• Maria Filippakopoulou was born in Athens, Greece in 1973. She studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts with Professor T. Patraskidis and A. Christakis and photography with Professor M. Baboussis. During her studies she received scholarship and prize by the State Scholarships Foundation. Furthermore, she studied Drama at the Drama School of the National Theatre of  Greece and she completed postgraduate studies- MA in Theatre Arts/ Performance at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She also studied German at the University of Athens. She has shown her work in solo and group shows in Europe and America. Her work can be found in private collections and museums in Greece and adroad. She lives and works in Athens, Greece.




    Solo Shows

    2022 Fields, Artshot Sophia Gaitani, Athens. Curator: Louisa Karapidaki

    2019 Long Days, Kourd Gallery, Athens. Curator: Constantinos Papachristou

    2016 Still Time, Kourd Gallery, Athens. Curator: Constantinos Papachristou

    2010 Fleeting Perspetives, Skoufa Gallery, Athens



    Selected group shows


    2024


    The meeting / Three women, three visual styles, Artshot Sophia Gaitani, Athens


    2023


    Platforms Project 2023 - Independent Art Fair , Project Monochromies, Technopolis, Athens


    The sea around us, Art Prisma, Piraeus


    A sea in the centre of the town, The Upper House, Athens


    La Primavera, ArteVisione, Athens


    2022


    Contemporary Greek Painters, Artshot Sophia Gaitani, Athens


    Precious Entities, Artshot Sophia Gaitani, Athens


    2020 At the studio, Hellenic American Union, Athens


    2019 There is more than one story, Evripides Art Gallery, Athens


    2018 Salon at Kourd, Kourd Gallery, Athens


    2017 My imaginary homeland, The Loft, Athens


    2016 Prevention through art, The Sotiris Felios Collection, Athens


    2016 Stand up for…, The Loft, Athens


    2014 Women paint women, The Loft, Athens


    2014 Magic & Disenchantment, Hellenic American Union, Athens


    2013 The Grey Cube, Platform Project, Art Athina, Athens


    2012 90 letters from Smyrna, Ianos Art Space, Athens


    2010 “Utopia project 2006-2010”, Institute of Contemporary Greek Art, Athens


    2010 Human measures, Athens Cultural Centre Melina


    2009 It happened in Athens, Athens Cultural Centre Melina


    2009 Turbulent times, The Art Foundation, Athens


    2008 ARTmART, Kuenstlerhaus, Vienna


    2004 Nostos, Aghios Nikolaos Municipal Gallery, Crete