"Untitled", 2002
By Maria Stamati (1962)
Mixed technique on canvas, 110Χ130 cm.
Inv. No.: P-187

Born in Amphilochia, Maria Stamati studied painting (1989-1994) at the workshop of Michalis Veloudios and was student of Costas Niarchos and Ryne Bergström as well.  She had her first solo exhibition in Athens (1994).  Other one-woman and group shows followed in Greece and abroad.  She has also illustrated book front pages and has presented a considerable artistic and poetic work. In 1994 she broadcasted on the radio the cultural program "Palirroia" [Tide] too.  In 2003 she was awarded the Arts and Letters Award.  At her work she manifests her existential and artistic anguish.  She lives and works in Athens.

P.D.Cangelaris, Reflections upon Greek Contemporary Painting, The Cangelaris Collection, vol.3, Athens 2015