Natassa Poulantza
Born in Hannover, Germany in 1965. She currently lives and works between Athens and Berlin.1992 Graduates from Athens Fine Art School’s Painting department while attending the Etching workshop where she studies Wood Engraving, Brass Etching and Lithography.1992 – 1996 Postgraduate studies in Munich Academy’s Painting department, on the “Meisterschuele” title, under Professor Jurgen Reipka, on Sp.Vicatos three year’s scholarship. She is member at the Art group Provo Principles. Solo Exhibitions 2016 – ” It is all lies”, Zoumboulakis Galleries, Catalogue. Athens. Greece 2016 – ” Guest Rooms”, Sound-Visual walk with Alyssa Moxley, Athens 2016 – “ New portraits”, Alma Gallery, Trikala, Greece 2014 -” It is all lies/ Museum of self-esteem”, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Catalogue. Center of Contemporary Art Thessaloniki. Greece. 2010 – “Out of time encounters…don’t believe in death…”. Art-Beat Gallery, Brussels, Belgium. 2009 – “Invasion-Flânerie”, Art-Beat gallery, Brussels, Belgium. Catalogue. 2007 – “Portraits”, Qbox gallery. Catalogue. Athens. 1999 – “Spring”, Cheap Art gallery, Athens. 1997 – “Sea”, Cheap Art gallery, Athens. 1996 – “Thalassa”, Aka Munchen, Germany. -“Thalassa”, Kulturmodell, Passau, Germany. Group Exhibitions (selection) 2018 -“MEMORY OF THE REVOLUTION”. ASFA. Curator: Y.Bolis, Athens 2017 – “Right to the Future”, MISP – Museum of the 20th and 21st Century Art, Saint Petersburg, curators: Afrodite Oikonomidou-Marina Jigarkhanyan. Catalogue. – “Artists in Athens – City of Crisis”, Rosa Luxemburg-Stiftung Berlin, curators: Heiner Legewie -Georg Eichinger. Catalogue. -“THE MEMORY OF THE REVOLUTION”, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, curator: J.Bolis. Catalogue. 2016 -“Sweets”, Zoumboulakis Galleries, Athens -“Saturdays without myth”, Cube Gallery, Patras – “Art Athina 2016”, ALMA Gallery -“Portrait Cabinet”, Cheap Art space, Athens, curator: G.Linteris 2015 -“Vandalism”, Cheap Art space, Athens, curator: N. Giavropoulos -“VIoletA”, day for the elimination of violence against women, KIMONO, Athens, curator: Guram Chachanidze – “A Room of One’s Own”, Cube gallery, Patras – Provo Principles presents “EROICA” , Art Athina 2015” Platforms Project @ Art Athina – “In Red” Casa Bianca, Thessaloniki, curators: Y. Bolis, N.Bliatkas – “In Red” Apothiki, Old Port Myrina, curators: Y. Bolis, N.Bliatkas 2014 -Tradition-Reversal, Collegium Artisticum, (in the frame of Winter Festival), curators: K. Koskina, Y. Bolis, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Catalogue. -The Silence of Arms, Saint Rocco, Splangia, curators T.Moutsopoulos, Arhontakis, Crete,-Tradition 2013 -Transition, Municipal Art Gallery of Athens, curators: Y. Bolis, Provo Principles, Athens. Catalogue. -SAVE, CAMP! (Contemporary Art Meeting Point) – Pindaros, curator: G.Tserionis, Athens – ” Tradition – Reversal “, 4th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art. Curators: Katerina Koskina – Yannis Bolis. Catalogue. -“ Extraversion”, Center of Engraving “Helios” , Thessaloniki. Curated by J.Bolis. Catalogue. – Affordable Art Fair Milano 2013, Astrolavos Gallery. Milan. – Group show, Astrolavos Gallery, Athens. 2012 “Extraversion” Sismanogleio Megaron, Istanbul . Curated by J.Bolis. Catalogue. -” The distant relative of a blind man”, ABOUT space. Athens. Curated by G.Tserionis. -“-artA Topographies, Municipal Gallery of Arta “G. Moralis”, Arta. Curated by E. Vlachou & G. Voudouri. Catalogue. -“Justice is Mine “. CAMP (Contemporary Art Meeting Point). Curated by G&D Georgakopoulos. Athens. 2011 – “The garden with the Illusions”, Cube Gallery, Patras. – Exhibition-Auction for A.S.K.I., Cultural Centre of Athens, Catalogue. 2010 – “Neither man is island, nor is a piece of art”, Cube Gallery, Patras. – “Tracing Istanbul” Istanbul. Curated by I. Kritikou. Catalogue. – “about heroes…” Kalamata. Curated by I. Kritikou. Catalogue. – “Art Athina 2010”, Artbeat gallery, Brussels, Belgium.Catalogue. – “Midnight in the garden of good and evil”, Elika gallery, Athens. Curated by E.Kanata. – “The pursuit of happiness”, Danish embassy, Greece. Curated by Eleni Kypraios. 2009 – “Unexpected expedition”, ReMap 2, International Platform for Contemporary Art. Parallel program to the 2nd Athens Biennale “Heaven”. Curated by G. Tserionis. – “Personal-Political”, 2nd Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, “Praxis: Art in time of uncertainty”. Curated by A.Leopoulou and .Th. Markoglou.Catalogue. – “The Mediterranean Olive Grove”. Olivepress. Art Factory, Dromonero, Crete. Catalogue. – “Art Athina 2009”, Artbeat gallery, Brussels, Belgium.Catalogue. 2008 – “Art and Nature”, Villa Kazouli, Athens. Curated by Yannis Bolis. Catalogue. – “Silent dialogues-Multimedia Portraits throughout time’’, A.C.G., Athens. Curated by M. Rogakos. Catalogue. – “Which way to utopia?” Municipal Market of Kypseli. Athens. Organized by D. Halatsis- K. Nasioka. – “Colour Stories”. Art Base Gallery. Brussels. Belgium. 2007 -“Visual Arts in Greece 2007”. State Museum of Contemporary Art. Thessaloniki. Curated by H. Kambouridis.Catalogue. – “Affinities. Flowers in Greek art 1880 – 2006”. Show-room Alpha Bank and National Gallery, Nafplion. Curated by Eleni Kypraios. Catalogue. – “In-between Sky and Earth”, Tsatsis projects/ Artforum, Thessalonica. Curated by A. Stoidis. 2006 – “Anathena”, Project Room, DESTE Foundation, Athens. Curated by M. Fokides and M. Gioti. Catalogue. – “dt – minimum time”, Qbox gallery, Athens. Curated by Iliana Fokianaki. 1995 – Monotypes exhibition of Jurgen Reipka’s workshop. Kulturmodell, Passau, Germany. 1993 – 1995 – Student Show, Aka Munich, Germany. 1991 – “Visual Intervention”, Protest action in Athens Centre.