About Me
Stavroula Chantzi is a visual artist (painter & video artist) from Greece (Thessaloniki, 1977) who lives and works in Athens(Gr). She is a graduate of the Superior School of Fine Arts in France.
2005-2007 Superior School of Fine Arts in Montpellier (Fr)
L'école Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Montpellier Agglomération (ESBAMA)
DNSEP(Diplome National Superieur d’ Expression Plastique), Fine Arts
2002-2005 Superior School of Art and Design of Saint Etienne(Fr), with the distinction ‘’mention’’
Ecole Superieure d'Art et Design /Saint Etienne (ESADSE)
DNAP (Diplome National d’ Arts Plastiques), Fine Arts
Her work, in general, focuses on a personal philosophy around the human existence(mainly from the feminine point of view- psychology), the communication with ourselves (introspection) and the other, while considering the relationship between human-perception-space and subjectivity.The -nearly- empty spaces around the figures that become fields of meditation for placing the seed of endless possibilities-A mental-non realistic- space.
Since 2004, she has presentation of her work in solo exhibitions :
2023 - ''Des Mondes Im_possibles''
(painting-engraving-pyrography exhibition)-Lemoni Bookstore /Athens(Gr)
2013 - ''Internal Windows''(Painting exhibition) -Sxinovatis cafe-art space /Athens(Gr)
2008 -Painting exhibition- Proart gallery/Athens (Gr)
2006 - ''After''(Painting & Video art exhibition) - Galerie AL/MA | Montpellier (Fr)
& many participations in group exhibitions and art festivals such as :
L'Institut Français de Thessalonique, Paratiritis Exhibition Hall, MO.CO esba, Strange screen festival, Spilioti Projects gallery, Action Field Kodra, Festival Miden, Videoholica, Patras International Festival(2011/award of best video art film), The KURZstummfilmfestival 2021, New yorck im Bethanien/Berlin, Synch video art festival, FokiaNou Art Space, Petit Paris d' Athenes, Timespecific's Platform(for global pandemic), IFAC Athina, ArtZone42, English Theatre Berlin, Enigma art gallery, The Life Sciences Film Festival, Creative Quarter Folkestone, L.Kanellopoulos Cultural Center, Orizontas gegonoton, The International Streaming Festival for Audio- Visual Arts, Little Islands Festival, Moving Frames-Mytilene art festival, Kunstsalon Kasteel Daelen broeck,,, and more.
Biography published in:
2010 : ''The International Dictionary Of Artists ‘’
2010 : The 5th edition of ''Who Is Who Greece''
As well as being a visual artist she works in parallel as an art teacher.