FLORENTIA IKONOMIDOU
FLORENTIA IKONOMIDOU
Born in Athens
She studied Painting and Etching at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux- Arts of Paris and at the Athens School of Fine Arts. She was four times nominated for the state scholarship and she graduated with distinction.
She is Associate Professor in Drawing- Color and Printmaking.at the Department of Product and Systems Design of Syros Aegean University
Her work includes constructions,paintings, prints, animation, installations.
International participation – Biennale - Triennale
2022 9th Beijing International Art Biennale, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
International Biennial Print Exhibit: R.O.C.2022, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan
ANTHROPOCENE exhibition,Concept by Dénes Ruzsa,MET Gallery,,Budapest
Transformations" curated by Andrée Préfontaine, .Voix Visuelle, Centre d' Artists, Canada
2021 International EPrint Triennial 2021, Cieszyn, Poland,
"Qantum Roots, From the Quarks to the Stars", Voix Visuelle, Centre d' Artists, Canada
Simultaneous Territories Art Exhibition, Anniversary edition, Argentina, on line catalog
DIGITAL AGORA 2021, Triennial, Szekszard, Hungary
Simultaneous Territories 2021, curator Marjorie Malca N. Argentina
2020 "Our Home—The Belt and Road Nation’s Art Exhibition", China Artists Association, Shanghai Art Museum, China
Art Market Budapest 2020, Magyar Elektrográfiai Társaság, Budapest Hungary
"Artificial intelligence", on line print exhibition, VOIX VISUELLE, Canada
BIBART INTERNATIONAL ART BIENNIAL and EYE'S WALK DIGITAL FESTIVAL - ITALY GREECE "RESTART PROJECT
2019 8th Beijing International Art Biennale, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
6th International Biennial of Graphic Digital Arts, Gdynia, Poland
Winter Exhibition MOON program,Hungarian Electrographic Art Association / HEAA, Budapest, Hungary
Climate Crisis, Paula Franzini, curator, Le Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle, Canada
2018 Metamorphosis 1, Próféta Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
AGORA DIGITAL 2018 - 2nd International Digital Art Triennial, Szekszárd, Hungary
The W:OW Project – We Are One World, California, USA, Torrance Art Museum/participation with"Heart Attack"
International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2018 ROC. National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts,Taiwan
100 Years of Greek Engraving, Christos & Polly Kolliali Collection, Greek Embassy, Vienna
2017 Matrices 2012 award winning artists' s exhibition, International Magyar Elektrogafiai, Budapest
"I babble, therefore I am", Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle, Ottawa, Canada
7th Beijing International Art Biennale, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, China
Art video KOELN/ Art and moving images, The "Refugee'' Film collection
Matrices 2017, International Magyar Elektrogafiai, Budapest
2016 International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2016 ROC. National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts
Tara da-da, The International Digital Miniprint Exhibition, 11th edition, Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle, Ottawa, Canada
5th International Biennial of Graphic Digital Arts, Gdynia
100 Years of Greek Engraving, Christos & Polly Kolliali Collection, Sismanoglio Mansion, Istanbul
2014 Project “Vanier quartier numérique”, Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle, Richelieu-
Vanier Community Centre, Canada
2013 Une Vision du Futur, Exposition International d’estampe numérique miniature, Ottawa, Canada.
Greek Contemporary Art, Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece/ Greek Ministry of Culture/ Association Of Visual Artists of Shanghai, Shanghai, Chinα
33rd Mini Print International of Cadaques, Cadaques, Girona, Spain.
2012 International print triennial MTG – Krakσw, Poland 2012.
' Where is Printmaking? In Search of New Meanings. Opole Contemporary Art Gallery, Poland.
Matrices 2012, ART9 Gallery, Budapest. Prize for Exhibition’’MATRICES – 2012’, category ’Free’.
32nd Mini Print International of Cadaques, Cadaques, Girona, Spain.
Fundacio Tharrats d’Art Grafic, Pineda de Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Galerie L’Etang d’Art, Bages, France.
Wingfield Barns, Wingfield, Eye, Suffolk,Uk.
Third International Biennial of Digital Graphic Arts, Gdynia.
2010 5th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro, Portugal.
The 14th International Biennial Print Exhibition R.O.C.,Taiwan.
2009 Artistas del mundo crean para la Fundacion Vidanimal, Santa Rosa, Argentina.
2005 Contemporary tendencies, International Art Center of Kyoto, Japan.
2004 International Ex- Libris Competition, Fine Arts Museum Claudio Leon Sempere, Buenos Aires.
2000 Painting Euro, Bank of Greece, Frankfurt.
1999 Premio Intemazionale Biella per l' incisione, Italy.
1998 5th Biennial of Beograd, Belgrade.
1997 Biennale van de Kleingrafiek, Belgium.
22nd Biennial of Ljubljiana, Slovenia.
4th Bharat Bharan International, India.
International Ex-Libris Centrum Sint-Niklaas, Belgium.
1996 4th Biennial of Beograd, Belgrade.
Contemporary printmaking, National Galery Julius Jakobi, Kozice, Slovakia.
Contemporary printmaking, Palais Hirsch Schwetzingen, Germany.
1995 3rd Bharat Bharan International, India.
Gravures Helleniques Contemporaines”, Palais de 1' Unesco, Paris.
1994 3rd Biennial of Beograd, Belgrade.
Konschthaus Bern Engel, Luxemburg.
Natiomal Galery Julius Jakobi, Kozice, Slovakia.
1992 National Gallery, Bratislava.
Young Greek Engravers, Tasssos org, Larnaca.
Young Greek Engravers, Tasssos org, Nicosia.
1990 "Rencontre des Ecoles d’ Art de la Méditerranée. Algers
1989 "Etching and Drawing", Belgrade.
Participation in Greece
2022 Haiti - Greece, 1821 -2021, Voyage to freedom, Municipal Gallery of Ermoupolis, Syros
2021 Project Lazaretta, Cinesthesia & Eye's Walk Digital festival, Syros
2019 “The Journey”, Art exhibition at the Athens airport, July 22 - December 31,under the auspice of The Ministry of Culture & Sports
"Το Ταξίδι /The Journey – 11 Visual artists and Designers exhibit with their students", M.I.E.T/Cultural Foundation of the National Bank, under the
auspice of the Ministry of Culture & Sports
"The Journey", exhibition of art teachers and their students at THE BOX gallery, Athens
2018 Eye's Walk Digital festival 2018/Ano Syros participation with "Heary Attack", curator Flia Mikidaki
Eye's Walk Digital festival 2018/Castle of Mytilene, Paricipation with "Triptych " curator Flia Mikidaki
2017 Three generations of Greek Painting-Engraving", Municipal Gallery of Patra, Christou & Sofia Moschandreou collection,
National Gallery of Larissa. Katsigra museum
Greek Art from 1950 till today, Alpha Bank collection (Irene Orati Curator), National Gallery of Larissa. Katsigra museum
"Upper Meria, Syros 2017", National Gallery of Cyclades, Syros
2016 Three generations of Greek Painting-Engraving", Municipal Gallery of Patra, Christou & Sofia Moschandreou collection
Three generations of Greek Painting-Engraving", Municipal Gallery of Agrinio, Christou & Sofia Moschandreou collection
Three generations of Greek Painting-Engraving", Municipal Gallery of Ioannina, Christou & Sofia Moschandreou collection
2015 Three generations of Greek Painting-Engraving", Municipal Gallery of Athens, Christou & Sofia Moschandreou collection
Cities, «ΧΑΝΙaRT 2015, Museum of Contemporary art, Chania, Elaiourgion
2011 Athens Video art Festival, Technopolis, Athens.
International Festival of animation animation, Αnimasyros, Hermoupolis, Syros.
2009 The human figure in Greek art, Technopolis, Athens.
2006 ALPHA BANK Collection. « Greek Art from 1920 to today » curator Irene Orati,
Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, THessaloniki
2005 Greek engravers in the 20th century”, (curator Irene Orati , National gallery of Ioannina)“
ALPHA BANK Collection. (Irene Orati, curator), Benaki, new museum, Athens
2004 “Greek engravers in the 20th century”, (Irene Orati, curator), Center of contemporary art, Rethymnon.
2003 Astrolavos Gallery, Athens
“Greek engravers in the 20th century”, (Irene Orati, curator), Educational Foundation of the National Bank of Greece, Athens
2002 Astrolavos Gallery, Athens
Astrolavos Gallery, Athens
2001 Painting Euro, Bank of Greece, Zappion, Athens
Astrolavos Gallery, Athens
2000 1st Triennale of Greek Etching , Pieridis Galery, Glyfada
Astrolavos Gallery, Athens
Painting Euro, Bank of Greece
"A Year after" Municipal Gallery, Athens
1999 "The Art of Exception", FIAT, Center of Major Hellenism.
Ex-Libris, Vas. Zevgolis Collection, "Paratiritis Art Gallery", Thessaloniki
"Stoa of the Book", Athens
1998 Ex-Libris, Vas. Zevgolis Collection. Hall of Giorgio de Chirico, Volos
1997 Polyedro Gallery, Patra
"Paratiritis Art Gallery", Thessaloniki
1996 Municipal Gallery, Boyzianis Hall, Athens
1994 "2nd Etching Workshop 1992-1994" Costis Palamas bldg Athens"
Greek engravers, Municipal Gallery, Thessaloniki
1993 "Painting, Sculpture, Etching", Zappion, Athens
"Apopsi, Center of Letters and Arts", Athens
1992 Larissa Public Gallery, Larissa.
Pili of Ammochostos, Limassol.
Municipality House, Larnaca.
"Tribute to Andreas Kalvos", Goulandris Foundation, Athens.
Pliades Gallery, Athens.
1991 "Young Greek Engravers", Tassos Foundation, Athens.
Cultural Center, Municipality of Tripolis.
Cultural Center "Diavlos", Volos.
Cultural Center, Municipality of Kalamata
1989 Polyedro Gallery, Patra.
Maria Papadopoulou Gallery, Athens
Her Biography and photographs of her work have been published in catalogs of international exhibitions, Biennale -Triennale and curated exhibitions in Greece
2008 She lectured at conference “contemporary Etching, Thesis - Antithesis’” Technopolis, Gazi, Athens
2013 She was member at the Jury of the "16th Olympia International Film Festival for children and young people"
Personal Exhibitions
2017 Digital print και video – animation installation / Heart Attack”, Triptych
2015 Municipal Gallery of Athens / My name is Nobody, installation/ prints, animation Athens
2010 Astra Gallery / The cage, Installation- video animation-archival prints, Athens
2008 Ermoupolia 2008, archaival prints, Municipal gallery, Syros.
2006 Astra Gallery, painting, Athens
2003 Astra Gallery, Archival prints - Inkjet, Lambda prints, Athens
2002 Polyedro Gallery, Patras, installation
1999 ART ATHINA 1999 (Astra Gallery)/ Toys, installation
Astra Gallery/ installation, constructions, etchings, Athens
1997 Astra Gallery, Constructions, Athens
5 catalogs of her work are published on the occasion of her exhibitions
Her work is found in collection of:
National Gallery, Alxandros Soutzos museum, Athens, Greece
Museum of Modern Art of Taiwan
Douro Museum of Printmaking, Portugal
SMTG collection of world print, Poland
National Art Museum of China, Beijing
International Magyar Elektrogafiai Association, Hungary
School of Fine Art of Athens, Greece
State Scholarship Foundation of Greece
Ionic Bank, Alpha Bank, Greece
"Apopsi, Center of Letters and Arts"
Ministry of Culture of Greece
Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Ermoupoli, Syros, Greece
Ex-Libris Centrum Sint-Niklaas,Belgium
Fine Arts Museum Claudio Leon Sempere, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Florika Kyriakopoulou, private collection
Vasilis Zevgolis, private collection
Koliali private collection
Moschandreou private collection
She is a member of the Greek chamber of Fine Arts
She has curated:
2022 Repatriation of twi exhibitions with works of students and their teachers: Haiti - Greece, 1821 -2021, Voyage to freedom, Municipal Gallery of Ermoupolis, Syros -The Journey, Municipal gallery of Hermoupolis, "Vati" Hall,, Chiller Mansion, Syros
2019 - DIGITAL ART BUDAPEST Hungarian Contemporary Electrographic Art, co-curators : Ágnes HAász, Dénes Ruzsa, Fruzsina Spitzer, the exhibition was, under the auspices of The Ministry of Culture & Sports and the Embassy of Hungary in Athens
2019 - “The Journey”, Art exhibition at the Athens airport, July 22 - December 31,under the auspice of The Ministry of Culture & Sports2019
2019- "Το Ταξίδι , The Journey – 11 Visual artists and Designers exhibit with their students", M.I.E.T/Cultural Foundation of the National Bank, under the auspice of the Ministry of Culture & Sports
2019 - "The Journey", exhibition of art teachers and their students at THE BOX gallery, Athens
Curated exhibitions of Εuropean program (ΕΣΠΑ)
The following exhibitions featured the works of the participating artists as a result of the workshops that took place in two cycles in 2014 and 2015 in Syros, Mytilene, Thessaloniki and Athens. A catalog was issued
2016 Cyclades Gallery, Ermoupolis
2015 Bath of the Airs, Athens (co-curating with ASFA
2015 Engraving Center "Helios", Thessaloniki (co-curating with the Department of Visual Arts and Applied Arts of the Aristotle University
Thessaloniki)
2015 Georgiades Mansion and Municipal Art Gallery, Mytilene (co-curating with the Department of Cultural Technology and Communication of the University of the Aegean)
Exhibitions of the Drawing - Color Workshop. Department of Product and Systems Design of Syros Aegean University
A. Festivals.
2018 Athensanimfest, participation with a modular animation of 60 students
2017 Animasyros, participation with a modular animation of 60 students
2012 6th Science Fiction Festival, “My Companion is an Alien,” Pinacotheque of Cyclades,
Syros.Students’ exhibits included mixed media, installations, digital and linoleum prints.
2010 7th International Festival of the Aegean, “Students Sing Opera,” Apollon Theater, Syros.
Students’ exhibits included digital art prints.
2009 5th Science Fiction Festival, “Sex In Space,” Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros.
Students’ exhibits included mixed media, installations, digital and linoleum prints.
2008 4th Science Fiction Festival, “3000 AD,” Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros.
Students’ exhibits included mixed media, installations, digital and linoleum prints.
2007 3rd Science Fiction Festival, “Mutations,” Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros.
Students’ exhibits included mixed media, installations, digital and linoleum prints2
2006 2nd Science Fiction Festival, “Mechanical Angels,” Industrial Museum of Hermoupolis.
Students’ exhibits included mixed media, installations, digital and linoleum prints.
2005 1st Science Fiction Festival, “Invisible Cities,” Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros.
students’ exhibits included mixed media, installations, digital and linoleum prints.
2. Exhibitions.
Students’ artworks undertaken in Studio 1 and Studio 2 (Color and Drawing),
consisting of drawings, color compositions, 2D and 3D installations, sculptures and large scale digital prints, have also been hosted in the following exhibitions:
2021: Haiti - Greece, 1821 -2021, Voyage to freedom,, curator Leda papakonstantinou, Ecclesiastical museum of Spetses
Haiti - Greece, 1821 -2021, Voyage to freedom, organized by Marina Kotzamani, "Vouleftiko (1st Parliament of Greece), Exhibition hall of Alpha Bank, Nafplio
Haiti - Greece, 1821 -2021, Voyage to freedom, organized by Ministry of Education, Μέγαρο Μουσικής, Concert Hall of Athens
2017 Installation at the Chiller Mansion, City Hall of Ermoupolis, Syros
2017 Municipal gallery of Hermoupolis, "Vati" Hall, "Roidi" Hall, Syros
2014 Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros. Modern Approaches of Ancient Egypt / City Shadows
2012 Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros.
2011 Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros.
2009 Industrial Museum of Hermoupolis.
2008 Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros.
2007 Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros.
2006 Industrial Museum of Hermoupolis.
2005 Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros.
2004 Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros
2003 Pinacotheque of Cyclades, Syros
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