Bio
'Ideas often emerge suddenly, almost like a flash in the dark. When their intensity persists, they
gradually take form as a work. My practice is driven by close observation and chance encounters in
everyday life. I am particularly interested in the relationship between interior and exterior space, and
in moments where what is hidden becomes visible, touching on intimacy, vulnerability, and the
conditions under which personal narratives are revealed. Landscapes, people, and animals often
appear in my work with a symbolic or narrative quality.
Having grown up in Peloponnese, I am drawn to the theatricality of the landscape, shaped by its
morphology and the interplay of light and shadow. I am equally intrigued by the material presence of
the image — surfaces that carry weight, texture, and time. Elements from music, such as rhythm and
melodic movement, also, inform my process and they translate into form, colour, and repetition.
I work across painting, installation, and sculptural objects, often incorporating materials such as wood,
fabric, earth, and found fragments. Painting remains central to my practice — both as a medium and
a way of thinking — extending beyond the canvas into space and onto objects, where image and
material begin to merge.
I feel an affinity with Greek folk art, Expressionism, and Arte Povera. Artists who have influenced my
work include Marc Chagall, Francis Bacon, Jannis Kounelis, Anselm Kiefer and William Kentridge'.
Emmeleia Filippopoulou (1994, Athens, Greece)
Education
2018–2019 MA in Fine Art, Manchester School of Art, MMU, Manchester, UK
Supervisors: I. Rawlinson & S. Biswas
2018 Diploma in Classical Guitar with A. Koumenteris, Municipal Conservatory of Agia
Paraskevi, Athens, Greece
2012–2017 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece
Grade: Excellent (8.95/10)
2010 Admitted to Athens School of Fine Arts as an exceptional talent
Solo Exhibition
2023 With One Foot in the Light, Mets Arts Center, Athens, Greece, Curated by Niovi Kritikou
Art Fairs
2025 Art Athina, Booth L30, Mets Arts Center, Athens, Greece, Curated by Niovi Kritikou
2023 Discovery Art Fair, Mets Arts Center, Cologne, Germany, Curated by Niovi Kritikou
Artist Residencies
2024 Participation in Greek Light Essence Residency Program, Mets Arts Center – Galerie de
Ploegh, Netherlands
2019 Initiated and organized Workshop in Residence with the support of Manchester School of
Art, UK, and the Municipality of Nisyros, with students from Manchester School of Art,
Selected Group Exhibitions & Performances (Greece & Abroad)
2026 Group Exhibition Taximia, Melina Mercouri Cultural Center, Athens, Greece
Curated by Niovi Kritikou
2026 Classical Guitar Recital in the context of an album launch event titled Thirteen
Monologues for Classical Guitar by A. Koumenteris, Megaron The Athens Concert Hall
2025 Group Exhibition of New Members of the Hellenic Association of Fine Arts (E.E.T.E.),
Athens Municipal Gallery, Metaxourgeio, Athens, Greece
2025 Group Exhibition Bricks and Stones, Amersfoort, Netherlands
Curated by Niovi Kritikou
2024 Group Sculpture Exhibition of E.E.T.E., Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens,
Greece
2024 Group Exhibition The Art of Immersion, Lofos Art Project, Kypseli, Athens
Curated by Faye Tzanetoulakou
2019 Upon a Time, MA Show, HOME, Manchester, UK
2019 Classical Guitar Recital, Manchester School of Art, UK
2019 Initiated and organized Workshop in Residence with the support of Manchester School
of Art, UK, and the Municipality of Nisyros, with students from Manchester Metropolitan
University, Nisyros, Greece
2019 Graduates Exhibition 2014–2017, Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece
2019 Group Exhibition Hidden Spaces, Rogue Studios, Manchester, UK
2017 Group Exhibition Open Studio, Athens School of Fine Arts, Greece
2013 Participation with Classical Guitar in ERT Concert (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation),
Athens, Greece