Martha Fyrigos

After relocating from Athens to Amsterdam, I completed my studies at the Dutch Art Academy in 1994. Two years later, I received a stipend from the Mondriaan Fund (formerly the Fund for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture).
Since then, I have lived and worked in Amsterdam, exhibiting regularly. My work is included in private collections and cultural institutions both in the Netherlands and abroad.

My paintings are inspired by color, bright light, and nature; landscapes, organic forms and their evolution, as well as abstract compositions with floral or geometric elements. A central focus is the balance between color and light, which shapes the development of each form. Some works hint at subtle sensuality, while others evoke landscapes or organic matter.

Earlier works often featured large volumes in natural settings. In recent years, I’ve focused on a series exploring fragments of nature and organic shapes; a personal search for new imagery. Each painting is a poetic journey from blank canvas to final image, guided by intuition and the process itself. I allow the image itself to guide me, and I welcome the surprises that emerge. Each painting becomes a separate investigation through countless possibilities.

The works shown here...

1989-1994: Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, The Nederlands.

Grant
1996: Startstipendium, Mondriaan Fund (Fonds BKVB), Amsterdam, The Nederlands.

Solo exhibitions (selection):
2021 Kraijenhoff broedplaats, Amsterdam, The Nederlands
2019 Kraijenhoff broedplaats, Amsterdam, The Nederlands
2013 Galerie Zwijsen, Hoorn, The Netherlands
2010 Schouwburg Het Park, Hoorn, The Netherlands
2009 Galerie Zwijsen, Hoorn, The Netherlands
2008 Galerie De Kleine Hoogstraat, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
2007 Schouwburg Het Park, Hoorn, The Netherlands
2007 De Meervaart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006 Tem Gallery, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
2002 W.G. Kunst, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1999 Milieudienst, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1999 Aenaon Gallery, Athens, Greece
1998 W.G. Kunst, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1994 Galerie Joghem, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Group exhibitions (selection):
2024 De Onafhankelijken, Loods 6, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2023 Creatieve Kosmos, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2022 BBK Exposeert, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2021 Attic Gallery, Corfu, Greece
2019 Cheapart Gallery, Athens, Greece.
2018 Artzaanstad Event, Zaandam, The Netherlands
2018 CBK, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2017 Technopolis, Athens, Greece
2016 Cheapart Gallery, Athens, Greece
2014 Cheapart Gallery, Athens, Greece
2013 Technopolis, Athens, Greece
2012 Loods 6, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2011 W...