about the artist

Dimitra Koula is an artist and art teacher. Born in Veria, a small town of Northern Greece she studied painting in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki -dpt.of Fine and Applied Arts the years 1993-1999. Since then she has participated in many collective exhibitions with other fine arts graduates and well-known Painters. 

In 1995 she was awarded in a photography competition. One of the most important group exhibitions was in the State Museum of Contemporary Art (December, 2002) with participants from all Balkanian countries. The last three years she collaborated with OMMa center of contemporary art. 

Solo Exhibition: arthouse ATARGATIS 2004 Group exhibitions: Biennale de ll Arte Contemporanea Firenze 2007 International Sculpture Biennale of Hokkaido Japan, September 2007 LECCE, Italia artproject FUORIGIOCO artproject Glocal Bodies palazzo Rubichi 2007 ARkA gallery ,Vilnious 3rd Collage Exhibition 2006 Kaire Desine gallery Circle 'Bokartas' 2005 (www.arts.lt) "Instants" Istanbul 2008


artists' statement

"Many things imitate art and many people imitate artists. Art doesn't obey theories, which always belie, it has its own reason and is not interpreted in words. Art isn't conscripted, but belongs to the innocent. It is addressed to free people, but it is very difficult, one, to understand who free people are. The artwork's message is always poetic, even if it depicts Vincent van Gogh's old shoes, or a plate of potatoes."   Dimitris Mytaras