Eva Persaki


Eva Persaki (Εύα Περσάκη is a Greek painter. She was born in Paris and was raised in an artistic environment as she was the daughter of the painter Gianna Persaki and the Hungarian French sculptor László Szabó. Her stepfather was the Greek sculptor Costas Koulentianos and she was a student of painter Panos Sarafianos.
Eva Persaki studied literature at the University of Sorbonne and graduated from the Greek Fine Arts School first as a student of the painter George Mavroidis and then of Kostas Xinopoulos professor of Vyzantine Hagiography. During her studies she was granted of a two-year scholarship from the Greek government.
While in Paris, she did lessons with Hayter who was Pablo's Picasso teacher in engraving and then she also studied at the Academy of Grande Chaumiere. In 1978, under a scholarship of the Indian Embassy she went to Benares to study miniatures and following she studied Tibetan Painting lessons Tang-ka, in Nepal for three years.
Her work is mainly diversified in portraits, landscapes and hagiography and can be recognised from the vibrant colours.
Paintings are located in Paris, United States, England, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, Ireland, Greece and in private collections including Collection Cagellari in Athens.
She is a founding member of the Picturial Association in Syros island and lives and works between Athens, Syros and London.

Group exhibitions

2013 Syros Open Art Studios
2012 Municipal Art Gallery, Piraeus
2011 Scala Shop, Mykonos
2011 Art Centre, Vasilisis Sofias, Athens
2008 Gallery Cafe, Athens
2008 Culture Organisation Athens Town
2007 Milo Gallery, Athens
2007 Aenaon Gallery, Athens
2006 Centre of Arts and Human Rights, Athens
2005 Centre of Arts and Human Rights, Athens
2002 Gallery Skoufa, Athens
2001, Apothiki Gallery, Syros
1994 Epipeda Gallery, Athens
1993 Epipeda Gallery, Athens
1986 "Women Artists", Sillogi Gallery, Athens
1985 Art Organization of Greece, Athens
1977 Luxembourg Museum, Paris
1975 Library Plethron

Individual exhibitions

2010 Ermoupoleia 2010, Syros
2008 Ermoupoleia 2008, Syros
2007 Milo Gallery, Athens
2007 Pontoporos Gallery, Paros
2006 Pontoporos Gallery, Paros
2007 Christina Karela Gallery, Athens
2007 Cosmos Gallery,Hermoupolis, Syros
2005 Art Gallery Lavyrinth, Katerini
2003 Ermoupoleia 2003, Syros
1998 Culture Organisation, Athens Townhall
1997 Aenaon Gallery
1994 Epipeda Gallery, Athens
1990 Cultural Centre, Syros
1988 Loulaki Gallery, Hydra
1985 Artistic Centre Ora, Athens