Natasha Metaxa is an Athens based artist, born on 1961.
STUDIES
1974-79 | Painting, at the Workshop of Vrassidas Vlachopoulos |
1979-80 | Painting, School of Fine Arts, Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, Workshop Pr. Luca Farulli |
1981 | Painting, as a short-term student at School of Visual Arts University N. Y. |
1981-86 | BA in Painting-Engraving, School of Fine Arts, University of Athens at the Workshops of N. Kessanlis, D Mytaras and Th. Exarchopoulos |
1996 | BA in Aesthetics and Art Theory, School of Fine Arts, University of Athens |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 | Katerina Aghelaki Rook, Technohoros Gallery, Athens | |
2016 | “Memory Triggers”, Technohoros Gallery, Athens | |
2006 | “Angels in Town’’ Two Video-Walls, Rethymnon, Crete | |
2005 | “Angels’’18 Exterior Installations, “Tehnopolis” Municipality of Athens | |
2004 | “Reason & Emotion’’ Rodon Gallery, Rhodes | |
1998 | “Reason + Emotion 2’’ Ekfrassi Gallery, Athens | |
1990 | “Reason + Painting’’ Bosch Gallery, Athens | |
1985 | Honor for short subject movie ‘‘Colors’’ |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 | “Nature’s breath” Tehnohoros Art Gallery |
2017 | Technohoros Art Gallery |
2017 | Art Zone 42 Gallery, Athens |
2016 | Athens Concert Hall, World Congress of Philosophy, “The Philosophy of Aristotle”, “Ancient Suppliant – Contemporary Refugee” |
2015 | The Bath House of the Winds, Athens “Diving in the Digital Civilization” |
2015 | Catharine Miller Gallery, Chelsea, London |
2014 | Museum of Visual Arts of Heraklion “Homage to Greco”, Crete |
2014 | HUB “Homage to Greco”, Athens |
2013 | Technohoros Gallery, Athens |
2013 | Technological Educational Institute of Ionian Islands, Argostoli, Kefalonia |
2013 | Galaxias Artspace, Athens |
2012 | Ashok Jain Gallery, New York |
2011 | Ashok Jain Gallery, New York |
2010 | GK Art Gallery, Athens |
2009 | Panhellenic Exhibition “Human Figure in Art”, in Tehnopolis of Municipality of Athens |
2008 | Bonikos Gallery, Athens |
2007 | Korgialenios Library,Argostoli, Kefalonia |
2004 | Titanium Gallery, Athens |
1996 | Iosifoglio Megaron, Athens |
1990 | Bosch Gallery, Athens |
1989 | Duchesses Placentia’s Palace, Athens |
INTERNATIONAL ART FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS
2017 | Art Athina, Athens, Technohoros Art Gallery |
2015 | “Thinking about Vermeer” was short listed at the Summer Exhibition of Royal Academy, London |
2015 | The Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair, London, Catharine Miller Gallery |
Her paintings can be found in different Public and Private collections in Greece and abroad.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2015-21 | Metaxart Painting Workshops, Athens and Kefalonia |
2005-21 | Art Teacher in Public High School, Athens |
2001-04 | Research Fellow, University of the Aegean, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Sciences in the Pre-school Education and Education Design, Subject Art Education |
2002-04 | Teacher of Art Education, University of the Aegean, College of Pre-school Education and Education Design |
2003-04 | Member of the “Melina” Education and Cultural Program of the Ministry of Education |
1999-01 | Professor of Art and Art History, Public Institute of Vocational Training, Department of Interior Design |
1989-96 | Founder and Director of the Art school “Art Painting Center”, Glifada, Athens |
1989-88 | Teaching Art at the Y.W.C.A. Art studios, Athens |
PUBLICATIONS
2011-04 | Art Educational articles in the bimonthly magazine “Educational Window” |
2002 | «The great contribution of the ancient Greek vessels in the cultivation of aesthetics» ‘Intercultural Approach of Myths, Mathematics and Learning Disabilities in the Information Society’, Atrapos Editions, University of the Aegean, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Sciences in the Pre-school Education and of Educational Design. |