Courses, Meeting Centre of Peiraios Bank (SKETVE) - Thessaloniki - GREECE
    • 2010  February, "Art flyings" - Rethimno - GREECE
    • 2010  February, exhibition "Miniature”, gallery VLASSIS ART.COM (SKETVE) -Thessaloniki - GREECE
    • 2009  December, the First Alexandria International Biennale for Miniature Graphics,Alexandria, EGYPT
    • 2009  December, Human Shape in Art - (Ε.Ε.Τ.Ε.) – Technopolis, Gazi, Athens,GREECE 
    • 2009  November, SKETVE, Tribute to Giannis Ritsos, foyer of Theater of Monastery of Lazaristes – Thessaloniki Prefecture – Thessaloniki, GREECE  
    • 2009  October, SKETVE, Tribute to Giannis Ritsos, Center Public Library of Serres – Serres, GREECE
    • 2009  October, Vince la lune artisti Europei del disegno Galleria “il canovaccio” Roma, ITALY
    • 2009  September, international Print Triennale Krakow (lettera and sympol) - Krakow, POLONIA
    • 2009  July, VI th. Euro-American visual arts exhibition/campeche - MEXICO 
    • 2009  June, 2nd Bienale of contemporary art, Greek Printmaking an Overview,Thessaloniki - GREECE   
    • 2009  June, 8η Lessedra Mini Prind Annual, Sofia – BULGARIA    
    • 2009  April, SKETVE Sculpture, constructions, engravement  
    • 2009  March, “Le stanze di Venere” Gallery CASSIOPEA, Rome - ITALY
    • 2009  March,‘’Artisti europei del disegno”, Guidonia - ITALY
    • 2009  February, «Kite 2009» Spiritual Centre of the Academy of Municipality of Athens – Athens, GREECE
    • 2008  November, 25 years of Vafopoulio Spiritual Center (43st Dimitria) - Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2008  November, “Panorama of Greek Engraving”, Technopolis” of Municipality of Athens – Athens, GREECE  
    • 2008  June, 7η Lessedra Mini Prind Annual, Σόφια – ΒΟΥΛΓΑΡΙΑ
    • 2008  June, “Thalassa”, Art Gallery of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2008  April, SKETVE, Art Gallery De Kiriko, Munisipality of Volos – Volos, GREECE
    • 2008  April, Sito Archeologico “Lucilio Peto”, Gallery Cassiopea, Rome, ITALY
    • 2008  March, “Festa di Primavera”, Gallery Cassiopea, Rome - ITALY
    • 2008  March, “Routes” parallel display with the 1st Biennale of Thessaloniki,National Contemporary Art Museum – Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2008  March, Est Est Est, Prefect of Bari, Fortino Di Sant’ Antonio – Bari, ITALY 
    • 2007  November, «27 countries of E.C.» Art Expo Monza - Milan, ITALY 
    • 2007  October, «Light» SKETVE, Culture Center of Toumba, 42α Demetria,Municipality of Thessaloniki – Thessaloniki, GREECE 
    • 2007  September, the Nomads Gallery, Casa Bianca – Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2007  September, “Diadromes” with the Government Museum of Contemporary Art in the frame of the 1st Biennale of Thessaloniki, Archeological Museum of             Kavala – Kavala, GREECE 
    • 2007  August, “Diadromes” with the Government Museum of Contemporary Art in the frame of the 1st Biennale of Thessaloniki, Naia Gallery – Naousa,                 GREECE 
    • 2007  June, 6th Lessedra World Art print Annual – Sofia, BULGARIA 
    • 2007  June, Internationale D’ art miniature – Quebec, CANADA
    • 2007  April, Peristyle of picture-palace Aristotelion, SKETVE – Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2007  May, 2nd Internet Artwork Competition, Artperiscope (her artwork was included to the 2007 calendar of Artperiscope Gallery – POLLAND 
    • 2006  December, Xand Asaand Mpasa, Institute of Mediterranean Cooperation - Damascus, SYRIA
    • 2006  December, Peristyle of the National Theater of Northern Greece, Small artworks, SKETVE - Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2006  October, “I creativi di via Basendo”, Gallery Baltissera & Cassiopea - Rome,ITALY
    • 2006  August, 1st International Symposium of Art, Park of Cultural Center,Ierissos, GREECE
    • 2006  June, «5th Lessedra World Art Annual» - Sofia, BULGARIA 
    • 2006  June, «111+1 Artists» SKETVE, Art Center Freedom Park of Cultural Organisation of Municipality of Athens – Athens, GREECE
    • 2006  May, «Mail Art Greece» 1st International Mail Art, Cultural Center “Melina” –Athens - GREECE
    • 2006  April, Cow Parade – Athens, GREECE (preference of drawing) 
    • 2006  April, «111+1 Artists» SKETVE, Cultural Center of Municipality of Stagira-Akanthou – Ierissos, GREECE
    • 2006  March - April, «Women Artists of Thessaloniki», Municipal Art Gallery of Thessaloniki – Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2006  February, «Mail Art Greece» 1st International Mail Art Exhibition, Cultural Center of Municipality of Elassona, Elassona - GREECE
    • 2006  February, «111+1 Artists» SKETVE, Art Gallery of Macedonian Studies Company – Thessaloniki, GREECE 
    • 2005 December, 2nd Edition of the Price «Web Color of painting-graphic-sculpture, Gallery www-kleinos.it 
    • 2005  November - December, Dimitria λθ’, Gallery of Macedonian Studies Company, SKETVE, Thessaloniki - GREECE 
    • 2005  November, 1st InternationalTurkish Grameen Micr-Credit Art Biennial «Fighting Poverty in the World», Ankara – TURKEY
    • 2005  September, “Small art works”, SKETVE, Art Gallery of Ianos, - Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2005  June, Festival of Chania, org. by Gallery OMMA – Kreta, GREECE
    • 2005  May, “80 aritists”, SKETVE, Art Gallery of Ioannina, - Ioannina, GREECE
    • 2005  May, «Sex Art», Park Hotel Giada, Arese (Mi) – ITALY
    • 2005  March, «Premio Web Color», Yearly Competition of kleinos.it 
    • 2005  March, “Art by side of South-East Asia”, SKETVE, B’ Warehouse of O.P.T.-Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2005  February, 31st Renten Art Exhibition, Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo - JAPAN
    • 2004  December, Seiko Art Exhibition, Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo - JAPAN 
    • 2004  November, “99+1 artists” SKETVE, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Port of Thessaloniki – Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2004  September, 10th Salon International d’ Art Sur Mer de Valmy - FRANCE 
    • 2004  May, International Artists Exchange Exhibition at Kobe - JAPAN 
    • 2004  May, 7η Biennale Internationale d’ Art Miniature, Quebec - CANADA 
    • 2003  November, 20 years SKETVE, Macedonian Studies Company - Thessaloniki, GREECE                        
    • 2003  November, “205 artists are painting for Ioli”, Gallerie “Epistrofi” - Athens, GREECE
    • 2003  November, Mostra Premio Finalisti di ITART, Pisa - ITALY
    • 2003  October, “Healthy mind & healthy body”, Chamber of Lesvos - Lesvos, GREECE
    • 2003  September,  9th Salon International d’ Art Chateau De Valmy, Argeles Sur Mer - FRANCE
    • 2003  July, “ITART 2003”, 5th mini graphic & painting world wide show, centro expositioni Pisa Art expo, Pisa - ITALY  
    • 2003  May - 2004 May, on line gallerie, www.dracoblu/symbolistshow.html
    • 2003  January-July, Gallery Thuillier, Paris - FRANCE
    • 2002  December, 1st Interbalcan Miniature Exhibition, B’ Warehouse of O.P.T., National Museum of Contemporary Art - Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2002  October, Galleria D’ Arte “In Folio”, Pontedera (Piza) - ITALY
    • 2002  September, 8th Salon International d’ Art Chateau De Valmy, Argeles sur mer                 FRANCE    
    • 2002  July, 4th International Exhibition mini graphic & painting, Academia d’ arte di Pisa, Pisa - ITALY
    • 2002  June, International Art Exchange Exhibition at “Ginja Premier” Art Gallery in Tokyo – JAPAN (Honourable Mention)
    • 2002  May, Mail Art International Project, Sirtori (Provincia Di Lecco) - ITALY
    • 2002  May, 6th Biennale International d’ art miniature, Quebec - CANADA
    • 2002  May, International Art Exchange Exhibition at the fine arts municipal museum of Nagoya city - JAPAN        
    • 2002  April, 1st International Regional Exhibition of Plastic Arts of Micrography, Spiritual Center of Municipality of Stavroupoli - Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2001  December, “Epi-kinonias Radio” Municipal Tobacco Warehouse - Kavala, GREECE    
    • 2001  December, “Miniatures”, Vaphopoulio - Thessaloniki, GREECE     
    • 2001  September, 7th International art salon Chateau De Valmy, Argeles Sur Mer - FRANCE
    • 2001  September, “Communications Radio”, T.I.F. HELLEXPO - Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2001  July, “Through Sea”, Festival of Milos, Pollonia - Milos, GREECE    
    • 2001  July, 3rd mini Graphic & Painting World Wide Show, Centro Espozisioni Pisa Art, Pisa - ITALY
    • 2001  June, Yearly International exhibition in Japan, municipal museum of Kurashiki - JAPAN
    • 2001  May, “Through Sea”, Epsilon Gallery - Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2001  May, “Poem Works”, Syn-organisation of Municipal Library & Municipal Museum of Kavala, Municipal Tobacco Warehouse - Kavala, GREECE  
    • 2001  May, Exhibition of page markers, Gallery Apogio - Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2001  April, Painting of Greek Pharmacists in the context of the 1st International and the 10th Pan-Hellenic Pharmaceutics Conference    
    • 2000  December, Exhibition of drawings in the memory of L. Venetoulias in the context of Dimitria, Geni Mosque - Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2000  September, “Only personal things” by Jose Roberto Sechi - BRAZIL
    • 2000  September, 6th Salon International d’ Art Chateau de Valmy, Argeles Sur Mer FRANCE 
    • 2000  September, “Music with colours”, Sub-Municipality of Culture and Youth - Larissa, GREECE
    • 2000  September, “Micrography”, Aenaon Gallery - Athens, GREECE
    • 2000  August, “Music with colours”, Municipal Art Gallery of Chios - Chios,GREECE 
    • 2000  August, “Poems Works - small conversations”, Homer’s Spiritual Center of Chios - Chios, GREECE         
    • 2000  June, “Micrography», halls “Kouros Europou” & “Manolis Andronikos” - Kilkis, GREECE 
    • 2000  June, “Space-Image”, Alatza Imaret - Thessaloniki, GREECE 
    • 2000  May, “Micrography”, Municipal Art Gallery “Alekos Kontopoulos” - Lamia, GREECE 
    • 2000  March, Art Hall of Municipality of Kozani - Kozani, GREECE
    • 2000  March, "Mascarata", Atrion Gallery - Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 2000  February, Carnival: masks & colours festival, Museum Civico Di Massaciuccoli, Pisa - ITALY
    • 2000  Cruses Del Mundo, Ñuñoa, Sandiago - CHILE      
    • 2000  The CD cover show, Centro Espozisioni Pisa Art, Pisa - ITALY
    • 2000  March, La 2a Mostra Monndiale Di Mini Graphica Epittura, Centro Espozisioni Pisa Art, Pisa - ITALY  
    • 2000  February, 1/2000, College Jacques Cactier, Chauny - FRANCE
    • 2000  January, Miniature Exhibition, Ianos - Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 1999  December, “A wish”, Alatza Imaret - Thessaloniki, GREECE 
    • 1999  November, “Cinema”, Milos Art House - Thessaloniki, GREECE
    • 1999  November, “Music with colours”, Art Gallery of Larissa - Larissa, GREECE
    • 1999  July, ”Abstraction: Order, instinct or Both?”, Centro Esposizioni Pisa Arte, Pisa - ITALY

 


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