Elena Chirdaris at Agora Gallery, NY ; Enlightenment Exhibition  April 15 - May 6, 2006 ; ; ;;;;;;; ; Press Release ;                                         ; ;;;; ; Artist Elena Chirdaris creates vividly metaphoric paintings. The haunting expressionistic quality of her paintings is reminiscent of Edvard Munch, with its swirling paint and dark, unexpected perspective. Her detailed textures and use of contrasting colors create dramatic, painterly compositions that dazzle with their multiplicity of meanings and interpretations. Holding a degree from the Sotheby’s Institute in London, Chirdaris’s knowledge of art history is evidenced in her work. She references artists of the past in a manner that is both tasteful and subtle. Chirdaris’s work reveals her skill with the brush as much as it does her agile imagination. Her attention to the craft of painting is laudable, but equally so is the basic conceit of her work, which is fresh and inspiring. Elena Chirdaris has shown her work widely; she has exhibited throughout Greece, Colombia, Denmark, Spain, the US and Belgium. She currently lives and works in Athens, Greece. ;   ; Agora Gallery ; 530 W. 25th St. Chealsea New York, NY 10001 ; 212-2264151 ; Tues - Sat 11-6pm ; www.art-mine.com ; www.agora-gallery.com ;   ;   [Announcement - Elena Chirdaris - 11Ko - 2006]

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EXHIBITIONS 15/04-5/05 Agora Gallery, NYC, NY USA 2006 “Enlightenment” Group exhibition 12 / 2005 ‘Lineart’ with JMA Gallery Gent, BELGIUM 12 / 2005 Corfu Gallery, Corfu, GREECE Permanent collection in the ‘Kerkyraikh Pinakothikh’ 10 / 2005 Crisolart Galleries Barcelona, SPAIN Group Exhibition 08-12 2005 Copenhagen, Vordinborg, Esbjerg, Ribe Amt, Alborg, & Herming, DENMARK “Fairy Fair 2005”- Hans Christian Andersen Group Exhibition 02 / 2005 Museum of the Americas, Miami, FL USA Group Exhibition 2003 Municipal Theater Corfu, GREECE Co-exhibition with G. Stathopoulos 2002 Artion Gallery, Thessaloniki, GREECE Group Exhibition 2002 Moraitis Gallery, Athens, GREECE Group Exhibition 2002 Athens Cultural Center, Athens, GREECE “New Colombian Painting” Group Exhibition 2001 Magna Gallery, Athens, GREECE “Verve of Mystery” 2000 Feria Internacional de Arte, Medellín, COLOMBIA Group Exhibition 1999 Cultural Center, Eleftherias Park Athens, GREECE                                                                                            Group Exhibition in association with the Colombian Embassy 1998 Salón de Arte, Medellín, COLOMBIA “De Regreso” 1997 Corfu Palace Hotel, Corfu, GREECE “Retrospective of the Past” 1996 Melina Mercury Cultural Center, Athens, GREECE Group Exhibition in association with the Colombian Embassy 1993 Hellenic American Union, Athens, GREECE “Senior Art Students Exhibition” Group Exhibition EDUCATION 1995 Sotheby’s Institute, London, UK One-year full-time diploma 19th & 20th century Fine Arts 17th & 18th century Decorative Arts 1989-1994 La Verne University, Athens, GREECE ` BA: Fine Arts PUBLICATIONS 2006  Agora Gallery press release, NY, USA www.art-mine.gr Artist Elena Chirdaris creates vividly metaphoric paintings. The haunting expressionistic quality of her paintings is reminiscent of Edvard Munch, with its swirling paint and dark, unexpected perspective. Her detailed textures and use of contrasting colors create dramatic, painterly compositions that dazzle with their multiplicity of meanings and interpretations. Holding a degree from the Sotheby’s Institute in London, Chirdaris’s knowledge of art history is evidenced in her work. She references artists of the past in a manner that is both tasteful and subtle. Chirdaris’s work reveals her skill with the brush as much as it does her agile imagination. Her attention to the craft of painting is laudable, but equally so is the basic conceit of her work, which is fresh and inspiring. Elena Chirdaris has shown her work widely; she has exhibited throughout Greece, Colombia, Denmark, Spain, the US and Belgium. She currently lives and works in Athens, Greece. 2005  20 Contemporary International Artists , SPAIN European Communities Artists Library Vol.4 “The young emerging artist Elena Chirdaris has demonstrated, in her short artistic career, her possibilities as an excellent painter always in search of her own identity. She achieves her commitment through an authentic professional dedication.” Raul Oyuela, Derector, Museum of the Americas, Miami 2004  Hmerologio 2005 (Diary 2005), Athens, GREECE Ergon & Anaptyksis Atene [Biography - Elena Chirdaris - 5Ko]