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Foskolaki Maria

Date of birth: 01-01-1960
Art Works 9

BIOGRAPHY

She was born in Athens. She was taught painting by Giannis Tsarouchis. She studied architecture in the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki.
In Athens she worked as collaborator in big architectural offices. From 1998 to 1993 she studied painting at the Superior Faculty of Good Arts. Her diplomatic essay was presented in a special exhibition at the Municipality of Thessaloniki. The drawings of her work were presented also in Athens, in the historical room of art “Ora”, in 1997, in the frame of presentation of new authors.
Then, she presented a new collection of landscapes inspired from harbours and industrial landscapes with oil paintings and water colours in the room of art “Astrolabe”.
She worked as collaborator in internationally known Greek company of decoration of cruise ships.
The search of her personal style, led to a series of work with complex subjects. In this units dominate the person and the interpersonal relations. She draws from the modern daily life and the Greek art as it is presented over the time with the unique and unlimited psychological refinements and symbolisms.
Certain of her precocious work were presented in the room of art of Stavros Michalaria in Malakasa.
The completed presentation of this unit of work was realized in the known room of art “Titanium” Giagiannos, in 2007, entitled “Statues’ Histories”.
Since then the painter works systematically in works of also wide subjects with ‘encaustic’ in paintings of medium and big dimensions.

Personal Exhibitions:

Municipality of Thessaloniki 1986, "Time" Gallery 1987, Astrolavos Gallery 1995