Fotini Hamidieli Martou

Born in 1957 in Greece. Lived and studied in the U.S. and Italy. Presently living in Greece painting, teaching art lessons, doing some graphic design work and developing educational art programs for children.The human figure and colour have been my main interests throughout my work. Inspiration can come from anywhere and ideas brew internally and usually surface unexpectadly. The work of Cezanne, Matisse and American expressionism have influenced me from early on.

1973-1975 Studies in Eugene Tonoff's studio,Providence, R.I.. 1978-1979, Honors Program of R.I.SD., Rome-Italy.1979 BFA Rhodes Island School of Design,

Thessaloniki watercolor Salon,2017
Faces and Masks,Crete,Rethimnon,2017,Chania 2018
Watercolor in Rome,2017
Watercolor Salon ,Madrid 2018
Solo show ''Timeline'' Byzantine Museum of Veria,2018



Sommerudstilling - Galería Krabbe 2014
international watercolorexhibition,Conference center,November 6th,Thessaloniki

U.S.Selected Solo Exhibitions:1985 Diagonios Gallery, Thessalonica, Greece1989 The River Aliakmon, Diagonios Gallery, Thessalonica, Greece1997 Anny Balta Gallery, Thessalonica, Greece2000 Anny Balta Gallery, Thessalonica, Greece2003 Dining, The Ianos Art Gallery, Thessalonica, Greece2006 Awakenings, Ianos Art Gallery, Athens, Greece2007 Mirrors, 3rd Story Telling Festival of mount Olympus, Kallipefki, GreeceSelected Group Exhibitions:1979 Art Show, Pallazo Cenci, Rome, Italy 1980-1989 Group Shows in Diagonios Gallery, Thessalonica, Greece 1999 Myth, A Line Hanging In Time, Exostis Gallery, Thessalonica, Greece2001 Minature Art, Vafopoulio Art Center, Thessalonica, Greece2002-2004 Healthy Mind In A Healthy Body, International Peripheral Exhibition of Plastic Arts 2003 Woman, a subject of inspiration and as creator, Casa Bianca, Thessalonica, Greece2005 2006 Memories of D, Byzantine Museum of Veria2006 The Collection, Viannou Pinacotek, Crete 2006 66 Women Create in Thessalonica, Casa Bianca, Thessalonica, Greece2006 Myrofores, Ianos Art Gallery, Athens, Greece2007 Heterotopias 1st Biennale of Contemporary Art organized by the Contemporary Museum of Thessalonica2007 Light, 42nd Dimitria in Thessaloniki, Greece2009 Personally Political-Contemporary Sensation,Art house Tacheles,Berlin,
World art Delf,Holland,Faszination art Gallery,Hamburg,Germany and moer exhibitions in several other countries.My work is part of private and public collections