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A relatively unknown art pioneer who nevertheless left a strong A femAle legAcy
mark on Greek art and represented the country abroad, Maria Top: Maria Igglesi in Italy in the early 20th century.
Igglesi donated her home to the Municipality of Mykonos, who Bottom: Igglesi draws Pompeii.
in turn used it to house the Municipal Art Gallery of Mykonos,
giving it her name. This summer, the Municipal Gallery honours
her legacy, highlights her contribution to the history of Modern
Greek art, and shines a spotlight brighter than ever on the artist’s
work in a tribute exhibition from August 23 to September 20.
An uncompromisingly free spirit and a magnetic personality, the
painter travelled across Greece and Italy determined to live free
despite the limitations society imposed on her gender, painting
impressionist works and eventually incorporating expressionistic
brushwork in her art. curated by art historian Eirini Savvani,
the Maria Igglesi exhibition is spread across two of the three of
MAGM halls. Igglesi was born in Mykonos and studied in Tinos
and Athens. In 1904, she moved to rome, to study painting at the
Fine Arts Academy. In 1911, she represented her home country at
the first-ever International Exhibition of Art in the Italian capital
while maintaining her ties to Greece via multiple exhibitions in
Athens. She is considered one of the lesser-known trailblazers of
Modern Greek art. Meanwhile, from July to September, artist
Vasilis Kavouridis, who lives and works on the island, will give
audiences a taste of his work through an installation at the Old
Port of Mykonos titled “Bord de l’eau”, tracing the confines of
memory, and the boundaries between the harbour and the sea, the
past and the future. It is organised by the Municipal Art Gallery
of Mykonos in collaboration with Zina Athanassiadou Gallery.
In addition to the above, this year’s programme at the Municipal
Art Gallery of Mykonos includes painting exhibitions such as
those of Bjorn roe, Gilles roland and Konstantinos Kerestetzis;
photography from the likes of Anastasia liapi, Eugenia Kanavarou
and Stavros Kastrinakis, among others; mixed media, including
the work of lily Mylona, Nafsika Pappa and Angelos Mavraidis
and many more combinations of materials and fresh perspectives
by artists from Mykonos, from Greece and from abroad.

Maria Igglesi–Municipal Art Gallery of Mykonos
Kalogera and Panachrantou Hall: Matoyianni 45,
Syrioti Hall: Meletopoulou Street, PO Box 114, 846 00 Mykonos

2019 ProgrAmme
mAtoyAnni HAll • JUNE 1-10 Katy Fouski, “Delos Earini, Aerini: Spring journeys to the sacred island of Light”, Photography. • JUNE 11-20 Martin Mugnolo,
“Mykonos surreal”, Oil on canvas. • JUNE 21-30 Panagiotis Zizikas, “Portraits”, Oil on canvas. • JULy 1-10 Lena Zikou, “Chroma”, Acrylic, oil & mixed media on
canvas. • JULy 11-20 Bjorn Roe, “Mykonos: Disappearing landscapes”, Drawing, oil on canvas and wood. • JULy 21-31 Anastasia Liapi, “Two eras at a glance”,
Photography. • AUGUST 1-20 Konstantinos Kerestetzis, “Painting”, Oil and watercolour. • AUGUST 21-SEPTEMBER 30 Tribute exhibition 2019: “Maria Igglesi (1882-
1942): A Myconian pioneer painter”. • SEPTEMBER 21-30 Lily Mylona, “Second life”, Mixed media & collage. • OCTOBER 1-10 Georgina Armacola, “Openoeuvre”,
Fabric collage. • OCTOBER 11-20 Alkistis Papadantonaki, “Reflections”, Acrylic and watercolour. • OCTOBER 21-31 “Contemporary painters of Mykonos”, Group
painting exhibition of works by artists born or living on Mykonos, organised by Anemomyloi and curated by Marina Petri
KAlogerA HAll • JUNE 1-10 Zisis Bliatkas, “Mega Outdoor”, Acrylics on canvas. • JUNE 11-20 Athanasios Kollintzas, “Facades”, Textile collage. • JUNE 21-30
Nikolaos Klouvatos, “10+3”, Mixed media. • JULy 1-10 Arnaud Bourgain, “Back to the roots in Mykonos”, Oil on wood, and canvas. • JULy 11-20 Angelos Mavraidis,
“Psycho”, Mixed media on cardboard boxes. • JULy 21-31 Nektarios Aposporis, “Mykonian summer”, Mixed media. • AUGUST 1-10 Stavros Kastrinakis, “Thoughtless
expression”, Photography. • AUGUST 11-20 Nafsika Pappa, “Preservatives”, Mixed media. • AUGUST 21-SEPTEMBER 20 Tribute exhibition 2019: “Maria Igglessi
(1882-1942): A Myconian pioneer painter” • SEPTEMBER 21-30 Eugenia Kanavarou, “Aperitton (Less is more)”, Photography • OCTOBER 1-10 Monika Derpapas,
Richard North, Bogdan Kopec, “Artists of Mykonos”, Acrylic and mosaic. • OCTOBER 11-20 Luxury Art Club, “All together in Mykonos”, Group exhibition.
• OCTOBER 21-31 “Contemporary painters of Mykonos”, Group painting exhibition organised by Anemomyloi and curated by Marina Petri.
syrioti HAll • JUNE 1-10 Panagiotis Gkiokas, Alexis Chrysostomides, “Due amici”, Photography. • JUNE 11-20 Penelope Gatsas, “Patterns”, Collage.
• JUNE 21-30 Katia Kolokytha, “The magic of jewels”, Jewellery. • JULy 1-10 Efthymia Spyridonidou, “Aegean brides”, Works on canvas and clay. • JULy 11-20
Christina Vlachaki, “Memories of sea and lava”, Mixed media. • JULy 21-31 Eleni Pittas-Gregoriades, “Mannequins”, Acrylic on canvas, Mixed media. • AUGUST 1-10
Nikos Kardasis, “What?”, Portrait photography. • AUGUST 11-20 Maria-Christina Arvaniti, Elizabeth Kanelli, Christina Penloglou, “Lines & shapes”, Geometric
design of jewellery and accessories. • AUGUST 21-31 Aris Kaiafas, “Disturbance of emotions,” Mixed media. • SEPTEMBER 1-10 Evgenia Grypari, “Feral”, Acrylics.
• SEPTEMBER 11-20 Gilles Roland, “On the beach”, Oil, acrylic, watercolours. • SEPTEMBER 21-30 Eugenia Boni, “Cultural expression in jewellery”, Jewellery.
• OCTOBER 1-10 Lilika Arnaki, “I live with passion”, Mixed media.
old Port of myKonos • JULy – SEPTEMBER 30 Vasilis Kavouridis, , “Bord De L’eau”, Installation.

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