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.