I am Christina Michalopoulou, a contemporary artist living and working in Thessaloniki, Greece. I am a painter, a mother and an entrepreneur.

In my recent body of work, human bodies and geometric volumes spread over surfaces, intertwined and interacting. Parts of bodies, wings, limbs and curves clash, touch, fall in love, and reject each other. Demon/angels, gristle and bones, dancers and wrestlers, the body parts of my work are gentle waves of memory. The more obscure and unfathomable the stories behind the compositions, the sharper the outlines separating the depicted bodies. The assemblages appear like votive images claiming eternal time: with straight lines become frazzled and faces lose the wrinkles. These compositions are time incarnate, palindromic and unfolding. The colour operates as a limit. The surface as a field of emotions. The bodies as brush movement. The composition as a snapshot of the self.

During the last few years, I had three 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.

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.