Maria Papatzelou

Graduate of the School of Fine Arts of Thessaloniki, a visual artist, scenographer, co-curator of international art projects, radio producer and art teacher in Secondary Education. She lives and works in Thessaloniki. She has participated in many group exhibitions, in Greece and abroad (India: N.Delhi "Triveni Kala Sangam " 2014 / London: The Crypt Gallery, 2017 / Taiwan:International Biennial Print Exhibition, National Taiwan Museum of Modern Arts 2018/ Japan, Kobe:Excellent Prize in International Art Exchange Exhibition Kobe 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 where she was honoured with Excellent Prize, Kyoto: Houngonji Temple 2020 & 2022 Japan, Byzantine Museum in Thessaloniki 2017/ Archaeological Museum in Thessaloniki 2020/ Lafcadio Hearn's Historical Centre in Lefcada 2019 & 2021/ Tatami Museum of Arts, Eiheiji, Japan) and has presented 7 solo exhibitions. She writes Haiku poetry and her first book "Inner Connections of the Liquid Sky" was published in Japan and Greece, with translation and comments by Mr. Masashi Nakamura, April 2020. She is a member of Theater Maiotron since 1994 . Her poems and writings are presenting in literature site www.monocleread.gr She participated with her poetic writings in LUZ DEL MES TRI ANTHOLOGY 2020, USA.