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Maria Ikonomopoulou

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MARIA IKONOMOPOULOU | www.mariaikonomopoulou.com

1961 Born in Kalamata, Greece.
Lives and works in Rotterdam, The Netherlands since 1985.

HONORS & AWARDS

1998   Basisstependium by the Netherlands foundation of visual arts
1987 - 1991   Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam
1985 - 1987   Free Akademy of Fine Arts, The Hague

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008   Rechtsachter, City Art Center, Rotterdam, NL
2007  Synergy Mirta Demare gallery, Rotterdam, NL
2005  looking through projectroom Tint Gallery, Thessaloniki, GR
2001  Handworks Choros Technis 24 Gallery, Athens
1997  Museum Nagsael, Rotterdam, NL

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008   Flower Power, Poonberg gallery, Rotterdam, NL
Art Athina fair, Mirta Demare gallery, Athens, GR
Art Amsterdam fair with Mirta Demare gallery, Amsterdam, NL
Mijn grootouders en ik Art Center Flevoland, Almere, NL
2007   Home Delivery, curated by Gelly Grindaki, Cheap Art, Athens, GR
Emergency Room, Ileana Tounta Center for Contemporary Art, Athens, GR
Art Rotterdam fair with Mirta Demare gallery, Rotterdam, NL
Art Athina fair with Mirta Demare gallery, Athens, GR
Unfair with Ileana Tounta, Contemporary Art Center, Macedonia Palace, Thessaloniki, GR
2006   YOU and ME, Ileana Tounta Center of Contemporary Art, Athens, GR
Crossing the Borders, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, GR
Handle with Care, ladenkast project, Phoebus Gallery, Rotterdam, NL
Mensbeeld, Artstore, Rotterdam, NL
Art Rotterdam fair with Mirta Demare international visual art, Rotterdam, NL
Thetika Fortia (text contribution) Thessaloniki Center of Contemporary Art, GR
Alti Ay Projectspace Istanbul, TR
looking through, Erasmus Gallery, Rotterdam, NL
Give me your word, Historical Museum, Rotterdam, NL
2005   Zonder Label, City Art Centre, Rotterdam, NL
Intervention growing care, during the cARTel action, Athens, GR
Intervention free space IN BETWEEN Art Fair, Athens, GR
2004   Should I stay or should I go? De Schone Kunsten Gallery, Haarlem, NL
Intervention Spaces Between Us at the Witte de With festival, Rotterdam, NL
Prospecten van nooit vermoed schoon, Tent, Rotterdam, NL
Outdoor Intervention Spaces Between Us, Art Fair Arco, Madrid, SP
City Art Centre, Gouda, NL
2003   Small Works, RAM Gallery, Rotterdam, NL
Flash en Fresh, City Art Centre, Rotterdam, NL
Outdoor intervention Offer for Friends, Art Fair Rotterdam, NL
Outdoor intervention Offer for Friends, Art Fair Athens, GR
2002   Inspiration, City Art Centre, Rotterdam, NL
Kasteel van Rhoon, Gallery, Rhoon, NL
Loket op Zuid, De Dubbelde Palmboom Museum, Rotterdam, NL
2001   Light Writings, Room (artist run space), Rotterdam, NL
Handworks, Clarart Gallery, Rotterdam, NL
2000   Hiernaast, Het Wide Weten (artist run space), Rotterdam, NL
1999   Kunst op de grens festival, Hoek van Holland
1998   Kunststukjes, City Art Centre, Rotterdam, NL
Kijk op de Wijk, Lombock quarter, Utrecht, NL
Lak Gallery, Leiden, NL
Lopende Zaken, City Art Centre, Rotterdam, NL
Anafores, Briederberg Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
Bloemen in Beeld, City Art Centre, Rotterdam, NL

 

WORK IN COLLECTIONS
Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague
VUmc, Amsterdam
AON, Rotterdam
KATHIMERINI, Athens
Celia Trigano, Paris
Fine Arts Centre Rotterdam
Florika Kyriakopoulos, Athens
Private collections

 

PUBLICATIONS

2008   Arno Kramer has chosen the piece Connections as 'art piece of the day' January the 18th, at the site galeries.nl
2007   Artists in Rotterdam, Marianne Smit, 'Punt Uit' Magazine 06/07.2007
Catalogue Culturen Verbinden, editor Eva Fotiadi
Luchnari Magazine, 03.2007
You and Me and In Between, Maria Aggeli, 'loukoumi' Magazine, 01.2007, GR
2006   Publication Historie Meter Rotterdam Autoped foundation, Rotterdam
You and Me and In Between, Maria Aggeli, Highlights Magazine, nr.25, GR
Selides anoixtes ston kosmo, Dimitris Rigopoulos, 'I Kathimerini' newspaper, 15.10.2007, GR
Catalogue YOU and ME Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens, GR
Catalogue Visual Arts in Greece 2006/Crossing the Borders, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, GR
Catalogue Positive Charges, Thessaloniki Center of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, GR
Maria Ikonomopoulou Afshan Ayar, Erasmus Magazine, 23.03.2006
O dromos sou se xreiazetai Marilena Kougla, COOL Magazine, 01.2006, GR
2005   Catalogue Geef me je woord, borough of Feynoord, Rotterdam, NL
Het spanningsvbeld tussen individu en collectief Ingelies Vermeulen, Griekeland Magazine
Morfes Dialogou, Aggeliki Sapika, Close Up magazine, 11.2005, GR
Kati trexei, Tonia Makra, Taxidromos magazine, 19.11.2005, GR
Interview on radio Rijmond
Hoofdstukken van beeldend kunstenaars en scholieren, Canis Zijlmans, Maandblad voor de beeldende vakken magazine, 03.2005
2004   Bruggen bouwen, Riet van der Linden, Opzij Magazine, 12.2004
Geborduurde tussenruimten, Canis Zijlmans, Rotterdamse Dagblad, 11.11.2004, NL
2003   Catalogue Loket op Zuid Art Institution of Rotterdam, NL
Catalogue HomeComing Hilde Aagaard, Cube editions, Athens, GR

 

WORK IN PUBLIC SPACES / COMMISSIONS

2008   Commission for an art piece in Wilnis (NL) with reference to the bursting of a dike there during the summer of 2003 (in collaboration with Elspeth Pikaar)
2007   Sketch for the new building of the primary school De Pijlstart, Vinkeveen, NL
2006   ENIG VET, Autoped Institution, Rotterdam, NL
2005   Fly out tile wall, municipal primary school De Startbaan, Rotterdam, NL
Give me your word an art project, part of the 'Language campaign' in the borough of Feijenoord, Rotterdam South, NL
2004   Headings tile wall, municipal primary school De Burght, Amsterdam, NL
Freedom in Touch, Medical Center Mathenesserlaan (Fysiotherapy), Rotterdam, NL
Art-Blankets during the 'Loket op Zuid' project at the St.Clara Hospital, Rotterdam, NL
2003   Sketch for a tile wall, Amsterdam Found of the Arts, NL
The red garden painting Pretoriussquare, The Hague, NL
2002   Initialbanners Henegouwencollege, Rotterdam, NL
Sketch commission Kruidenhofsquare, municipality of Diemen, NL
2001   Meeting-tiles Raadhuissquare, Zevenaar, NL
1999   Wissellijst painting, Pretoriussquare, The Hague, NL
1998   Art application, Bloemen in Beeld primary school Tarcisius, Rotterdam, NL
Sitting-objects, Meidoornsquare, Rotterdam, NL
1997   Talisman cabinet, Sophia Childeren's Hospital Institution, Rotterdam, NL
Flags, Divers Institution, Den Bosch, NL
1996   De eerste mens drawing, City Art Centre, Rotterdam, NL

 

last update:19.05.2008

 

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