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Aphrodite Litti



Liti 6

1972-78 Degree in Sculpture, School of Fine Arts, Athens.
1976-78 Degree in Mosaic, School of Fine Arts, Athens.
1978 Italian Government Scholarship for studies in Italian Culture at the University of Milan.
1978-80 Degree in the art of fresco and icon-painting, School of Fine Arts, Athens.
1979 Appointed museum sculptor at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens.
1979-86 Kasimatis Foundation Scholarship for post-graduate studies in Europe.
1983-86 Greek State Scholarship for post-graduate studies in England.
1983-86 Degree in Conservation, University of London.
1984 Sculpture Prize awarded by the Greek Chamber of Visual Arts.
1999 Appointed to a teaching post at the School of Fine Arts, Athens.
2001 Sculpture Prize awarded by the Cultural Center of Glyfada.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1994 “From culture to nature”, Mylos, Thessaloniki. Curated and catalogue by Dorothea Kontelezidis.
Athens Art Gallery, Athens. Catalogue by Katherine Kafopoulos.
1995 “A Walk in the Theatre of Nature”, Z. Athanasiadis Gallery, Thessaloniki. Catalogue by Sania Pappas.
1997 “The Secret Gardens”, Athens Art Gallery, Athens.Catalogue by Takis Mavrotas.
1998 “The Enigmatic Princesses”, Athens Art Gallery, Athens.
2000 “Sea Scape”, Athens Art Gallery, Athens. Catalogue by Athina Schina.
2002 “Rings”, Z. Athanasiadis Gallery, Thessaloniki. Curated by Irini Oratis.
2004 “The Bliss of Sharing Fruit”, Αthens Art Gallery, Athens. Catalogue by Irini Oratis.
“Submersion in the Kingdom of Lost Innocence”, Cultural Center of Philothei, Athens. Catalogue by Kathrine Perpinioti.
2006 “In conjuction with the precious items of our Tradition”, Byzantine Museum, Thessaloniki. Catalogue by Nora Skouteris; curated by Euthymia Koundouras & Nora Skouteris.
2007 “Rings as Sculpture”, Lalaounis Museum of Jewellery, Athens. Curated by Ioanna Lalaounis.
“Aphrodite Litti in the Numismatic Museum: a beautiful conjunction”, Numismatic Museum, Ιliou Μelathron, Athens. Curated by Aphroditi Kourias. Catalogue by Aphrodite Kourias.
2007 “A.Litti in Wonderland”, Potnia Thiron Contemporary Art Gallery, Athens. Catalogue by Elisavet Lyra.

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

1977 School of Fine Arts, Athens.
1978 School of Fine Arts, Athens.
1980 Open-Air Sculpture Exhibition, Ministry of Culture, Athens Conservatoire.
1982 Demetria Festival, Thessaloniki.
Open-air Sculpture Exhibition, Cultural Movement, Athens.
1983 “Presenting Young Artists”, Community of Vouliagmeni, Attica. Curated by Petros Zambelis.
1984 Panhellenic Sculpture Exhibition, Ministry of Culture, National Garden, Athens.
1985 Athens European City of Culture, Ministry of Culture, Athens.
1986 “Presenting a Group of Artists”, National Gallery, Athens.
1987 Panhellenic Exhibition of Visual Arts, Piraeus Port Authority Building, Piraeus. Catalogue by Kostas Stavropoulos.
1989 “Women Sculptors”, Ministry of Culture, Kostis Palamas Building, Athens.
1990 Exhibition of Mosaics, Athens Municipal Art Gallery, Athens.
1991 “Assault on the Senses”, DESTE, Athens. Curated by Katherine Kafopoulos.
Alexandria Biennale, Egypt. Curated by Katherine Kafopoulos.
1992 “Spiral I”, Madrid Cultural Capital of Europe, Spain. Curated by Sannia Pappas.
“Four Artists”, Ministry of Culture / Municipality of Athens. Curated by Katherine Kafopoulos.
1st International Sculpture Symposium, Thasos. Curated by Emmy Varouxakis.
1993 Art and Literature Symposium, Egnatia Foundation / Pieridis Art Gallery / Averoff Art Gallery, Metsovo. Curated by John Kolokotronis.
1994 “The Tree”, Municipal Art Gallery Nicosia, Cyprus. Curated by John Kolokotronis.
Pieridis Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Takis Mavrotas.
“3 Years of Collaboration”, Mylos, Thessaloniki. Curated by Charis Savopoulos.
1995 “Configure 2”, Erfurt, Germany. Curated by Katherine Koskina.
“Natura Mater Arts”, Cultural Centre of the Municipality of Athens, Athens. Curated by Manos Stefanidis.
“SOZO”, American Embassy, Athens. Curated by Natasha Clive.
Hellenic-American Union, Athens. Curated by Manos Stefanidis.
Art Athina ΄95, Athens. Curated by Dimosthenis Davettas.
“Presenting a Group of Artists”, National Gallery, Athens. Curated by Marina Lambrakis.
1996 “Between Humanism and Contemporary Art”, Campus Art Ziridis, Athens. Curated by Iris Kritikou-Flavia Nessi.
“On Love and Other Things”, Thessaloniki. Curated by Dorothea Kontelezidis.
Aischyleia Festival ’96, Eleusis.
“Routes in Modern Greek Sculpture”, Sfendali House, Athens. Curated by Aphrodite Kouria.
“Pandora’s Box”, Antiken Museum, Basel, Switzerland. Curated by Sannia Pappas.
1997 Salon Montrouse, Paris, France. Curated by Sannia Pappas.
Auction for the SOS Children’s Villages, Pieridis Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Takis Mavrotas.
“Landscapes - Cosmo-images - Co-echoes”, Thessaloniki, European City of Culture. Curated by Sannia Pappas.
“Sacred Way: Another Viewpoint”, Ministry of Culture / Society for the Friends of Music, Athens. Curated by Vivi Vasilopoulos.
“Piraios Street: Transformations of an Industrial Landscape”, VIS, Athens. Curated by Flavia Nessi & Iris Kritikos.
1998 “Advertising Saatchi & Saatchi”, Pieridis Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Olga Danilopoulos.
“Sculptures”, Athens Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Marilena Liakopoulos.
1999 Museum of Folk Art, Aegina. Curated by Iris Kritikos.
Exhibition of Collaborators, Athens Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Marilena Liakopoulos.
Protecting the Environment and our Cultural Heritage, Christie’s, Benaki Museum, Athens. Curated by Elissavet Lyra.
“From 2000 BC to AD 2000. The Aesthetic Adventure in Greece”, Poros Archaeological Museum, Ministry of Culture / Municipality of Poros, Poros. Curated by Helen Konsolakis.
Art Gallery 24, Athens. Curated by Elissavet Siakarelis.
2000 “The Human Figure in Art”, Athens Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Marilena Liakopoulos.
The Florina Modern Art Museum Collection, Florina. Curated by Zoi Godosi.
Vafopouleio Cultural Centre, Thessaloniki. Curated by Efthymia Goegiadou.
“2000 Τin Cans”, Piraeus Lithography Press, Athens. Curated by Alexis Veroukas.
National Hellenic Research Foundation / Christie’s, Athens. Curated by Elissavet Lyra.
“Blue Outremer”, Poseidonia 2000, Kastella Art Centre, Piraeus. Curated by Iris Kritikou.
“Summer 2000”, Athens Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Marilena Liakopoulou.
Lavrion Archaeological Museum, Ministry of Culture / Municipality of Lavrion.
RCA Collection, Pieridis Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Maria Maragos.
Art Athina 2000, Z. Athanasiadis Gallery, Athens.
V. Frissiras Collection, Athens. Curated by Manos Stefanidis.
2001 Hellenic Research Center, Athens. Curated by Elissavet Lyra.
“Magic Spells”, Pavlides Estate, Athens. Curator Maria Marangos.
“Sculpture by the sea: Contemporary Greek Sculpture”, Faliron, Athens. Curated by Katerina Koskinas & Nikos Zias.
“Inviting the gaze”, Athens, Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Marilena Liakopoulos.
“Windows on the world”, Gazi, Municipality of Athens, Athens. Curated by Lambros Kanellopoulos.
“Colour and Christmas”, Capricorn Gallery. Curated by Christina Prekas.
2002 “24 Sculptors honour their teacher”, Cultural Institute of the National Bank. Curated by Theodoros Papagiannis & Dionisis Kapsalis.
“Designing the Present and the Future, Remembering the Past”, Averoff gallery, Metsovo. Curated by Lina Tsikoutas.
“The Greek Summer”, Athens Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Marilena Liakopoulos.
Kalamata gallery, Kalamata. Curated by Annie Kostopoulos.
Christmas Exhibition, Capricorn Gallery, Athens. Curated by Christina Prekas.
2003 “30cm x 40cm”, Athens Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Alexandros Liakopoulos.
“Playing with the concept of Time”, 24 Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Elissavet Siakarelis.
“Designing the Present and the Future, Remembering the Past”, Macedonian Modern Art Museum, Thessaloniki. Curated by Lina Tsikoutas.
“Spring 2003”, Capricorn, Gallery, Athens. Curated by Christina Prekas.
“Young Greek Artists”, Athens Municipal Art Space. Curated by Lina Tsikoutas.
“Alternating Works”, Athens Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Alexandros Liakopoulos.
“The Olympic Spirit in Contemporary Art”, Chania Municipal Art Space. Curated by Peggy Kounenaki.
2004 “Hidden children in occupied Greece”, Jewish Museum of Greece, Athens. Curated by Aphroditi Kouria.
2005 “A visit to Chalepas”, The Exhibition House, Tinos. Curated by Iris Kritikos.
2006 “Lullabies”, Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens. Curated by George Moraitis.
“Νew Acquisitions”, DESTE Foundation, Athens. Curator Efi Michalaros.
“Greek Artists”, United Nations Building, Ministry of Culture, New York. Curated by Louisa Krapidakis.
“Sculptural Rings and Jewels, Aphrodite Litti & Pierretta Lorenzatos”, a joint exhibition of sculptures and jewellery, Skoufa Art Space, Athens. Curated by Irene Oratis & Fotini Sideras.
“There was once Penelope Delta”, Athens College, Athens. Curated by Iris Kritikos.
2007 “K,L,M,N, the alphabet of summer matter”, Keas Gallery, Kea. Curated by Iris Kritikos.
“The friendship, the works and the days No II”, Athens Art Gallery, Athens. Curated by Malilena Liakopoulos.
“Ex–votos and Miracles”, Old Fortress Space, Corfu, in conjunction with the 21st Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities, and the Musée National des civilizations de l’ Europe et de la Mediterranée – MuCEM. Curated by Louisa Karapidakis & Penia Rigakos.