Special Information for the Artist
Mina Papatheodorou-Valyraki was born in Athens, Greece. From 1975 to 1980, she studied painting at the Supreme School of Fine Arts of the National Technical University of Athens, under Professor Yiannis Moralis. She graduated with distinction in 1980. Meanwhile, in 1980, she obtained the diploma of theoretical studies of the School of Fine Arts of Athens, and attended courses on fresco and icon painting.In 1981, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, granted her a scholarship to enable her to follow a postgraduate course entitled "Perfezionamento in Storia dell' Arte Medievale e Moderna" at the University of Florence, from which she received her Ph.D. degree in 1986.
Her themes include portraits, still life, compositions with objects, but mainly units with series of cranes, boats, cars and athletes in movement.
She has presented her work in individual exhibitions (Vittoria Firenze 1983, Galleria d'Arte Morabito Reggio Calabria 1983, Epoches 1984, 1985, Epipeda 1987, Titanium 1991, 1995, Galleria Ca d'Oro Rome 1993, Adam 1997, Gazi 1997, Kreonidis Thessaloniki 1997 etc.) and has participated in group exhibitions as well. She is member of EETE.
