About

About

I am Christina Michalopoulou, a contemporary artist living and working in Thessaloniki, Greece. I am a painter, a mother and an entrepreneur. My studies were in Marketing, followed by 11 years in Advertising and Media Companies as a Media & Marketing director. Nowadays, I am the owner of a studio/ art gallery in Thessaloniki, and also creator and director of the luxury brand Phos Collection, The Art Space digital gallery  and the kids brand Happyrooms.

My art has been a constant battle between abstraction and realism. Creating figurative, photorealistic human figures, faces and body parts on one hand, bringing them in total contradiction with hard core, monochromatic contemporary abstracts on the other. Nowadays, I work on large scale contemporary projects and commissions on 5 star and Small Luxury Hotels and Villas throughout Greece and Europe.

During the last few years, I had two solo exhibitions, in Athens and Thessaloniki, and have participated in many International Exhibitions throughout Europe, USA and Canada, receiving Awards and distinctions for my work, including the participation prize at the XIII Florence Biennale via Teelent.it, the “Outstanding Woman Artist Achievement Award” from Manhattan Arts International, NY, and the nomination for the “Royal Art Prize Award”, UK. I am also a member of the International Guild of Realism, USA. At the same time, I have been working on a permanent basis with Construction Companies, Hotel Groups and some of the greatest Architectural & Decorative offices of the country on small or large-scale art projects.

In these years, I had the honor to see many of my artworks finding their place in private art collections all over the world as well as in some of the most breathtaking hotels and villas in Greece and other countries. Also, original artworks can be seen at my Art Studio/ Gallery in Thessaloniki and digitally on Artsy.net, Saatchi Art and theartspace.gr.

 

Distinctions:

2021 3rd prize winner – Participation at XIII Florence Biennale via Teelent.it

2021 Winner of “Outstanding Woman Artist Achievement Award” Manhattan Arts International for the participation in “HerStory” Exhibition. Participation with “Cocoon”

2021 Winner of “Art Portrait Award”, February 21, Artjobs.com. Participation with “Fragment II”

2020 Barcelona International Big Awards 2020 Finalist (Exhibition will take place on 2021 due to covid-19, in Spain). Participation with “Cocoon”

2020 Nominated for the Royal Arts Prize, Royal Opera Arcade Gallery, London

2020 Artist of the Year 2019 Contest Finalist, Circle Foundation for the Arts, February 2020

2019 Honourable Distinction in the Circle Foundation for the Arts, Art Competition, May 2019

2019 Honourable Mention at ITSLIQUID International Contest – 6th Edition 2018:

2019 Artsy Shark Featured Artist February ’19: https://www.artsyshark.com/2019/02/14/featured-artist-christina-michalopoulou/

2016 1st prize winner for the participation in “Forms in Grey” International Art Fair, G.H.Papageorgiou, Visual Arts Sector Thessaloniki

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Media References:

Interview at TV100 – Ta kathekasta with Christina Kanataki – November 2023

Interview at FM100 – Athena Gratsiou – November 2023

Interview at Glow Magazine – November 2023

Presentation at ERT – November 2023

Presentation at Paralaxi magazine – November 2023

Presentation at Typos Thessaloniki – November 2023

Presentation at Praxi Magazine – November 2023

Presentation at Thesstoday.gr – November 2023

Presentation at Cityportal – November 2023

Presentation at Ka-Business.gr – November 2023

Presentation at NewsGr4You – November 2023

Presentation at Epixeiro.gr – November 2023

Presentation at Palo.gr – November 2023

Interview at Glow.gr – March 2023

Interview at Modern Muses – June 2022

Interview at Vwoman.gr – October 2021

Presentation at Suisse Premiere Lifestyle Concierge – September 2021

Interview at Manhattan Arts International – February 2021

Interview at LesbianPortal.gr – January 2021

Interview at A Magic Cabinet – September 2021

Interview at CFA – Circle Foundation of Arts – January 2020

Interview at Glow magazine – January 2020

Presentation at independent.gr for “Selfie” Solo Exhibition – Athens 2019

Presentation at artandlife.gr for “Selfie” Solo Exhibition – Athens 2019

Presentation at itsonlyarts.gr for “Selfie” Solo Exhibition – Athens 2019

Presentation at Polismagazino.gr for “Selfie” Solo Exhibition – Athens 2019

Presentation at cityculture.gr for “Selfie” Solo Exhibition – Athens 2019

Presentation at Athens Voice for “Selfie” Solo Exhibition – Athens 2019

Presentation at Arts&Antiquesccr.gr for “Selfie” Solo Exhibition – Athens 2019

Presentation at culturenow.gr for “Selfie” Solo Exhibition – Athens 2019

Interview at Polismagazino.gr – Thessaloniki 2019

Interview at www.radio1d.gr – Thessaloniki 2109:

Interview for the BODY LANGUAGE PROJECT – Venice 2019:

Showcase artist in Artsyshark.com, 2018

Interview for Woman’s Eye Digital magazine, the “Nude” Project, 2018

Interview for TV100 tv channel, the “Lost Motherland” Project, 2017

Interview for Greek newspaper “Proto Thema”, the “La Mamart” project, 2014

 
 

Publications:

2022 Leonardo 2022, European Museum of Modern Art Barcelona (MEAM), Mod Portrait

2020 Al-Tiba9 Art Magazine ISSUE06

2020 “Women – Inspiring Quotes & Artistic Responses“. A collection of 100 women artists from all over the world talking about their art and the personalities that inspired them.

2020 “Days of Art in Greece 2020”.  Annual collectable edition about the most influential events and people in the Greek Art Scene

Είμαι η Χριστίνα Μιχαλοπούλου, καλλιτέχνης, μητέρα και επιχειρηματίας που ζω και εργάζομαι στη Θεσσαλονίκη.

Ως απόφοιτος Μάρκετινγκ, δούλεψα 11 χρόνια σε διαφημιστικές εταιρίες και ΜΜΕ ως Media & Marketing Director. Σήμερα είμαι η δημιουργός των επιχειρηματικών project happyrooms.gr και theartspace.gr ενώ πρόσφατα δημιούργησα και τo brand phos-collection.com.

Στην ζωγραφική επέστρεψα πριν από 6 χρόνια, μετά από απουσία πολλών ετών. Υποθέτω ότι όλο εκείνο το διάστημα συνέθετα μέσα μου τις υφές, τα χρώματα και τα σχήματα που τώρα πια ξεχύνονται ασυγκράτητα, μέσα από ακρυλικά και λάδια, πάνω σε τεράστιους καμβάδες. Τα έργα μου είναι μια διαρκής αντίφαση, μία μάχη ανάμεσα στην αφαίρεση και τον ρεαλισμό. Από την μία επιλέγω να δημιουργώ πρόσωπα και σώματα μέσα από μία εμμονικά φωτορεαλιστική απεικόνιση και από την άλλη τα φέρνω σε μία συνεχή αντιπαράθεση με ακραία μινιμαλιστικές, αφαιρετικές φόρμες και βιομηχανικές υφές.

Τα τελευταία χρόνια, παρουσιάσα δύο ατομικές εκθέσεις, σε Αθήνα και Θεσσαλονίκη, και συμμετείχα σε πολλές διεθνείς εκθέσεις σε όλη την Ευρώπη, τις ΗΠΑ και τον Καναδά, λαμβάνοντας βραβεία και διακρίσεις για τη δουλειά μου, συμπεριλαμβανομένου του βραβείου συμμετοχής στην XIII Biennale της Φλωρεντίας μέσω του ιταλικού οργανισμού Teelent.it, του βραβείου “Outstanding Woman Artist Achievement Award” από το Manhattan Arts International, NY, και την υποψηφιότητα για το Βρετανικό “Royal Art Prize Award”. Είμαι επίσης μέλος του International Guild of Realism, Η.Π.Α. Παράλληλα, συνεργάζομαι σε μόνιμη βάση με μερικές από τις μεγαλύτερες κατασκευαστικές εταιρίες, αρχιτεκτονικά και διακοσμητικά γραφεία της χώρας καθώς και με ξενοδοχειακούς ομίλους σε εικαστικά projects μικρής ή μεγάλης κλίμακας.

Κατά την διάρκεια αυτών των ετών, πολλά από τα έργα μου βρήκαν τη θέση τους σε ιδιωτικές συλλογές τέχνης σε όλο τον κόσμο καθώς και σε 5άστερα ή small luxury ξενοδοχεία και βίλες σε όλη την Ελλάδα. Επίσης, έργα τέχνης μου μπορείτε να δείτε στο ατελιέ μου στη Θεσσαλονίκη και ψηφιακά στα theartspace.gr, Artsy.net & Saatchiart

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