Maria Vlandi was born in Athens in 1952. She took drawing lessons at the studio of Artists Hatzinicoli – Sarafianos. In 1976, she graduated from Academy of Fine Arts, Rome (Painting and in 1978 from the Superior School of Fine Arts, Athens (ceramics).
Personal Exhibitions
1988 EPIPEDA Gallery, Athens
1994 ARGO Gallery, Athens
1998 ANEMOS Gallery, Athens
2002 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
2006 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
2009 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
2012 Medusa Art Gallery, Athens
Distinctions
1982 First Prize Panhellenic Ceramics Exhibition, Athens
1983 First Prize Panhellenic Ceramics Exhibition, Athens
1985 Silver Medal International Competition of Faenza, Italia
1993 First Prize Panhellenic Ceramics Exhibition, Athens
1994 Silver Medal International Competition of Gualdo Tadino, Italy
1995 First Prize Panhellenic Ceramics Exhibition (Decoration – Architecture), Athens
2003 Third artistic intervention award for the electric railroad station at Marusi, Athens
2003 First artistic intervention award for the electric railroad station at Ano Patisia, Athens
Group Exhibitions
1975 International Meeting of young painters, Rome – Italy
1982 Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Athens
1983 Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Athens
1984 International Exhibition of ceramics, Oresac Bulgaria
1985 International Exhibition of Faenza, Italy
1986 Twelve Ceramic Artists” Rodiaki Epavli (Municipal Art Gallery), Rhodes Island
1987 Panhellenic Exhibition Piraeus
1989 “1st Exhibition – Contemporary Greek Ceramists” (organized by the magazine “Kerameiki Techni”)
Cultural Center of Athens, Athens
1990 “Four Greek Artists” Galerie ZUM OBEREN SCHWANER, Zurich
1993 Panhellenic Exhibition of Ceramics, Athens
1996 “Greek Ceramic Artists” Foundation for Hellenic Culture, London England
1996 Exhibition of the Greek-Canadian International symposium, Banff Center Gallery – Calgary Kanada
1997 Exhibition of the Greek-Canadian International Symposium-Contemporary Art Center of Rethymno,
Crete
1999 Exhibition of the 2nd Greek-Turkish Ceramic Symposium – Municipal Art Center Alacati, Kousadesi,
Izmiz (Adnan Fzanco Sanat gallery), Turkey
2000 Exhibition of the 3rd Greek – Turkish Ceramic Symposium –Town Hall of Rafina Attica
2001 Exhibition of the 4rd Greek – Turkish Ceramic Symposium Garanti Sanat Gallery, Istabul Turkey
2001 ART Athina 9, MEDUSA Art Gallery, Athens
2005 Maria Vlandi (sculpture) Costas Lefcochir (painting) APOTHIKI Art Center, Paros Island
2005 Application of the artistic intervention at the electric railroad station at Patissia, Athens
2006 European Ceramic Context, Bornholm, Denmark
2007 European Ceramic Exhibition, Tirana, Albania
2009 ART Athina 15, MEDUSA Art Gallery, Athens
2010 “Ceramic Conversations” Archaeological Museum of Aegina
