Maria Chatzaki

Maria Chatzaki is an artist based in Greece. She is the founder of fiou.art .

She holds a degree with honors from the School of Fine Arts at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and also has a degree in Economic Sciences from the University of Macedonia. She is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in "Audiovisual Arts in the Digital Age" at the Ionian University.

Concepts such as senses, emotion, sensitivity, aesthetics, and empathy are not ones she "fears." These are words that share the same root in the Greek language. She also questions whether they truly conflict with reasoning and logic, believing that they are equally important to explore.

Maria draws inspiration from artists like Paul Klee, Mark Rothko, Sonia Delaunay-Terk, and Agnes Martin. She also has a deep love for poetry, theater, music, other forms of art, and philosophy.

Her focus is on the 'here and now' of the artwork, seeking to capture a poetic element in visual art, a kind of "aura," as described by Walter Benjamin.


1) Benjamin W. (2008) The work of art in the age of technological reproducibility,

2) Rothko M. (2006) Writings on art (1934-1969), Yale Univetsity

fiou.art

2023 : Postgraduate studies in "Audiovisual Arts in the Digital Age," Ionian University, Greece
2017 – 2022: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
2009 – 2015: Bachelor of Economics, University of Macedonia, Greece

Ομαδικές Εκθέσεις

2025
Open Y@, Agali Hotel Paxos, Παξοί
Platforms Project, Καπνεργοστάσιο, Αθήνα
2024
Open Y@, Agali Hotel Paxos, Παξοί
Promotion.digital, eCommerce & Digital Marketing Expo North, Βελλίδειο Συνεδριακό Κέντρο, Θεσσαλονίκη
2023
Bricks & Bridges, Container Art Café, Θεσσαλονίκη
promotion.digital, eCommerce & Digital Marketing Expo North, Βελλίδειο Συνεδριακό Κέντρο, Θεσσαλονίκη
2022
Helios Art, Εικαστικό κέντρο Ήλιος, Θεσσαλονίκη
Στον ιστό της Πηνελόπης, Ίδρυμα Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης, Αθήνα
Ο ζωγράφος: Ιεροφάντης ή διαχειριστής;, κτίριο Χρυσόγελου, Μεσολόγγι
Η τέχνη στα δυτικά της πόλης, Εργαστήριο Ήλιος, Θεσσαλονίκη
4ος Πανελλήνιος Διαγωνισμός Ζωγραφικής «Λουκάς Βενετούλιας», Τελλόγλειο Ίδρυμα Τεχνών ΑΠΘ, Θεσσαλονίκη
Τα Μνημεία και εγώ: Ανάκληση και ερμηνεία της μνήμης, Πολυχώρος Ισλαχανέ, Θεσσαλονίκη
2021
514: Ημέρες Ψυχικής Υγείας, συνέδριο, Hyatt Regency, Θεσσαλονίκη
G or Reversals of Identity, Μπενσουσάν Χαν, Θεσσαλονίκη
2019
Τα επερχόμενα: Χώρος και Χρόνος, Myro Gallery, Θεσσαλονίκη
2017
«2ος Πανελλήνιος Διαγωνισμός Ζωγραφικής Λουκάς Βενετούλιας», Τελλόγλειο, Θεσσαλονίκη