Marina Krontira

I was born by Greek parents in Zambia and moved to Greece at the age of three. I came across art when I was 24 years old. Since then, an endless relationship has been developed .
After graduating from the Athens School of Fine Arts (2003), I was given the opportunity to hold five solo exhibitions in Greece and participate in numerous group exhibitions in my home country and abroad .
The human has always been a rich source of inspiration for me. Even at the times when I paint still life or a landscape, I somehow, somewhere, draw the silhouette of a person . The human consists the scenery which characterizes the society itself. If you wish to delve into eras, look into people. Just a glance of theirs can answer any of the Whys, the Hows, the Wheres and the Whens .
My preference for the portraits has probably been developed because I always want to understand myself, …….. to understand the others, …….myself into the others, …..the others into the others. There is also the pursuit of the look. The struggle to illustrate the glimpse you believe that reveals one’s mystery and a blue dot or a slant line are enough to transform them to someone else.
However, it is not only the look . To my belief, the way the inner human processes...

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2003 Women Agathi Gallery , Athens.
2006 Angels Agathi Gallery, Athens.
2010 That Summer art s. a. Kea.
2012 Food Companions – First Approach Agathi Gallery , Athens
2018 Βack to Black Agathi Gallery,Athens

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2000 Project Selection Competition at Eleftherios Venizelos airport .
2001 Practising with Time, Hellenic World Foundation,Athens.
2002 Group exhibition, Barracks Kapodistrias, Argos.
2003 Selecting the ASFA students Municipal Gallery of Karditsa.
2004 4 small individual Agathi Gallery, Athens – Art during the Olympic Games 2004.
2006 Once there was Penelope Delta * Athens College.
Man in his personal space National Printing Office, Agathi Gallery, Athens.
2007 Birthplace * Benaki Museum, Athens.
Dreams come true * Zoumboulakis Gallery, Athens.
2008 Outlining Dionysios Solomos * Moschandreou Art Gallery,Messolonghi-
– Ex convento dei Santi Cosma e Damiano Ciedecca , Venice –
– Arts Center . Freedom Park, Athens.
Aegina painters * Historical and Folklore Museum of Aegina-
– Melina Mercouri Cultural Center,Athens.
2009 Para thin alos (By the Sea) National Printing Office – Agathi Gallery.
Messolonghi through Art Moschandreou Art Gallery Messolonghi
– Agathi Gallery, A...