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 artwork “Don’tWorry” to 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
