Biography

Helen Polichronatou

Dr Heleni Polichronatou was born in Piraeus, Greece. Studied Painting (under the supervision of Professors George Mavroidis and Dimitris Mitaras - graduated the 1983) and Sculpture (under the supervision of George Lappas- graduated the 1994) at Athens School of Fine Arts (ASKT). PhD thesis on the subject “Art Work of Big Scale in the Urban and Natural Space. From the decade of 60 up to the 21st Century” (under the supervision of Dimitris Mitaras – ASKT 2007).

Active artist of her generation H. P.has presented her work in a series of personal exhibitions. She has presented drawings, sculptural, painting and installations in exhibitions in Greece, Holland, Romania, Albania, Turkey, Canada, France, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco and elsewhere. She has published texts on the relation of Art with the ecology, environment, Public Space and Technology. She has taught at all levels of education.

10. The Journey – ( Polyhoros Culture 'Passage' Athens, 2014) 9. «Calendars » (2012, Palaio Faliro, Αthens) 8. Calendars – Word and Image in Small Dimensions " (DIAVASIS, Athens, 2012)7. Images of the World - Illusions of the Universe (French Consulate, Rhodes, 2012) 6. Picture- syllables in space (Artspace Apollon , Prefecture of Piraeus, 2010) 5. Mind’s Landscape (E. P. A. S. K. T., Athens, Greece, 2006) 4. The words through the PC" (DIAVASIS, Athens, 1999)3. The words that move (E.P.A.S.K.T.,1998) 2. The words in three dimensions", (Association of Sculptors of Greece, 1997) 1. Painting the words (E. P. A. S. K. T., 1996)

In 1999 Polichronatou represent the Athens School of Fine Art at the International Meeting of ART, Park of the Future, a new type of aesthetic park at the grounds of the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. This seminar organised on the occasion of the celebration of 75 years Gerrit Rietveld Academie and the retirement of president Simon den Hartog.


Group exhibitions

  • Cette Fois- ci Il Ne Faut Pas Oublier, Une Exposition «Brûlée» (Maison de la Grèce, Paris, 2009)
  • Cultures Solidaires (Sacre Cœur, Casablanca, Morocco, 2005)
  • Bridges (Exhibition Hall-Chamber of Commerce, Smyrna, Turkey, 2004)
  • Courant D΄ Αrt (Unesco Palace, Bayrût, Lebanon, 2003)
  • 6th Biennale in Quebec (Quebec , Canada, 2002)
  • Greek-Turkish FAM Art Exhibition (Turkey, Ankara, 2002)
  • Dare to Be Different (Fier-Albania, 2001. Inter-Balkanic exhibition)
  • 5th Biennale in Quebec (Canada, 2000)
  • Month of Visual Art (Technopolis, Athens, 2001)
  • Eco Festival (National Garden, Athens, 2001)
  • Small Size Sculpture (Ionion Center, Athens, 2001)
  • Andreas Laskaratos (Cephalonia, Greece, International Congress, 2001)
  • Contemporary Greek Sculpture (Budapest, Romania, 2000)
  • 1st International Forum of FAM Network for the Culture of Peace (Rhodes, 2000)
  • Eco Festival (National Garden, Athens, 2000)
  • 1rst Pan-Hellenic Symposium of Fine Arts (Samothrace, Greece, 2000)
  • Sculpture at the YGEIA Hospital (Athens, 2000)
  • Park of the Future, (Westergasfabrik, Amsterdam, 1999)
  • Infinite Pictures of the City, Way 49 (Athens, 1999)

Editions

  • Art Work of Big Scale in the Urban and Natural Space. From the decade of 60 up to the 21st Century ( doctoral thesis in Athens School of Fine Arts, Athens 2007)
  • Picture- syllables in space (Athens, 2010)
  • Mind’s Landscape, (Athens, 2006)
  • Heleni Polichronatou, (Athens 2001)
  • The Lonely Man, (Open Therapeutic Program 18 ¢nw, Athens, 1993)

Member Of

  • Greek Chamber of Art
  • Greek Sculptors Association
  • Pan-Mediterranean Women Artists Network FAM
  • ARTREETEAM