Eleanna Martinou was born in Athens (1981). Studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (2006) and graduated with a MA in the Arts (2009). She is a studied musician (Athens Conservatoire 1987-2003). Her works are presented in solo and group exhibitions, art fairs and festivals in Greece and abroad. She is a Phd researcher, Athens School of Fine Arts (2018-).
Solo exhibitions : 2019 HYADES, National Observatory of Athens | 2016 EYEWITNESSES, Eleftheria Tseliou gallery, Athens | 2015 JUNCTION / DISJUNCTION, Akto college, org. Eleftheria Tseliou gallery, Athens | 2014 FACESCAPES, Greek language school Lexi-Logos, Athens | 2013 12+1 PERSONALITIES, Gavrielede's publications, Athens | 2012 RADAR, Batagianni gallery, Athens |2010 FUTURE CITIES FUTURE, Apotheke gallery, Nicosia | 2009 FROM PIRANESI TO MATRIX, Kessanlis Laboratory, Athens School of Fine Arts MFA graduates, 2009, Athens
Lectures | Presentations:2020: 9.12.2020 “The Birds. Chryssa, Antonakos, Samaras.” BLOD Bodossaki Lectures On Demand | 2.6.2020 “Chryssa, Antonakos, Samaras: Presentation of works, based on Birds and Flights.”, Creator Doctus program, Athens School of Fine Arts | 2019: 9.12.2019 “Chryssa, Antonakos, Samaras: Connections with ancient Greece and Byzantium”, Η΄painting studio, Athens School of Fine Arts | 2017: 18.3.2017 Stavros Niarhos Foundation, “Searching for the Minotaur” | 2015: 21.1.2015 "Human Figure" Ε΄painting studio, Athens School of Fine Arts | 2013: 9.4.2013 Personal Works presentation, T.Koumbis studio, Athens School of Fine Arts, MFA program| 2015: 7.2.2015 "Νetwork in everyday life", AKTO college, fine arts studio| 2015: 15.1.2015 Personal Works presentation, AKTO college, fine arts studio
Workshops: 2018 Iron printing in Blue-A Cyanotype Workshop, Berlin Summer University of the Arts. Instructor: Jenny Claire Heck | 2016 Sensing Silence. A workshop about silence and the body in the empty EMST National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens by G.Vermeire, S.V.Biesen, C.Kakalis and Α.Vrakatseli | 2011 AAO academic workshop with Parsons The New School For Design, New York. Instructors: L.Matthews, M.Morris, L.Stergiou, R.Subramaniam | 2011 AAO academic workshop Université Paris 8, CΙTU research center of Paragraphe Laboratory. Coordinators: M.Benayoun, R.Gareus, L.Stergiou
Group exhibitions (selected): 2020Salo VIII, Salon Erotique, cur. M.Xypolopoulou and L.Quenequem,Boulevard de Melimontant, Paris| 2018 Liquid rooms-The Labyrinth,cur.L.Curci, Palazzo Ca’ Zanardi, Venice | 2017 Imaginary Homeland, cur.I.Papapostolou, The Loft gallery, Athens | 2016 Lo Maximo, cur.A.Kollaros, Artik gallery, Quito, Ecuador | Imago Ignota, cur.M.Zacharioudakis, Ekfrasi gallery, Athens | Portrait Cabinet, cur.G.Lintzeris, Cheapart gallery, Athens | New Era Eaudesea, Cur.I.Bazara, Cyprus Embassy, Athens | 2015 Beauty is The Method, cur.S.Bahtsetzis, The art gallery of Deree-The American College of Greece, Athens | Vandalism, cur.N.Giavropoulos, Cheapart gallery, Athens | Invisible Cities, cur.I.Papapostolou,Italian Institute, Athens | Reform Memory, cur.D.Vasilakou, Platforms project, Athens | 2014 Four Artaz artists,cur.A.Kollaros, 4411 Montrose Blvd, Houston Texas | States, cur.I.Papapostolou, Tsihrintzis foundation, Athens | Intercities,cur.V.Batagianni, AnantiCity Resort, Trikala | Private View, cur.A.Kollaros, Ennea9 gallery, Athens | 2013 Cultural Bridges Athens-Quito, cur.A.Kollaros, HomeIdentity Quito, Ecuador | 2012 Hidden Cities, cur. Luca Curci, Istanbul| 2011 AAO project, Parsons The New School for Design,Benaki Museum, Athens cur.L.Stergiou | 2011 Liquid Cities & Contemporary Identities, International Artexpo & Elmur,Street Screenings, Lleida, Spain, cur.L.Curci | 2011 Layering Athens, Beton7 gallery, Athens | Crossing Identities, cur.L.Curci, Morelia, Mexico | Meditations on e-books, cur.M.Karagianni, Hellenic Cosmos, Athens | 2010 MetArt Moves, cur.Z.Xagoraris, Kessanlis Laboratory, Athens| Hidden Athens, Τaf gallery, Athens, cur.T.Moutsopoulos | 2005 Visual Poetry, French Institut, Athens
Performances: 2006 Patras, Choephorae, by Jenny Rogers & Lee Breuer, sand painting. | 2014 "Pulsating Fields", in the Ancient Agora of Athens by Aemilia Papaphilippou, With the support of NEON Foundation. | 2015 Tama & Votives installation by Eleanna Martinou In-situ installation at 9 ENNEA, Athens. | 2016 Silent Stone I / Deucalion and Pyrrha An installation - performance by Eleanna Martinou, Delphi.