Myrto Xanthopoulou was born in Helsinki in 1981 and studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts. In May 2013 she presented her first solo exhibition, ‘The Battleship’ at Elika Gallery, Athens followed by her second solo show, ‘sing’ in November of 2015. She lives and works in Athens, Greece.
Education
2004-2009: Athens School of Fine Arts (Third painting studio), Athens
2000-2004: Bachelor of Arts, Art History, Deree College, Athens
Solo Exhibitions
2018 Rendering the Sky, Elika Gallery, Athens
2015 sing, Elika Gallery, Athens
2013 The Battleship, Elika Gallery, Athens
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018
Privilege, Monitor Fest 2018, Iraklion Crete. Curated by Chrysanthi Koumianaki
The Symptom Projects #9 – Τα δημώδη, Amfissa. Curated by Apostolis Artinos
Routes in Marpissa 2018, Walking the dog on the salt, Marpissa, Paros. Curated by Despina Zefkili
Stopping Point, Daily Lazy, Athens, GR. Curated by Kostis Velonis
2017
Landscape Revisited, Elika Gallery, Athens
Bolero, Eos Gallery, Athens. Curated by Maria Ikonomopoulou and Els Vanden Meersch
Art-Athina 2017, Elika Gallery, Athens
2016
Regarding Nicolas Calas, Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens. Curated by Tereza Papamichali.
The Equilibrists, Benaki Museum, Athens. Organized by the DESTE Foundation and the New Museum, New York in collaboration with the Benaki Museum. Curated by Gary Carrion-Murayari and Helga Christoffersen with Massimiliano Gioni.
The Day After the First Day, curated by Vassilis Papageorgiou and Danai Giannoglou, Enterprize Projects, Athens.
2015
Curious Artefacts, curated by Becky Campbell, The Artwall, Athens.
2014
Artissima 2014 with Elika Gallery, Turin.
Reverb: New Art from Greece, curated by Eirene Efstathiou and Evita Tsokanta, School of Fine Arts, Boston.
Art-Athina 2014, Elika Gallery, Athens.
Receptor: Into the Sack, curated by Sofia Simaki and Ioanna Myrka, CAMP, Contemporary Art Meeting Point, Athens.
2013
Synthesis, curated by Christina Petrinou, Francoise Heitsch Gallery, Munich.
Afresh: A new generation of greek artists, curated by D. Vitali, D. Dragona, T. Pandi, National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), Athens.
Desk Issues, 3 137 at Sluice Art Fair, London.
Thrills and Chills, curated by Christina Androulidaki & Daily Lazy, CAN Christina Androulidaki Gallery, Athens.
Kodra Fresh 2013: Floating Walls, curated by Vasilis Zografos, Action Field Kodra, Thessaloniki.
Art-Athina 2013, Elika Gallery, Athens.
Ti kontepsa na sterithw, curated by Theofilos Trampoulis Salon de Vortex, Athens.
…, curated by Galini Notti, 3137 project space, Athens.
2012
How to draw a dog, curated by Myrto Xanthopoulou, 3137 project space, Athens.
Stage design of the theatre performance “the Chickens and the Fleas”, a rpoject by Nova Melancholia directed by Vasilis Noulas, Athens.
2011
Whatever Melts Into Air is Solid, curated by Galini Notti, Elika Gallery, Athens.
Installation at Empros theatre as part of the One Day Residency project by Kinisi Mavilli.
Studios, curated by Evangelia Ledaki, Evita Tsokanta and Galini Notti, TAF, The Art Foundation, Athens.
2010
Visit, curated by Kosmas Nikolaou, Katakouzinos Foundation, Athens.
Walk the Line, curated by Marios Spiliopoulos, Greek Film Centre.
The Sotiria Plan, curated by Panos Papadopoulos, Sotiria Hospital.
2009
Rooms, curated by Lina Tsikouta, organized by Kappatos Gallery, Saint George Lucabetus Hotel, Athens.
2007
Work site, ACT ART, AKTOR Construction Company.
2006
What Remains is Future, organised by a.antonopoulou.art, Old Patras Arsakeion (group project participation).
Publications
2012
Five proposals for the problem of the mouth, Kaput online magazine
Teflon poetry magazine