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Eozen Agopian

Eozen Agopian was born in Athens, Greece. She has received a Master  of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y., (1993), Bachelor degree in Fine Arts (magna cum laude) from Hunter College N.Y., N.Y., (1989), and Associate  Degree in Graphic Design from F.I.T, N.Y., N,Y, (1987).

She has had eleven solo shows. Her most recent solo exhibition, Persistent Dichotomies took place at Fox Gallery NYC, 2017. She has participated in multiple two and three person shows including the exhibition Yiannis Spyropoulos – Eozen Agopian, Abstraction, Concealment and Revelation curated by Eleni Athanasiou at Radisson Hotel, Athens, 2016 and Three Colorists curated by Michael Walls at Lesley Heller Workspace, N.Y., N,Y., 2012. Her work is shown in several group shows in Greece, France, Italy, Germany, China and the United States, such as, Shiva Gallery of the John Jay college (New York), Hellenic American Union (Athens), AAW Gallery (Beijing), Museum of Contemporary Art Crete (Crete), State Museum of Contemporary Art (Thessaloniki), Greece, Smack Melon (N.Y).  In 2014 she was an invited resident artist at the Triangle Arts in Brooklyn.

She currently divides her time between living and working in New York and Athens.  She is represented by Eleftheria Tseliou Gallery.

 

 

Born in Athens, Greece.

EDUCATION
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N.Y., Masters of Fine Arts, January 1993
Hunter College, N.Y., N.Y., Bachelor of Fine Arts, January 1989 (Magna Cum Laude)
F.I.T., N.Y., N.Y., Associate degree in Graphic Design, May 1987

 

SOLO SHOWS

2019 “Passages, Casmir Effect, made possible by Chashama, New York, N.Y.
2019 “Unfold”, Eleftheria Tseliou Gallery, Athens, Greece
"The Fabric of Space”, Consulate General of Greece in New York, New York, N.Y., 2018
"Persistent Dichotomies", Fox Gallery NYC, New York, New York, 2017(w/Beverly Miller Orthwein)
"Traverse" Elefteria Tseliou Gallery, Athens, 2015 
"Double Space" Kaplanon Gallery, Athens, 2011
Under thread” Gallery Kaplanon, Athens, 2008
"Eozen Agopian", New Museum of Contemporary Art of Municipality of Renti (Old Tannery), Piraeus, Greece, 2003
Paintings and works on paper” Monochoro Gallery, Athens, 2003
Paintings and works on paper” Μοnochoro Gallery, Athens, 1999
Cords” Gallery Thema, Athens, 1997
Reconnection” Gallery Thema, Athens, 1995
Paintings and works on paper” Michael Walls Gallery, N.Y., N.Y., 1993
Invisible Threads” MFA Thesis Exhibition, Higgins Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1992

 

TWO PERSON AND THREE PERSON SHOWS

"Abstraction, Concealment and Revelation” Giannis Spyropoulos – Eozen Agopian, curated by Eleni Athanasiou, Radisson Blu Park Hotel, Athens, 2016
Three colorists - Eozen Agopian, Alan Kleiman, Diane Mayo” Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, New York, 2012
Eozen Agopian, Maria Rigoutsou, Eleftheria Stoikou”, Gallery Lola Nikolaou, Thessalonica, Greece, 2009
In the studio”, Three person show, curated by Stephen Niles, Kirsch Gallery, Honolulu, HI, 1995
Graphic, Mixed Media, Plastic”, Three person show, Gallery Hungering, Hagen, Germany, 1994
Works on paper by three painters”, Greek Cultural Center, L.I.C., N.Y., 1992


SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2022 “Trade of the season”, collaborative project between High Noon Gallery and Marquee Projects, Marquee Projects, Bellport, New York
2022 “The Future of Things Passed”, curated by Atamian Hovsepian Curatorial Practice, New York, N.Y.
2022 “Flow”, curated by Yannis Bolis, Othoman Bath of Trikala, Greece “Nuit Blanche Heraclion”, curatorial by Eirini Linardaki, Natural History Museum of Crete, Greece
2022 “The Landscape”, show Eleftheria Tseliou Gallery, Athens, Greece
2022 “Occupy #3”, curated by Eirini Linardaki, Consulate General of France in New York, N.Y.
2022 “Have a seat”, curated by Mary Chatzaki, Hellenic American Union, Athens, Greece
2021 “Reality Check” , curated by Dr. Kostas Prapoglou, Dafni Psychiatric Hospital, Athens
2021 “First flag”, curated by Iris Kritikou, Moni Eyaggeliistrias, Skiathos, Greece
2021 “Weaving Justice” (virtual show), curatd by Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos, Shiva Gallery, John Jay College, New York, N.Y.
2020 “Synopsis of August”, curated by Mary Chatzaki, Gallery Anti, Antiparos, Greece
2020 “Pinned, stitched and glitzed III”, curated by Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos. Art Appel Gallery, Athens
2019 “Subversive stitch”, curated by Kimberley Reinagel, White Box Gallery, New York, N.Y.
2019 "Insight", Officienove associazione culturale, Rome, Italy
2019 “Unknown destinations chapter III: Reconnection – a second chance", curated by Kostas Prapoglou, Ikia Zarifi, Athens, Greece
2019 “Inside, Outside & Beyond”, curated by Antonia Papatzanaki, Consulate General of Greece in New York, N.Y.
Die Kunst ist ein ausweg bei sexuellen problemen” Freud’s Dream Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2018
ArtAthina 2018, International Art Fair, represented by Eleftheria Tseliou Gallery, Athens, 2018
Paper moon,  curated by Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Crete, 2018
Softwear, Curated by Alexandros Maganiotis, Old Paper Factory, Athens Intersection, Athens, 2018
Transplants: Greek Diaspora Artists, curated by Dr. Thalia Vrachopoulos, Anya and Andrew Shiva Gallery, John Jay College, New York ,New York. 2018
Gioconda's Smile, Gallery Match More Art Gallery, curated by Konstantinos Proimos and Ioannis Archontakis, Chania, Crete, 2017
Antidote”, Mykonos Biellanle 2017, curated by Thalia Vrachopoulos and Lydia Venieri, Mykonos, Greece, 2017
On Paper”, curated by Antonia Papatzanaki, Paris Koh Gallery, New York, N.Y., 2017  
Juan Ralfo Cumple Cien” , curated by Blanka Amezkua,  AAA3A Gallery, Bronk, N.Y., 2017
SMART DUST”, Sla 307 Art space, New York, New York, 2016
Whispers II”, curated by Maria Maragkou, State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessalonica, Greece, 2016
Pinned, Stitched and Glitzed II”, curated by Thalia Vrachopoulos, AAW Gallery, Beijing, 2016
STUFF+”, curated by Louisa Karapidaki, Hellenic American Union, Athens, 2016
Multiples”, curated by Eleftheria Tseliou, Eleftheria Tseliou Gallery, Athens, 2016
Landscape of Memory III”, organized by Orange Water, Santorini Arts Factory, Santorini, Greece, 2016
Whispers ”, curated by Maria Maragkou, National Museum of Thessalonica, Thessalonica  Greece, 2016
Pinned, Stitched and Glitzed”, curated by Thalia Vrachopoulos, AAW Gallery, Beijing, 2016
STUFF+”, curated by Louisa Karapidaki, Hellenic American Union, Athens, 2016
Landscape of Memory III”, organized by Orange Water, Santorini Arts Factory, Santorini, 2016 “Multiples”, curated by  Eleftheria Tseliou, Eleftheria Tseliou Gallery, Athens, 2016
"Whispers", curated by Maria Maragkou, Museum of Contemporary Art of Crete, Crete, 2016 
"Little things mean a lot", Wool Choi Gallery, New York, New York, 2015
"Pinned Stiched and Glitzed" curated by Thalia Vrachopoulos, Shiva Gallery, John Jay College, New York, New York, 2015
"Landscape of memory", Part II, organized by Orange Water, National Gallery of Heraklion, Ceete, 2015
"Landscape of memory" Part, I organized by Orange Water, National Gallery Dimitrakopoulos, Paros, 2015
"Fair-ies Re-Tales", curated by Eva Kekou, Cultural Center of Chania, Crete, 2015
"Shangri-la in L.I.C.", curated by John Baber and Miguel Luciano, L.I.C., New York, 2015,
"Thread and Shadows", curated by Maria Schina, The Loft, Athens, 2015
"100 years after", Technochoros Gallery, Athens, Greece, 2015
Respond, Smack Melon, Brooklyn, New York, 2015
Group show”, Eleftheria Tseliou Gallery. Athens, 2014 “Outcast”, curated by Vassiliki Vayenou, Fokianou 24/7, Athens, Greece, 2014
Systems”, curated by Karen Knight, Old School of Kardamyli, Greece, 2014
Diversities”, Gallery Art Prisma, Piraeus, Greece, 2014 
Art- Athina – International Art Fair, Chania Arts, 2014
Art for Less”, Gallery Lola Nikolaou, Thessalonica, Greece, 2013
Juxtapoistion: Contemporary Armenian Artists”, curated by Tamar Gasparian, Denise Bibro Gallery, New York, New York, 2013
Small Works, Big Ideas”, Denise Bibro Gallery, New York, New York, 2013
Dialogues of Ariadne and Penelope”, curated by Vassiliki Vayenou, Chania Arts, Crete, 2013
Black and White dreams”, curated by Ioannis Archontakis and Peggy Kounenaki, Contemporary Art Museum-Olivpress, Crete, Greece, 2013
Dumbo Art Festival, Triangle Arts International Artists, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2012
Red”, Art Prisma Gallery, Piraeus, Greece, 2012
Reading and Writing II”, Sfakia Cultural Center, Crete, Greece, 2012
"Accrochage2011" Kouros Gallery, New York, New York, 2011
"ART ATHINA 2011" Athens, 2011
"Reading and Writing" Library of Palia Roumata, Crete, 2011
Noumenon” curated by Megaklis Rogakos, American College of Greece, Athens, 2010
PAI 2010-Alexandropolis-Samothrace” curated by Dores Sacquegna, , Polyxene Kasda, Pierre Chirouze, Greece, 2010
Art & Technology” curated by Ioannis Archontakis , Peggy Kounenaki and Sofia Mavroudis,
Olive press Art Factory, Crete, Greece, 2010
Accrochage” Kouros Gallery, New York, New York , 2010
The Mediterranean Olive Grove” curated by Ioannis Archontakis and Peggy Kounenaki,
Olive press Art Factory, Crete, Greece, 2009
TerraMania” curated by Lina Tsikouta and Mariam Tsakirian, Mavromichalis Palace,
Limeni, Mani, Greece, 2009
Art at your feet”, under the auspices of the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Athens, 
Tsouderos Foundation, Xanthi, Greece, 2008, Historical and Folklore Museum of Alexandroupoli,
Alexandroupolis, Greece, 2009
Silent dialogues” curated by Megaklis Rogakos, American College of Greece, Athens, 2008
Farmacolagnia” 3,14 art Gallery, Athens, 2008
WO + MAN=?” Organized by Open Horizons, curated by Kostas Theonas, Athens, 2008
Where is the Art?” Athens I Biennale Parallel Event, Athens, 2007
Painting-Sculpture” Gallery Trigonon, Athens, 2005
Monologues” Cultural event for the Athens Olympics 2004, installation during
the play "Phaedra", Patra, Greece 2004,
Group show, Gallery Monochoro, Athens, 2001
Intimate Universe” (Revisited), curated by Michael Walls, The James Howe Fine Arts Gallery,
Kean College, New Jersey, 1999
Archipelago fin de siglo” Catholic Cathedral Center, Castle, Naxos, Greece 1999
Stitch-Unstitch” curated by Agnes Derou, Gallery X, Athens, 1997
Traces of life” curated by Dorothea Konteletzidou, Gallery Terra Cotta. Thessalonica, Greece 1996
Faculty Group show, Campus College, Athens, 1996
Kouroi and Korai” Kouros Gallery, New York, New York, 1996
TOR” Gallery Scgneider, Dortmund, Germany, 1994
Myth of Renaissance” German School, Athens, 1993
December show” Art Initiatives, New York, New York, 1992
Europa-America E-Venti” Pino Molica Gallery, Rome, Italy, 1992 
Uroboros 1992” Guidarte Gallery, New York, New York, 1992
Independents Show” El Bohio Gallery, New York, New York, 1992
Bachelor of Art Thesis Exhibition, Thomas Hunter Gallery, New York, 1989

 

RESIDENCIES ANS ARTIST TALKS

Governors Island 6 months residency with Triangle Arts, N.Y., 2019

Officιnenove associazione cultulare Residency, Rome Italy, 2019

Triangle Arts Association, 6 months Residency, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2014

Triangle Arts Association, International Workshop Residency 2012, Brooklyn, N.Y., 2012

International Symposium of visual artists on the island of Spetses, Greece, 1993

 Artist Talk and Textile Arts Workshop at the Immigrant Movement International of the Queens Museum, November 2014

Visiting artist talk at the Outreach Program, Cooper Union, 2014