Maria Ziaka
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Born in Preveza |
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1966 -1970 |
studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence |
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1970-1974 |
continued her studies in painting and engraving at the Byam Shaw School, at the City and Guilds of London art school and interior design at the Hammersmith – Chelsea in London |
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1977 |
Together with nine other engravers founded the “Engravers Group” in Athens. They exhibited their work in Athens and many other Greek towns until 1980 |
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1978 |
She participated in collective interventions in public spaces, such as mural paintings in Athens. |
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1983 |
Founding member of the Greek Engravers Association. |
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1985 |
Received First Prize for engraving from the “Fine Arts and Letters” | |
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1989 |
The group “Engraving Center”, which exhibits in Greece and abroad was formed. |
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1997 |
Received First Prize for engraving from the “Fine Arts and Letters”. |
Solo Exhibitions
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1976 |
Athens, The British Council |
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1979 |
Rhodes, Prisma Gallery | |
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1979 |
Preveza, Labour Center |
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1982 |
Athens, Dada Gallery |
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1985 |
Athens, Kiffisia, Ziaka – Sarelakou, Epoches Gallery, |
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1986 |
Athens, Medusa Art Gallery |
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1988 |
Thessaloniki, K7 Gallery |
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1989 |
Athens, Chalandri, Chrysothemis Gallery |
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| 1992 |
Athens, Titanium Gallery |
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| 1993 |
Katerini, Chrysa Art Gallery |
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| 1995 |
Athens, Phsyhico, M. Ziaka - A. Pallieraki, Psychico Art Gallery |
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| 1996 |
Athens - Kiffisia, Anemos Gallery |
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| 1998 | Andros, Mazavelaki Gallery | |
| 1999 |
Athens, Creonidis Gallery |
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| 1999 |
Ioannina, Amymoni Gallery |
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| 2001 |
Athens - Kifissia, Anemos Gallery |
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| 2001 | Ioannina, Amymoni Gallery | |
| 2002 |
Preveza, Ziaka’s Home |
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| 2005 |
Athens, Skoufa Gallery |
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| 2008 |
Athens, “Nikopolis”, Byzantine Museum |
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| 2009 |
Preveza, “Nikopolis”, Archeological Museum of Nikopolis |
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| 2014 |
Athens - Chaladri, Chrysothemis Gallery |
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| 2018 |
Athens, “Atramentum” ΣΤΟart Korai |
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| 2018 |
Thessaloniki, M. Ziaka – A. Vlassis Teloglion Foundation of Art, AUTh |
Joint Exhibitions
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1974 |
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Athens, Aretusa Gallery |
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1975 |
Athens, PANHELLENIA EXHIBITION OF ART, Ζappeion |
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1977 |
Athens, GREEK ENGRAVING, Nees Morphes Gallery |
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Athens, DOCUMENTA Syllogi Gallery |
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| Kifissia, Anemos Gallery | ||
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1978 |
Athens, ETCHING EXHIBITION, Syllogi Gallery |
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Athens, PAINTING - SCULPTURE - ENGRAVING’ 78 Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Athens |
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1979 |
Piraeus, Pireaus Art Gallery |
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1980 |
Athens, PRINTMAKING IN GREECE TODAY, Ora Gallery |
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Athens, ETCHING Nees Morphes Gallery Athens |
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1981 |
Kifissia, Anemos Gallery |
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1982 |
Athens, ETCHING EXHIBITION OF GREEK ARTISTS, Cultural Centre of The Municipality of Athens |
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Γλυφάδα, Μουσικός και Καλλιτεχνικός Όμιλος Γλυφάδας |
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Kifissia, PRINTMAKING EXHIBITION 1982, Epoches Gallery |
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Athens, NEW GREEK PAINTERS EXHIBIT, Athens Odeon |
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1983 |
Rhodes, Municipal Art Gallery of Rhodes |
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| 1984 | Athens- Kifisia, MARIA ZIAKA - ARIA KOMIANOU - TONIA NIKOLAIDOU , Yakinthos Art Gallery | |
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1985 |
Athens, NEW ARTISTS EXHIBITION “Fine Arts & Letters”, Syllogi Gallery |
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| Athens Odeon | ||
| Pleades Gallery | ||
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1986 |
Athens, SIX ARTISTS, Ora Gallery |
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1987 |
Piraeus, PANHELLENIA EXHIBITION OF ART, O.L.P. Exhibition Center | |
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1988 |
Kifisia, Epoches Gallery |
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1989 |
Athens-Kifisia, GREEK WOMEN PAINTERS, Yakinthos Gallery |
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Nafplion, Art Gallery (With The Engraving Centre Group) |
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Venice, Segno Grafico In Cooperation With The International Engraving Centre of Venice |
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Rome, Cultural Center of the International Union of Engraves |
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Lesvos - Methymna, The Municipal Art Gallery (With The Engraving Centre Group) |
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Athens – Pefki, 9 SCULPTURES & 9 ENGRAVERS IN PEFKI (With The Engraving Centre Group) |
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Athens - Pefki, The Municipality Art Gallery, (With The Engraving Centre Group) |
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1990 |
Athens - Agia Paraskevi, The Municipality Cultural Centre (With The Engraving Centre Group) |
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Nicosia, Argo Gallery (With The Engraving Centre Group) |
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Mykonos, Opsi Gallery, (With The Engraving Centre Group) |
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1991 |
Athens, Kreonidis Gallery (With The Engraving Centre Group) | |
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Thessaloniki, Evmaros Gallery, Vellideion Cultural Centre |
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Kifissia, Anemos Gallery |
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Berlin, Mutter Fourage Gallery (With The Engraving Centre Group) |
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1992 |
Thessaloniki, ETCHINGS FROM THE MAKEDONIAN’S ARTISTIC SOCIETY COLLECTION, Vafopouleion Cultural Centre |
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La Coruna, EUROMERICANA DE GRABADO |
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| 1993 |
Gambetola Italy, Galleria Circolo Artistico, Salla Communale, (With The Engraving Centre Group) |
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1994 |
Athens, IDENTITA ELLENICHE, Bousiani’s Home |
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1995 |
Thessaloniki, ETCHINGS FROM THE MAKEDONIAN’S ART SOCIETY CULTURAL CENTRE OF NORTHEN GREECE |
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1996 |
Kifissia, Anemos Gallery |
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1997 |
Kifissia, Anemos Gallery | |
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Rethumnon- Crete, IN THE BEGINNING WAS ENGRAVING, Centre of Contemorary Art, (With The Engraving Centre Group) |
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1999 |
Athens, GENESION 2000, Politia Art Gallery |
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2000 |
Glyfada, 1ST TRIENNALE OF GREEK PRINTMAKING, Pierides Gallery |
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| 2001 |
Athens, Art Athina 9 ‘2001 |
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Ioannina, Amymoni Gallery |
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| Ioannina, PRINTMAKING, Municipality Cultural Center | ||
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2003 |
Athens, ENGRAVING CENTRE GROUP, Astrolavos Gallery |
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Athens, EXHIBITION OF PAINTING AND ETCHING, Park of Liberty |
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2006 |
Athens, 12 ARTIST FROM IPEIROS, Ianos Book Shop |
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Athens, THE MYTHOLOGY IN PRINTMAKING, W. James Gallery |
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| 2007 |
Ioannina, SMALL PAINTINGS, Amymoni Gallery |
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Andros, GREEK CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS PAINT ANDROS, Matzavelaki Gallery |
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Metsovo, GREEK PRINTMAKING TODAY, Averoff Museum |
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Athens, SINOUSIES, Ikastikos Kiklos Gallery |
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2008 |
Athens, GREEK WOMEN PRINTMAKERS - The Alpha Bank Collection |
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Thesaloniki, GREEK PRINTMAKERS TODAY, State Museum of Contemporary Art |
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| Istanbul, Tem Sanat Galerisi | ||
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2009 |
Athens, THE STORY OF A STUDIO (Pantolfini & Siaterli), Municipality of Athens Art Gallery | |
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Athens-Gazi, PANORAMA OF GREEK PRINTMAKING |
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2010 |
Athens-Gazi, Ofthalmofanes |
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Athens-Haladri, M. ZIAKA - T. NIKOLAIDOU - P. PANDOLFINI - D. SIATERLI Chrysothemis Gallery, |
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2015 |
Lavrio, EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY GREEK PRINTMAKING |
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Athens, MOSXHADREOU Collection, Municipality of Athens Art Gallery |
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| Messologhi , THREE GENERATIONS OF GREEK PAINTING AND PRINTMAKING, Moschandreou Collection | ||
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2016 |
Ioannina, municipality Art Gallery | |
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Athens, Print Festival – MAGICAL HORIZONS, Melina Mercoury Cultural Center |
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Rethymnon Crete, ALPHA BANK COLLECTION, GREEK ART SINCE 1950 TO NOWADAYS, The Museum of Contempory Art of Crete |
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| 2017 |
Athens, MOSXHADREOU COLLECTION, Fine arts school of Athens |
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| 2018 |
Thessaloniki, ALPHA BANK COLLECTION – GREEK ART FROM 1960 UNTIL TODAY, MOMus – Metropolitan Organization of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki, at the Warehouse B1, Thessaloniki Port |
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Athens, PRINTMAKING ART AS A SOCIAL COMMENT – The Athens Printmaking Center, House of Cyprus |
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| Athens, PRINTMAKING ART AS A SOCIAL COMMENT, Italian institute of Culture |
International Appearances
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1983 |
MODERN GREEK PRINTS L.T.D. London |
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1984 |
8TH BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PRINT BIENNALE Bradford, |
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1985 |
4TH BIENNIALE OF EUROPEAN GRAPHIC ART, Baden - Baden |
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PRINT BIENNALE VARNA '85, VARNA |
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16TH INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF GRAPHIC ART, Ljubljana |
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4TH BIENNIALE OF EUROPEAN GRAPHIC ART, Brussels |
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ARTE FIERA, Bologna |
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4TH BIENNIALE OF EUROPEAN GRAPHIC ART, Copenhage |
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1986 |
ENGRAVING, Berlin D.D.R. |
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1987 |
17TH INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF GRAPHIC ART, Ljubljana |
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1988 |
CONTEMPORARY GREEK GRAPHIC ART, Warsaw, Kilcen, Poznan |
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CONTEMPORARY GREEK GRAPHIC ART, Artist of the Soviet Union, Moscow |
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CONTEMPORARY GREEK PAINTING, Sofia |
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1989 |
1ST BHARAT BHAVAN INTERNATIONAL BIENNIALE OF PRINTS, Roopankar Modern Art Gallery, Bhopal |
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NORWEGIAN INTERNATIONAL PRINT TRIENNALE, Fredrikstad |
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L'EUROPE DES GRAVEURS, Bibliotheque Municipale, Grenoble |
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1993 |
1ST EGYPTIAN INTERNATIONAL PRINT BIENNALE, Cairo |
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2008 |
TEM SANAT GALERISI, Istanbul |
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| 2009 |
INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART BIENNALE OF ARAD, Arad, Rumania |
In association with the “Engraving Center” group
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1989 |
Venice, Italy, Gallery Segno Grafico in cooperation with the International Engraving Center of Venice Rome, Italy, Cultural Center of the International Union of Engravers |
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1991 |
Berlin, Mutter Fourage Gallery | |
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1992 |
Coruna, Euroamericana de Grabado |
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1993 |
Bologna, Galleria Circolo Artistico Cambetola, Italia, Forli Sala Communale |
Collection - Museum
Maria Ziaka's work can be found in the National Gallery of Greece in Athens, the art galleries of the Municipality of Rhodos, the Municipality of Thessaloniki and the Municipality of Agia Paraskevi as well as the Ministry of Culture, the Rethymnon Center for Contemporary Art, Kanakakis art Gallery, the Alpha Bank Collection, The Ioniki Bank, The Archeological Museum of Nicopolis, Telogleion Foundation of Art, AUTh, (Thessaloniki), Ethniki Insurance and in private collections in Greece and abroad.
Media Coverage
M. Ziaka’s works have been presented by art critics on public and private television channels. In addition, it was also featured sented on various radio programs such as “Greece between East and West (2nd Program) by Nikos Delivorias; and has been discussed by art critics and broadcasters such as: Peppy Rigopoulou, 1986; M. Angelakis, 1989; Elpida Skoufalou, Radio 902 and on the program en lefko, 2001.
She participated in conferences about art and printmaking in Greece. She gave lectures as well about etchings and her work such us.
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1978 |
in Volos and Ioannina |
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1979 |
during her exhibition in Preveza, | |
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1984 |
with P.P.K. (Panhellenian cultural movement) |
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| 1986 |
Discutions with C. Botsoglon, P. Graballos, B. Tsalmata, P. Pandolfini & D. Siaterli (video), |
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“six artists ……” text & conversation of the artists who exbibit at the ORA Gallery in Athens |
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| 1987 |
Text for the catalogue of the exhibition: “In the beginning was engraving” Rethynon Centre for Contemporary Art |
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2009 |
At the Nicopolis Archeological Museum (Preveza) |
* You can download Maria Ziakas' Curriculum Vitae here