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Born in 1993 in Kavala, Greece, Mariela Alepopoulou is a contemporary visual artist based in Thessaloniki since 2011.

 

She studied Forestry and Natural Environment Management at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, while her artistic education developed through independent study, specialised training and formal art courses.

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Her artistic journey began in 2013 with Byzantine icon painting, an introduction to traditional artistic techniques and visual expression. In 2020, she expanded her practice into digital painting, which has since become her primary artistic medium. She predominantly creates her works using Procreate, combining contemporary digital techniques with her personal artistic approach.

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Her artistic training also includes three years of Fine Art and Design studies at a private art school, alongside a wide range of educational programmes in art history, contemporary art, illustration, photography and emerging technologies. Her continuing education includes courses offered by internationally recognised institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Pennsylvania.

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Since 2024, her work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions, international art fairs and collaborative artistic projects across Greece and Europe, including Italy, the Czech Republic and Serbia.

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Alongside her visual art practice, she has pursued photography since 2017, with a particular interest in landscape, nature and macro photography.

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Group Exhibitions & Art Projects​

• 01_09.09.2026 - METAMORPHOSIS / Municipal Art Gallery of Chalkida, “Dimitris Mytaras” Hall, Chalkida, Greece, in collaboration with the DIPOLA Art Group (curated by Dimitris Lambrou)

• 26.06_14.07.2026 - My Poetry, My Legacy vol. 3 // Katheti, Poros, Greece (curated by Nikolena Kalaitzaki Zouni)

• 13_21.06.2026 - Arte Venezia / Scuola Grande San Teodoro, Venezia, Italy (curated by Mauro Giampieri & Marianna Jurcova)

• 05.2026 - ORDINO / National Theatre of Northern Greece, in collaboration with EPIMONI TECHNI (curated by Chrysa Barzoka)

• 10_24.04.2026 - Arte Praga / Gallery ONE ONE, Prague, Czech Republic (curated by Mauro Giampieri & Marianna Jurcova)

• 23.12.2025_05.01.2026 - Έτσι μιλώ για σένα και για μένα (A Tribute to Monogram by Odysseas Elytis) / Vrysaki Art & Action Space, Plaka, Athens, Greece (curated by Nikolena Kalaitzaki Zouni)

• 21_23.11.2025 – ΦΙΛΟΣ / Exhibition Centre, Kragujevac, Serbia, in collaboration with EPIMONI TECHNI (curated by Chrysa Barzoka)

•  26.10_12.11.2025 - Τhe Trace of Time Mini Biennale of Central Greece 2025–2026 / Municipal Art Gallery of Chalkida, “Dimitris Mytaras” Hall, Chalkida, Greece, in collaboration with the DIPOLA Art Group, under the auspices of the Region of Central Greece and the Municipality of Chalkida

• 03_17.10.2025 – Τραύματα vol. iii / ArteVisione Gallery, Athens, Greece (curated by Nikolena Kalaitzaki Zouni)

• 09.2025 - FLY with me 2... HER / Heraklion International Airport “Nikos Kazantzakis”, Crete, Greece, in collaboration with EPIMONI TECHNI (curated by Chrysa Barzoka)

• 09.2025 - Το Σχολείο του Αρκαλοχωρίου: Από τη Δοκιμασία στη Δημιουργία / Arkalochori, Crete, Greece, in collaboration with EPIMONI TECHNI (curated by Chrysa Barzoka)

• 04_26.07.2025 - Μια ΕΙΚΟΝΑ + μια ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ / Peri Technon Karteris, Athens, Greece (curated by Nikolena Kalaitzaki Zouni)

• 07.2025 - Ο Κήπος των Χρωμάτων / Villa Mordoch, Thessaloniki, Greece, in collaboration with EPIMONI TECHNI (curated by Chrysa Barzoka)

• 06_13.06.2025 - ΤΟ ΜΥΣΤΙΚΟ ΝΗΜΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΡΙΑΔΝΗΣ και ο ρόλος της στο πνευματικό ταξίδι του Νίκου Καζαντζάκη / Municipal Art Gallery of Heraklion, Crete, Greece, in collaboration with EPIMONI TECHNI (curated by Chrysa Barzoka)

• 05.2025 - Plastira Project / Public art installations at public transport stops, under the auspices of the Municipality of Kalamaria, Greece, in collaboration with EPIMONI TECHNI (curated by Chrysa Barzoka)

• 15_18.05.2025 - 8th Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Fair / TIF HELEXPO, Greece

• 14_17.05.2025 - Euphoria in Art / Time of Art Gallery, Kifisia, Athens, Greece

• 24_24.05.2025 - Art on Loop / The Holy Art, Milan, Italy 

• 12.12.2024_03.01.2025 - 5th ART EXPO "Opportunity4all / Govedarou Art Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece

• 05_14.12.2024 - What Remains Unspoken / Myro Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece

• 10_19.10.2024 - Oneiric Images / Myro Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Solo Exhibitions

• 23_24.05.2026 - From Vine to Wine / Domain Florian, Trilofos, Thessaloniki, Greece

• 16.02.2025 - Seven Deadly Sins / 89th Regular Art & Antiques Auction, Myro Auctions House, Souroti, Thessaloniki, Greece

• 14_23.11.2024 - Shadows of the Soul / Myro Gallery, Thessaloniki, Greece 

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Art Education & Professional Development

• Art History and Visual Arts / Centre of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

• Mount Athos Art: Icons, Textiles, Decorative Arts and Sculpture / Centre of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

• Artificial Intelligence and New Possibilities in Art and Design / AKTO Training Centre for Lifelong Learning.

• Drawing and Illustration / INTERGRAPHICS Art – Design & New Technologies, Lifelong Learning Centre

• History of Contemporary Art: “The Origin of Others” – The Artist's Environment / ARTENS, Non-Profit Cultural Organisation

• European Paintings: From Leonardo to Rembrandt to Goya / Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

• Modern Art & Ideas / Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

• Seeing Through Photographs / Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

• What Is Contemporary Art? / Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

• Egyptian Civilization Before and After Pharaohs / Sapienza University of Rome

• Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization / University of Pennsylvania (Penn)

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In parallel with her contemporary visual art practice, Mariela Alepopoulou has been engaged in photography since 2017.

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Having completed two years of photography training at FOTOART Photography School, she continues to explore photography as a personal creative pursuit, focusing primarily on landscape, nature and macro photography.

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