Elena Chryso

Elena Chrysopoulou — Elena Chryso — was born and raised in Larissa, Greece. She has been engaged with painting since childhood, approaching artistic practice as a space of observation, memory and inner exploration.

She studied painting with Kleanthis Chatzinikos in Larissa and Christos Papadakis in Athens. In 2026, she attended visual arts workshops in Stuttgart, at Kunstakademie Römerstein, with Andreas Durrer and Angela Sommerhoff.

Alongside her artistic path, she studied Public Administration at Panteion University in Athens and completed postgraduate studies in Business Administration at the University of Thessaly. Since 2003, she has worked at EOPAE, formerly OKANA.

Her long-standing experience in the field of addictions, and her contact with the vulnerability and complexity of human experience, have subtly shaped the way she approaches painting. In her work, matter, erosion, light and silence become means of exploring a deeper sense of inner presence.

She has participated in group exhibitions, and her works are held in private collections.